Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
RAMAKRISHNAThis 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!’
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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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.
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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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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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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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But it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world.
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Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don’t have to avoid evil.
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Great men have the nature of a child.
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Spirituality automatically leads to humility. When a flower develops into a fruit, the petals drop off on its own.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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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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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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