Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
RAMAKRISHNABondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
RAMAKRISHNAThe world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
RAMAKRISHNAThe world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
RAMAKRISHNAAllow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
RAMAKRISHNABut it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
RAMAKRISHNAFirst realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
RAMAKRISHNASunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
RAMAKRISHNAGod 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.’
RAMAKRISHNASo it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
RAMAKRISHNASo long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNAIf diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
RAMAKRISHNAOne must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
RAMAKRISHNAThey are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
RAMAKRISHNAThen hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
RAMAKRISHNAThe fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
RAMAKRISHNATry to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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