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.
RAMAKRISHNASugar 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.
RAMAKRISHNAHe is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
RAMAKRISHNASo long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
RAMAKRISHNAForgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.
RAMAKRISHNAThe waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
RAMAKRISHNADo yourself what you wish others to do.
RAMAKRISHNAIf you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
RAMAKRISHNAPray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.
RAMAKRISHNAGod, the true Philosopher’s Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart
RAMAKRISHNAOne must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
RAMAKRISHNAOnce a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
RAMAKRISHNAUnless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom.
RAMAKRISHNAGod is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer
RAMAKRISHNAIf you are trying to thread a needle, you will not succeed if the thread has even a slight fiber sticking out.
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