One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
Quotations
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love 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.
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.
God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
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.
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.
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.
