It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
RAMAKRISHNAIf there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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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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I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
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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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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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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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