The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
RAMAKRISHNASugar 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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.
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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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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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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.
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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. … He who asserts with strong conviction: “I am not bound, I am free,” becomes free.
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