black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.

Ramakrishna

What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
RAMAKRISHNA

Lecture Merely Persistence Practice Real Use
So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
RAMAKRISHNA

Divine Equally Heart Impartially Light Man Receive
Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
RAMAKRISHNA

Good Grain Lift Man May Men Pious Sand Sugar Together
The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
RAMAKRISHNA

Both Consciousness Inside Jnani Nothing Outside Paramatman Pot
That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
RAMAKRISHNA

Alone Certain Faith False Good Head
If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Holy Indeed Man Smallest Stain Ugly White
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Appear Divided Inside Outside Part Perceive Pot Water
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
RAMAKRISHNA

Body Disease House Soul Tax Tenant
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Boy Failing Fall Fear Fixing Perform Pillar Whirl Worldly
A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attitude LeadingTruth Maintain Man Path Religious
Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
RAMAKRISHNA

Essential God God Love Unemployed Unreal
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
RAMAKRISHNA

Alone Guide Guru Universe
The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bliss Covered Eternal Ignorance Indeed Obscured
Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
RAMAKRISHNA

Book Hearing Knowledge Reading Thinking Understanding
The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blow Grace Need Sail Set Time Wind
It noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas
RAMAKRISHNA

Dispute Drink Man Nectar Noiselessly Quarrels

The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Ramakrishna Quotes