It is very pleasant to scratch an itching ring-worm, but the sensation one gets afterwards is very painful and intolerable. In the… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Little children play with dolls in the outer room just as they like, without any care of fear or restraint; but as… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
A boat may stay in water, but water should not stay in boat. A spiritual aspirant may live in the world, but… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life.… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
These people are like ... a frog living in a well, who has never seen the outside world. He knows only his… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God. — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger… — 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
The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.] — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the… — Ramakrishna Copy Share Image
If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of… — 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
