God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
RAMAKRISHNAThe breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
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Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life;
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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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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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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 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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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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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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Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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That 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.
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