Ramakrishna quotes - page 5

Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day. (Ramakrishna)
The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to take the medicine. They are the poorest class of physicians. View quote
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low. View quote
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More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him. View quote
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Iron, after it is converted into gold by the touch of philosopher's stone, may be kept under the ground or thrown into a rubbish heap; it will always remain gold and will not return to its former condition. Similar is the state of the man whose soul has touched, even once, the feet of the Almighty Lord. Whether he dwells in the bustle of the world, or in the solitude of the forest, nothing ever contaminates him. View quote
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Visit not miracle-mongers and those who exhibit occult powers. These men are stragglers from the path of Truth. Their minds have become entangled in psychic powers, which are like veritable meshes in the way of the pilgrim to Brahman. Beware of these powers, and desire them not. View quote
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When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them. View quote
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At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it. View quote
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It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. View quote
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I am everybody's disciple. All are the children of God. All are His servants. I too am a child of God. I too am His servant. View quote
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The vain man of intellect busies himself with finding out the "why" and "wherefore" of creation, while the humble man of wisdom makes friends with the Creator and enjoys His gift of supreme bliss. (Ramakrishna)
Brahman and Śakti are identical. If you accept the one, you must accept the other. 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". View quote
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God is one, but He is worshipped in different ages and climes under different names and aspects. View quote
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He who has realized God does not look upon a woman with the eye of lust; so he is not afraid of her. View quote
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When the "I" disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words. View quote
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The devotee of God wants to eat sugar, and not become sugar. View quote
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This māyā, that is to say, the ego, is like a cloud. The sun cannot be seen on account of a thin patch of cloud; when that disappears one sees the sun. View quote
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It is said that truthfulness alone constitutes the spiritual discipline of the Kaliyuga. If a man clings tenaciously to truth he ultimately realizes God. Without this regard for truth, one gradually loses everything. View quote
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Beware of these powers, and desire them not. View quote
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One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. (Ramakrishna)
There are different temperaments. There are differences in the capacity to comprehend. View quote
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Mother, here is Thy knowledge and here is Thy ignorance. Take them both, and give me only pure love. View quote
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Four blind men went to see an elephant. View quote
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If God is not realized then everything becomes false. View quote
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