Ramakrishna Quotes

A collection of quotes by Ramakrishna.

Ramakrishna (1836-1886) was a prominent mystic, philosopher, and spiritual leader of 19th-century India. Born into a humble family in Kamarpukur, West Bengal, little did anyone know that he would grow up to become one of the most revered figures in Hindu spiritual history. Ramakrishna was deeply spiritual from a young age and exhibited an intense longing for direct experience of the divine.

As a priest in a temple near Kolkata, Ramakrishna began to have mystical visions and experiences, which led him to explore various religious paths. He delved into the practices of different faiths, including Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity, seeking realization of the ultimate truth. His open-mindedness and willingness to genuinely live the teachings of each tradition distinguished him as a spiritual luminary.

Ramakrishna's spiritual insights and extraordinary love for God captured the attention of many seeking truth. Among his notable disciples was Swami Vivekananda, who later played a pivotal role in spreading Ramakrishna's teachings globally. Ramakrishna preached the idea of achieving spiritual union and realization through intense devotion and unwavering faith. He believed that all religions ultimately lead to the same goal, emphasizing the importance of tolerance, love, and acceptance among people of different faiths.

Ramakrishna's teachings, imbibed with his personal experiences of divine ecstasy, brought a fresh perspective to spirituality. Today, the Ramakrishna Mission, founded by his disciples, continues to propagate his teachings and engage in humanitarian and educational activities worldwide, inspiring individuals to embrace a universal outlook and seek the divinity within themselves.

As long as I live, so long do I learn.

As long as I live, so long do I learn.

Inspirational Spiritual

Visit not miracle-mongers and those who exhibit occult power

Visit not miracle-mongers and those who exhibit occult powers. These men are stragglers from the path of Truth. Their minds have become entangled in psychic powers, which are like veritable meshes in the way of the pilgrim to Brahman. Beware of these powers, and desire them not.

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Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who

Unless one always speaks the truth, one cannot find God Who is the soul of truth.

He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so

He is born in vain, who having attained the human birth, so difficult to get, does not attempt to realise God in this very life

If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the

If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you.

If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on

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. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.

Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and ca

Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you.

When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical att

When one has love for God, one doesn't feel any physical attraction to wife, children, relatives and friends. One retains only compassion for them.

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through

One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.

God can be realized through all paths. All religions are tru

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.

God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve m

God is everywhere but He is most manifest in man. So serve man as God. That is as good as worshipping God.

God is in all men, but all men are not in God that is why we

God is in all men, but all men are not in God that is why we suffer.

Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will f

Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here.

Bondage is of the mind freedom too is of the mind. If you sa

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.

More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through

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.

A man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he

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.

It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it

It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. B

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Dis

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.