Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe. Ramakrishna More Quotes by Ramakrishna More Quotes From Ramakrishna When the head of a goat is severed from its body, the trunk struggles for some time, still showing signs of life. Similarly, though ahamkara (egotism) is slain in the perfect man, yet enough of its vitality is left to make him carry on the functions of physical life; but it is not sufficient to bind him again into the world. Ramakrishna struggle perfect men We laugh at the efforts of the musk deer to find the source of the scent which comes from itself and despair at our efforts to find the peace which is our essence. Ramakrishna effort essence laughing The goal of life is not the earning of money, but the service of God.p.114 Ramakrishna goal life-is earning The world is impermanent. [All things change. Knowing this helps you see the end of any difficulty and thereby have hope.] Ramakrishna knowing helping world You must know that there are different tastes. There are also different powers of digestion... different temperaments... differences in the capacity to comprehend. Ramakrishna differences different taste Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water. There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The 'I' is the jar. Ramakrishna imagine jars water God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride. Ramakrishna pride humility ifs A man develops a subtle power as a result of the strict observance of celibacy for twelve years. Then he can understand and grasp very subtle things which otherwise elude his intellect. Through that understanding the aspirant can have direct vision of God. That pure understanding alone enables him to realize Truth. Ramakrishna inspirational men years Live like a mud-fish: its skin is bright and shiny even though it lives in mud. Ramakrishna mud skins advice The grace of God is a wind which is always blowing. Ramakrishna grace god wind Infinite are the paths and infinite the opinions. Ramakrishna opinion journey path He who is called Krishna is also Siva and the Primal Sakti...He again, who is called Jesus and Allah. Truth is one. Ramakrishna truth-is krishna jesus It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it. Ramakrishna difficult practice easy The ordinary man says in his ignorance, "My religion is the sole religion, my religion is the best." But when his heart is illuminated by the true knowledge, he knows that beyond all the battles of sects and of sectaries presides the one, indivisible, eternal and omnipresent Benediction. Ramakrishna ignorance heart men As the snake is separate from its slough, even so is the Spirit separate from the body. Ramakrishna snakes body spirit You speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world? First realise God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power you can do good to others; otherwise not. Ramakrishna discipline spiritual mean Men bound hand and foot in the endless chain of cause & effect cannot free each other. Ramakrishna feet men hands At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it. Ramakrishna devotion satisfaction path Finish the few duties you have at hand, and then you will have peace. Ramakrishna duty hands 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 the pleasures of this world are very attractive in the beginning, but their consequences are terrible to contemplate and hard to endure. Ramakrishna scratches way world
