It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNAA man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’it!’
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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on trees along the banks of the Ganges.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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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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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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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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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
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If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
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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 is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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