Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace. Ramakrishna More Quotes by Ramakrishna More Quotes From Ramakrishna It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated. Ramakrishna ignorant wise mind When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited. Ramakrishna flower bees inspirational More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him. Ramakrishna hypocrite names may All will surely realize God. All will be liberated. It may be that some get their meal in the morning, some at noon, and some in the evening; but none will go without food. All, without any exception, will certainly know their real Self. Ramakrishna real self morning The fool who repeats again and again: "I am bound, I am bound," remains in bondage. He who repeats day and night: "I am a sinner, I am a sinner," becomes a sinner indeed. Ramakrishna fool guilt night Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal. Ramakrishna unreal essentials god-love When you meditate, go into the solitude of a forest, or a quiet corner, and enter into the chamber of your heart. And always keep your power of discrimination awake. Ramakrishna solitude meditation heart So many religions, so many paths to reach the one and the same goal. Ramakrishna goal religious religion Dislodging a green nut from it's shell is almost impossible, but let it dry and the lightest tap will do it. Ramakrishna shells dry nuts A truly religious man should think that other religions also have many paths leading to the truth. Ramakrishna religious attitude men Different creeds are but different paths to reach the same God. Ramakrishna creeds different path Honour both spirit and form, the sentiment within as well as the symbol without. Ramakrishna wells form spirit The fabled musk deer searches the world over for the source of the scent which comes from itself. Ramakrishna deer scent world Many people think they cannot have knowledge or understanding of God without reading books. But hearing is better than reading, and seeing is better than hearing. Hearing about Benares is different from reading about it; but seeing Benares is different from either hearing or reading. Ramakrishna reading book thinking That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge. Ramakrishna true-knowledge mind heart Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone. Ramakrishna bondage liberation mind To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end. Ramakrishna punishment attachment mean If one has faith, one has everything. Ramakrishna ifs have-faith Whoever wants God intensely, finds Him. Go and verify it in your own life. Ramakrishna inspirational-life want life A devotee who can call on God while living a householder's life is a hero indeed. God thinks: 'He is blessed indeed who prays to me in the midst of his worldly duties. He is trying to find me, overcoming a great obstacle -- pushing away, as it were, a huge block of stone weighing a ton. Such a man is a real hero. Ramakrishna block real prayer
