Spiritual quotes of Sri Ramakrishna

QUOTES FROM SRIRAMAKRISHNA

Part-2

v If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of GOD....SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "A boat may stay in water but water should not stay in the boat. An aspirant may live in the world but the world should not live within him"..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The spiritually minded belong to a caste of their own, beyond all social conventions”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The companionship of the holy and the wise is one of the main elements of spiritual progress”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “He alone is the true teacher who is illuminated by the light of true knowledge.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "A man attains everything when he discovers his true Self in himself"..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Remain always strong and steadfast in your own faith but eschew   from all bigotry  &   intolerance.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “There are two kinds of knowledge first, absence of pride and second a peaceful nature”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Love you must, because God dwells in all beings. But salute a wicked person from a distance.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v 'The 'ego of knowledge' & the 'ego of
Devotion' can do no harm it is the 'wicked
I ' that is harmful......SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man is boiled in the fire of knowledge he will not be used for new creation,he is liberated”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be turned into gold by touching the philosopher’s stone.Aftre that you may remain buried underground a thousand years;when you are taken out you will still be gold “..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “As soon as a man finds his mind wandering away to unreal, he should apply discrimination”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One does not succeed in any type of work as long as one has these three :SHAME, HATRED & FEAR”…SRI RAMAKRISHNA

v “The glory of light cannot be appreciated without darkness.Happiness cannot be understood without misery. Knowledge of good is possible because of knowledge of evil.” …..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One cannot achieve anything through laziness and procrastination”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A man who is himself ignorant starts out to teach others like the blind leading the blind”… SRI RAMAKRISHNA.

v “Man’s sufferings and worries spring only from his persistent thought that he is the doer”…SRI RAMAKRISHNA.

v “As long as God keeps the awareness of ‘I’ in us,so long do sense objects exist;& we can’t very well speak of the world as a dream”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "Make your nerve strong what we want is muscles of iron & nerve of steel.We have wept long enough.No more weeping,but stand on your feet & be men."..Vivekananda

v “The man, who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does well to himself”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “All our suffering is due to this ‘I’.The cow cries ‘HAMBA’ which means ‘I’ that is why it suffers so much.This ‘I’ must remain,let the rascal be God’s servant”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A householder should not hold the view that everything is illusory,like a dream”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “This world is like fishing net. Men are the fish and God, whose maya has created the world, is the fisherman.”… SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "The mind is like milk.If you keep the mind in the world,which is like water then the milk & water will get mixed."..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “God laughs & says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion’…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “In order to realize God, one must assume one of these attitudes ; santa,dasya,sakhya,vatsalya,or madhur.”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One does not succeed so long as one has these three :shame, hatred and fear.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "The glory of light can't be valued without darkness. Happiness can't be understood without misery. Knowledge of good is possible because of knowledge of evil”. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The fire of knowledge at first destroys such enemies of spiritual life as passion, anger, & so forth.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The process of creation, preservation, & destruction that is going on day & night is due to sakti, the power of GOD.”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Are father & mother mere trifles? No spiritual practice will bear fruit unless they are pleased” SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v "Man dwells in the realm of maya [attachment].Maya does not permit him to see God.It has made him a victim of ignorance"...SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v ”Attachment keeps us in ignorance & entangles us in the world, where as compassion makes our heart pure & gradually unties our bond”.. .SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A man attains everything when he discovers his true Self in himself”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “As long as a man feels that God is ‘there’ he is ignorant. But he attains knowledge when he feels that God is ‘here’….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man leads a householder’s life he must have unflagging devotion to truth. God can be realized through truth alone.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One should spend some time in solitude and attain knowledge. Then one can lead the life of a householder”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The first sign of knowledge is a peaceful nature, and the second is absence of egotism”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The companionship of a holy man is greatly needed now and then. It enables one to discriminate between the real and the unreal”…SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “He who forcefully says ‘I am free’ is certainly free; & he who says day & night ‘I am bound’ is certainly bound.”… SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Never feel that your path alone is right and that the paths of others are wrong and full of errors” …SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “A house holder should not hold the view that everything is illusory, like a dream.”….SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v 'The 'ego of knowledge' & the 'ego of
Devotion' can do no harm it is the 'wicked
I ' that is harmful......SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “If a man is boiled in the fire of knowledge he will not be used for new creation,he is liberated”.. SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be turned into gold by touching the philosopher’s stone.Aftre that you may remain buried underground a thousand years;when you are taken out you will still be gold “..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Flatterers gather around a worldly man. Vultures gather around the carcass of a cow”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “The cat catches her kitten with her teeth & they are not hurt;but when a mouse is so caught it dies.Thus Maya never kills the devotee though it destroys others”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “Be not a traitor to your thoughts. Be sincere; act according to your thoughts;& you shall surely succeed. Pray with sincere & simple heart & your prayers will be heard.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “One is safe to live in the world,if one has power of discrimination of the real from the unreal & dispassion,& along with these intense devotion to God.”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

v “As a piece of rope, when burnt,it remains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme knowledge”..SRIRAMAKRISHNA

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