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
Ramakrishna quotes about
attachment names may
Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
determination grace breeze
The breeze of grace is always blowing; set your sail to catch that breeze.
hypocrite names may
More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realise Him.
travel four earth
Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here.
essentials god-love unreal
Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.
satisfaction path devotion
At a certain stage in the path of devotion, the devotee finds satisfaction in God with form, and at another stage, in God without it.
devotion-to-god god-love stand-alone
Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
snakes body spirit
As the snake is separate from its slough, even so is the Spirit separate from the body.
one-day spirit pure
One day, it was suddenly revealed to me that everything is pure spirit.
nuts dry green
Dislodging a green nut from it's shell is almost impossible, but let it dry and the lightest tap will do it.
have-faith ifs
If one has faith, one has everything.
have-faith persons
Once a person has faith, he has achieved everything.
humility pride ifs
God cannot be realizxd if there is the slightest trace of pride.
ants praying
Pray to Him anyway you like, He can even hear the footfall of an ant.