No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
RAMAKRISHNAAll, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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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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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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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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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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