If diving once does not bring you pearls, you need not therefore conclude that the sea is without them. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination. Forget all the worldly knowledge… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
A bath in Ganges undoubtedly absolves one of all sins; but what does that avail? They say that the sins perch on… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of love; unselfish, mutual, and selfish. The unselfish love is of the highest kind; The lover only minds… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures.… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God. — Ramakrishna Copy Share
It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable. In the same way… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
By the mind one is bound; by the mind one is freed. ... He who asserts with strong conviction: "I am not bound, I… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
Meditate upon the Knowledge and Bliss Eternal , and you will also have bliss. The Bliss indeed is eternal, only it is covered and… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
Too much study of the scriptures does more harm than good. The important thing is to know the essence of the scriptures. After that,… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
One cannot completely get rid of the six passions: lust, anger, greed, and the like. Therefore one should direct them to God. If you… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every… — Ramakrishna Copy Share
