If you want to go east, don’t go west.
RAMAKRISHNAAll, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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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 fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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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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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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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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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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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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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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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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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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