They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
RAMAKRISHNAThe magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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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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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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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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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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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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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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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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