212 Quotes by Ramakrishna

Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.

Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

Men bound hand and foot in the endless chain of cause & effect cannot free each other.

So many religions, so many paths to reach the one and the same goal.

If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.

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.

The waves belong to the Ganges, not the Ganges to the waves. A man cannot realize God unless he gets rid of all such egotistic ideas as "I am such an important man" or "I am so and so". Level the mound of "I" to the ground by dissolving it with tears of devotion.

God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.