Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ramkṛiṣṇo Pôromôhongśo ; 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886), born Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyay, was an Indian mystic and yogi during the 19th-century...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth18 February 1836
CountryIndia
men worship manifest
God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.
selfish men doe
The Man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.
fall heart men
Sunlight is one and the same wherever it falls; but only a bright surface like that of water, or of a mirror reflects it fully. So is the light Divine. It falls equally and impartially on all hearts, but the pure and pious hearts of holy men receive and reflect that light well.
ocean heart men
The magnetic needle always points to the north, and hence it is that sailing vessel does not lose her direction. So long as the heart of man is directed towards God, he cannot be lost in the ocean of worldliness.
motivational tree wish
The tree laden with fruits always bends low. If you wish to be great, be lowly and meek.
doe birth realizing
He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realize God in this very life.
inspirational men suffering
God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
christian names lakes
Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake. Some drink it at one place and call it 'jal', others at another place and call it 'pani', and still others at a third place and call it 'water'. The Hindus call it 'jal', the Christians 'water', and the Moslems 'pani'. But it is one and the same thing.
children simple illumination
So long as one does not become simple like a child, one does not get divine illumination. Forget all the worldly knowledge that thou hast acquired and become as a child, and then will thou get the divine wisdom.
mean thinking religion
One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.' God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
ignorance long meditation
Wisdom leads to unity, but ignorance to separation. So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.
evil world doe
Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
god should love-everyone
You should love everyone because God dwells in all beings.
long
As long as I live, so long do I learn.