If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RAMAKRISHNAWhat is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward.
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Man needs a guru. But a man must have faith in the guru’s words. He succeeds in spiritual life by looking on his guru as God Himself.
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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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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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
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That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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