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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.

Ramakrishna

Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ask Dawn God Heart Love Minded Pray Pumpkin Pure
God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
RAMAKRISHNA

God Going Himself Laugh Life Man Other Save Say Take
Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as soon as their mother comes in, they throw aside their dolls and run to her crying, “Mamma, mamma.
RAMAKRISHNA

Care Children Doll Fear Little Mother Play Restrain Running
So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNA

Directed God Herat Long Lost Man Ocean Towards Worldliness
One should always maintain an attitude of respect towards other religions. Dispute not, as you rest firmly on your own faith and opinion
RAMAKRISHNA

Attitude Dispute Faith Maintain Religious Respect towards
One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attain Knowledge Land m Divine Pride Rid Water
Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
RAMAKRISHNA

Allow Doe Evil God Plot Thicken World
A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth.
RAMAKRISHNA

Attitude LeadingTruth Maintain Man Path Religious
What is the use of merely listening to lectures? The real thing is practice.
RAMAKRISHNA

Lecture Merely Persistence Practice Real Use
God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
RAMAKRISHNA

Answer Deep Heart Hidden Philosopher Prayer Stone True
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Depth Heart Herat Holy Immerse Love Ocean Overflowing Sure
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.
RAMAKRISHNA

Ego Fire Piece Retain Rope Supreme
The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bend Great Lowly Meek Motivational Tree Wish
You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
RAMAKRISHNA

Bamboo Climb Reach Rope Stair Stone Wooden
The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward.
RAMAKRISHNA

Blowing Boat Breeze Forward Grace Moving Sail
The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each
RAMAKRISHNA

Brother Divide Forgetting God Land Laugh Master Physician Think

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