It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNAThen hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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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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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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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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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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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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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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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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