Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
RAMAKRISHNAHe has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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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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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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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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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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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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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