Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
RamakrishnaDwell, 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!
RamakrishnaWhen the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
RamakrishnaIt is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
RamakrishnaWhen one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.
RamakrishnaDifferent people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake. Some drink it at one place and call it 'jal', others at another place and call it 'pani', and still others at a third place and call it 'water'. The Hindus call it 'jal', the Christians 'water', and the Moslems 'pani'. But it is one and the same thing.
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