He whose mind dwells on God. But this is not possible as long as one has egotism and vanity.
RAMAKRISHNAIf you want to go east, don’t go west.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion… different temperaments… differences in the capacity to comprehend.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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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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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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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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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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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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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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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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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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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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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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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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