The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
RAMAKRISHNASo long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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Some drink it at one place and call it ‘jal’, others at another place and call it ‘pani’, and still others at a third place and call it ‘water’.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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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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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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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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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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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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