Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
RAMAKRISHNAThen hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
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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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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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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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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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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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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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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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