In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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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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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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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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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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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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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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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When one has love for God, one doesn’t feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
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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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You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
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If you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
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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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