Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
RAMAKRISHNALive in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart!
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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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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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