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.
RAMAKRISHNAThe winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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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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If you meditate on your ideal, you will acquire its nature. If you think of God day and night, you will acquire the nature of God.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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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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Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake.
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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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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Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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