Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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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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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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