The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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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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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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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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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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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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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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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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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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