It is on account of the ego that one is not able to see God. In front of the door of God's mansion lies the stump of ego. One cannot enter the mansion without jumping over the stump. Ramakrishna More Quotes by Ramakrishna More Quotes From Ramakrishna Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, you will find nothing (no true religion) anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here (i .e . in one 's own heart.) Ramakrishna four earth travel Dwell, O mind, within yourself; Enter no other's home. If you but seek there, you will find All you are searching for. God, the true Philosopher's Stone, Who answers every prayer, Lies hidden deep within your heart, The richest gem of all. How many pearls and precious stones Are scattered all about The outer court that lies before The chamber of your heart! Ramakrishna prayer spiritual lying One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit. Ramakrishna pure one-day spirit Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you. Ramakrishna grace heart talking The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to do is set our sails. Ramakrishna grace blow wind One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides. Ramakrishna land pride water God in the form of the saint, God in the form of the sinner, God in the form of the righteous, God in the form of the unrighteous. Ramakrishna righteous saint form The ego is like the root of a banyan tree, you think you have removed it all then one fine morning you see a sprout flourishing again. Ramakrishna roots morning thinking If you want to go east, don't go west. Ramakrishna east west want You should not feel that your path is the only right path and that other paths are wrong. You mustn't bear malice toward others. Ramakrishna should path bears The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth. Ramakrishna mixtures believe world A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything. Ramakrishna agents states men Men are like pillow-cases. The colour of one may be red, that of another blue, and that of the third black; but all contain the same cotton within. So it is with man; one is beautiful, another is ugly, a third holy, and a fourth wicked; but the Divine Being dwells in them all. Ramakrishna blue beautiful men As a piece of rope, when burnt, retains its form, but cannot serve to bind, so is the ego which is burnt by the fire of supreme Knowledge. Ramakrishna rope ego fire When the fruit appears the blossom drops off. Love of God is the fruit, and rituals are the blossom. Ramakrishna ritual fruit god-love Bhakti is the one essential thing. Ramakrishna vanity running long Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God. Ramakrishna vision dawn sun The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love. Ramakrishna ego love long God has revealed to me that only the Paramatman, whom the Vedas describe as the Pure Soul, is as immutable as Mount Sumeru, unattached, and beyond pain and pleasure. There is much confusion in this world of His maya. One can by no means say that 'this' will come after 'that' or 'this' will produce 'that'. Ramakrishna pain confusion mean It is the mind that makes one wise or ignorant, bound or emancipated. Ramakrishna ignorant wise mind
