16 Quotes by Ramakrishna about Men

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    If a white cloth is stained even with a small spot, the stain appears very ugly indeed. So the smallest fault of a holy man becomes painfully prominent.

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    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.

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    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.

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    God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.

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    When an unbaked pot is broken, the potter can use the mud to make a new one; but when a baked one is broken, he cannot do the same any longer. So when a person dies in a state of ignorance, he is born again; but when he becomes well baked in the fire of true knowledge and dies a perfect man, he is not born again.

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    So long as the bee is outside the petals of the lily, and has not tasted the sweetness of its honey, it hovers around the flower emitting the buzzing sound; but when it is inside the flower, it noiselessly drinks the nectar. So long as a man quarrels and disputes about doctrines and dogmas, he has not tasted the nectar of true faith; when he has tasted it, he becomes quiet and full of peace.

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    If a man prays to Thee with a yearning heart, he can reach Thee, through Thy grace, by any path.

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    The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.

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