212 Quotes by Ramakrishna

Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.

Those whose spiritual awareness has been awakened never make a false move. They don't have to avoid evil. They are so replete with love that whatever they do is a good action. They are fully conscious that they are not the doer of their actions, but only servants of God.

Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.

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'.

Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.

If there are errors in other religions, that is none of our business. God, to whom the world belongs, takes care of that.

Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.

Whoever wants God intensely, finds Him. Go and verify it in your own life.

A poor devotee points to the sky and says, "God is up there." An average devotee says, "God dwells in the heart as the Inner Master." The best devotee says, "God alone is and everything I perceive is a form of God.