Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
RAMAKRISHNAIf however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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He has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.
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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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The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death.
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The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again.
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Allow others also equal liberty to stand by their own faith and opinion.
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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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If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.
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God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
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Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
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You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc.
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The fool who repeats again and again: “I am bound, I am bound,” remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: “I am a sinner, I am a sinner,” becomes a sinner indeed.
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In mutual love the lover not only wants the happiness of his beloved; but has an eye towards his own happiness also.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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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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God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
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