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.
Quotations
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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.
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.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
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 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.’
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.
