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.
Quotations
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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.
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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.
Bondage is of the mind; freedom too is of the mind. If you say ‘I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me' free you shall be.
Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn, out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. All paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
