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.
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.
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.
God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
When divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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.
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.
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.
