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.
RAMAKRISHNAIt is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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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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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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The Hindus call it ‘jal’, the Christians ‘water’, and the Moslems ‘pani’. But it is one and the same thing.
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So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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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 less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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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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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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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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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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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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Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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