God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
RAMAKRISHNAAs a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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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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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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If you spent one-tenth of the time you devoted to distractions like chasing women or making money to spiritual practice, you would be enlightened in a few years.
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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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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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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