The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
RAMAKRISHNATravel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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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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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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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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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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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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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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Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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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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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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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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