If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
RAMAKRISHNAIf you want to go east, don’t go west.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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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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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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They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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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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The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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