The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
RAMAKRISHNANo sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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