The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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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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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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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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Live 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.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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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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Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within.
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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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