Ramakrishna quotes - page 7

God now and then assumes various forms for His lovers and reveals Himself to them as a Person. But with the rising of the sun of Knowledge, the blocks of ice melt. Then one doesn't feel any more that God is a Person, nor does one see God's forms. What He is cannot be described. (Ramakrishna)
The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. View quote
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Attend to all your duties but keep your mind fixed on God. View quote
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Great men have the nature of a child. They are always a child before Him; so they are free from pride. All their strength is of God and not their own. It belongs to Him and comes from Him. View quote
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The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion. View quote
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The body was born and it will die. But for the soul there is no death. View quote
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In this state of mind it is not proper for him to say: "I am He". When a man does all sorts of worldly things, he should not say, "I am Brahman". View quote
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God is directly perceived by the mind, but not by this ordinary mind. View quote
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One cannot think of the Absolute without the Relative, or of the Relative without the Absolute. View quote
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He finds that everything, above and below, is filled with God. View quote
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You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion. (Ramakrishna)
In the same manner those quarrel who have seen one aspect only of the Deity. View quote
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He who is called Brahman by the jnanis is known as Atman by the yogis and as Bhagavan by the bhaktas. View quote
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I realized that there is only one God toward whom all are travelling; but the paths are different. View quote
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God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. View quote
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All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self. View quote
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A thief enters a dark room and feels the various articles therein. He lays his hands upon a table perhaps, and saying "Not this" passes on. Next he come upon some other article - a chair, perhaps - and again saying "Not this" continues his search, till, leaving article after article, he finally lays his hands on the box containing the treasure. Then he exclaims "It is here!" View quote
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It is not good for ordinary people to say, "I am He." View quote
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Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here. View quote
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached. View quote
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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally. (Ramakrishna)
It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That 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. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you. View quote
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The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as "I am such an important man" or "I am so and so". Level the mound of "I" to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion. View quote
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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. All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self. View quote
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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. View quote
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