One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
RAMAKRISHNAThe breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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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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So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger.
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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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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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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn.
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Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
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If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.
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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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Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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