That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real.
RAMAKRISHNADo 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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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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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
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So it is true that God dwells even in the most wicked, but it is not meet that we should associate with the wicked.
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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.
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There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds the welfare of the beloved and does not care for his own sufferings. .
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You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
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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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First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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No sooner does the man come back from the holy waters that the old sins jump on his shoulders from the trees.
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A devotee who can call on God while living a householder’s life is a hero indeed. God thinks: ‘He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties.
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