Ramakrishna

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Ramakrishna was a 19th-century Indian mystic known for his teachings on spirituality and the unity of all religions, emphasizing personal experience of the divine.

Born
February 18, 1836
Died
August 16, 1886
Quotes
174
Rank
#536

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"Take the case of the infinite ocean. There is no limit to its water. Suppose a pot is immersed in it: there is water both inside and outside the pot. The jnani sees that both inside and outside there is nothing but Paramatman. Then what is this pot? It is 'I-consciousness'. 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. One feels that way as long as this pot of 'I' exists. When the 'I' disappears, what is remains. That cannot be described in words."

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"Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant."

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"Do yourself what you wish others to do."

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"Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth."

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"The breeze of grace is always blowing on you. You have to open the sails and your boat will move forward."

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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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"The world is impermanent. One should constantly remember death."

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"Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God."

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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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"The young bamboo can be easily bent, but the full grown bamboo breaks when it is bent with force. It is easy to bend the young heart towards God, but the untrained heart of the old escapes the hold whenever it is so drawn."

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"Have love for everyone, no one is other than you."

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"Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action."

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"Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious."

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"As a boy holding to a post or a pillar whirls about it with headlong speed without any fear or falling, so perform your worldly duties, fixing your hold firmly upon God, and you will be free from danger."

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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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"Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything."

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