Ramakrishna Quotes

As long as you are proud, you cannot know God.

One cannot attain divine knowledge till one gets rid of pride. Water does not stay on the top of a mound; but into low land it flows in torrents from all sides.

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

I have altogether failed to comprehend as to how undue pride or vain-gloriousness could ever stand in the way of a man believing in God.

It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.

Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.

Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.

My desire is to let go of my ego and let in His direction.

Wanting to feel good is synonymous with wanting to feel God.

One of the values of centering prayer is that you are not thinking about God during the time of centering prayer so you are giving God a chance to manifest. In centering prayer there are moments of peace that give the psyche a chance to realize that God may not be so bad after all. God has a chance to be himself for a change.

My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

Whatever it is that can help to bring God close is something to be revered.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

Happiness is neither without us nor within us. It is in God, both without us and within us.

I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good.

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he was within God.

Obviously, with my faith, too, I don't want to seem like it's all about me, me, me. It takes away from what I do for Him, for the Lord.

The mark of spirituality is the fragrance of Christ in our lives and the fragrance of Christ in every aspect of who we are as a person.

I am humbled the Lord has given me such an amazing life to impact others.

Self pity is the worst possible disease that can affect mankind. And if we do just the opposite, which is love, then we have God's feelings with us at all times.

The mind is a great gift, but it has to be quieted down in order to feel, hear and see the presence of God.

Love God and find him within - the only treasure worth finding.

By constantly keep one's attention on the Source, the ego is dissolved in that Source like a salt-doll in the sea.

humility is beyond our reach. if it were a product of reaching, we would instinctively be proud of reaching it. it is a gift.

If you think you are big, you will become small. If you are willing to become an absolute nothing, you will become larger than creation and Creator.