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?
RAMAKRISHNABut it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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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.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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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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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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