The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
RAMAKRISHNAThe breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live within him.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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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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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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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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As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge.
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The same old sins take possession of him again. He is hardly out of the waters before they fall upon him.
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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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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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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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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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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