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.
RAMAKRISHNAA truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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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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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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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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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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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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When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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