The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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 way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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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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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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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.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous.
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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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