Can you therefore say that there are no stars in the heavens during the day? Because you cannot find God in the days of your ignorance, say not that there is no God.
RAMAKRISHNAThat 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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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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One should not think, ‘My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.’ God can be realized by means of all paths.
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The less your attachment is towards the senses, the more will be your love towards God .
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The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.]
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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
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The winds of God’s grace are always blowing, it is for us to raise our sails.
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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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Make your meditation a continuous state of mind. A great worship is going on all the time, so nothing should be neglected or excluded from your constant meditative awareness.
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Have love for everyone, no one is other than you.
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One feels that way as long as this pot of ‘I’ exists. When the ‘I’ disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words.
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So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
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You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world?
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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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The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and obscured by ignorance.
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