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Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. (152)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth. (531)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
With the divine Knowledge of Advaita (non-duality) in you, do whatever you wish; for then no evil can ever come out of you. (966)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe. (687)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Beware of these powers, and desire them not.
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
The goal can never be reached unless a man makes his mind strong, and firmly resolves that he must realise God in this very birth, nay, this very moment. (626)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge. (138)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Men are quick to praise and quick to blame; so pay no heed to what others speak of you. (1023)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
The devil nevetf" enters the house wherein songs in praise of Hari are always sung. (1043)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
If you can find out the nature of Maya, the universal illusion, it will leave you just as a thief runs away when detected. (61)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Forgiveness is the true nature of the ascetic. (307)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
As long as I live, so long do I learn. (1036)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
As the snake is separate from its slough, even so is the Spirit separate from the body. (30)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
Honour both spirit and form, the sentiment within as well as the symbol without. (308)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
The vanities of all others may gradually die out, but the vanity of a saint regarding his sainthood is hard indeed to wear away. (110)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge. (132)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realise God in this very life. (2)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
As 'persons living in a house infested with venomous snakes are always alert, so should men diving in the world be always vigilant against the allurement of lust and greed. (83)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
One does not care for the cage when the bird has flown away from it. and when the bird of life flies away, no one cares for the body left behind. (396)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)
As the cloud covers the sun, so Maya hides the Deity. When the cloud moves away, the sun is seen again; when Maya is removed, God becomes manifest. (59)
Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)