The water of God’s grace cannot collect on the high mound of egotism. It runs down.
RAMAKRISHNAWhen one becomes spiritual, the ego vanishes gradually on its own. A tree laden with fruits always bends low. Humility is a sign of greatness.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God’s mansion lies the stump of ego.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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Because of the pot the water appears to be divided into two parts; because of the pot you seem to perceive an inside and an outside.
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That is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
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When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited.
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The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
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It’s enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form.
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The virtuous and the vicious. Therefore when I meet different people I say to myself, “God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner
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All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food.
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Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God.
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If 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.
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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.
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As long as I live, so long do I learn.
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