Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me’ free you shall be.
RAMAKRISHNALittle 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.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake.
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Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
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Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water.
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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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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
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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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The compassion that you see in the kindhearted is God’s compassion. He has given it to them to protect the helpless.
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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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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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He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
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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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God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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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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