It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNAGod can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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.
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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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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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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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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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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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