Great men have the nature of a child.
RAMAKRISHNAThat is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Do yourself what you wish others to do.
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A 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.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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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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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one ‘s own heart.)
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If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
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God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient’s mother, ‘Don’t be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy.’
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When 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
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self.
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