Ramakrishna Quotes, Ants Quotes

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

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One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you must have desire and greed, then you should desire love of God and be greedy to attain Him.

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Through selfless work, love of God grows in heart.

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One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.

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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.

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Little 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." You too, are now playing in this material world, infatuated with the dolls of wealth, honour, fame, etc., If however, you once see your Divine Mother, you will not afterwards find pleasure in all these. Throwing them all aside, you will run to her.

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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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By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. ... He who asserts with strong conviction: "I am not bound, I am free," becomes free.

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If a man prays to Thee with a yearning heart, he can reach Thee, through Thy grace, by any path.

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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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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.

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Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.

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The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to wear away.

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Infinite are the paths and infinite the opinions.

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Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.

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

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Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic.

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God has created the world in play, as it were.

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Respect is heaven, respect is liberation.

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If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.

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