Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
RAMAKRISHNAGod laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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