He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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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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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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I have now come to a stage of realization in which I see that God is walking in every human form and manifesting Himself alike through the sage and the sinner
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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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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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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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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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