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.
RAMAKRISHNAThe world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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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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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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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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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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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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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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It is middling. The selfish love is the lowest. It only looks towards its own happiness, no matter whether the beloved suffers weal or woe
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