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.
RAMAKRISHNAHe whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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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Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
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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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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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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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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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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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