It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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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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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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It is true that God is even in the tiger, but we must not go and face the animal.
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After that, what is the need of books? One should learn the essence and then dive deep in order to realize God.
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The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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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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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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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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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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