The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is ‘I-consciousness’.
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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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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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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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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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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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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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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