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
With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions. The Vaishnavas will realize God, and so will the Saktas, the… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
A man develops a subtle power as a result of the strict observance of celibacy for twelve years. Then he can understand… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
The rishis of old attained the Knowledge of Brahman. One cannot have this so long as there is the slightest trace of… — 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
The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
As for me, I consider myself as a speck of the dust of the devotee's feet. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
