If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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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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Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot.
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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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