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
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.
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.
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.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn, out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
