God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
RAMAKRISHNAIn mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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Man suffers through lack of faith in God.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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God, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action.
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God laughs, saying to Himself, ‘I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save other,
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Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other’s home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for.
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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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Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
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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.
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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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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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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.
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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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