Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
RAMAKRISHNA
In 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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Bhakti is the one essential thing. To be sure, God exists in all beings. Who, then is a devotee?
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When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
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One cannot be spiritual as long as one has shame, hatred, or fear.
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So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination.
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The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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In the same way the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure.
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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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Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
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Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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When one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
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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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The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.
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When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.
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Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace.
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