As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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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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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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