They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.
RAMAKRISHNAIt is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
More Ramakrishna Quotes
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Do not be small minded. Do not pray for gourds and pumpkins from God, when you should be asking for pure love and pure knowledge to dawn within every heart.
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Knowledge leads to unity, but ignorance to diversity.
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If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them.
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The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
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It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable.
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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails.
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If you keep your heart immersed always in the depth of that holy love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the Divine fervour of sacred love.
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They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action.
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There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The ‘I’ is the jar.
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He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle – pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero.
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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
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Try to cultivate love of God. You are born as a human being only to attain divine love.
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Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.
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Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
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The truth is that you cannot attain God if you have even a trace of desire. Subtle is the way of dharma.
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You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn’t bear malice toward others.
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All troubles come to an end when the ego dies
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One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump.
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You see many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises.
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We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence.
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Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.
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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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The waves belong to the water. Does the water belong to the waves?
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Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning,
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If you want to go east, don’t go west.
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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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