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.
Quotations
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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.
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
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.
God laughs when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each other, ‘This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’
Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn, out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
