The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - 2

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• Though work for the good of others belongs to rajas, yet this

rajas has sattva for its basis and is not harmful.

 

• Compassion, love of God, and renunciation are the glories of

true knowledge.

 

• Everyone should try to do good to the world.

 

• In samadhi, one attains the Knowledge of Brahman - one

realizes Brahman. In that state, reasoning stops altogether and man

becomes mute.

 

• Those who cannot give up attachment to worldly things and who

find no means to shake off the feeling of 'I', should rather cherish

the idea, 'I am God's servant; I am His devotee'. One can also

realize God by following the path of devotion.

 

• Reality, which is nirguna without attributes, is also saguna

with attributes.

 

• The way of love is as good 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.

 

• As the All-pervading Spirit, God exists in all beings, even

in an ant. But the manifestations of His power are different in

different beings.

 

• Renounce everything and seek God alone. Whether a man is a

monk or a householder, he has to shake off all attachment from his

mind.

 

• Even after the attainment of knowledge, this 'I-

consciousness' comes up, nobody knows from where. All our suffering

is due to this 'I'.

 

• But when, O Rama, I have the knowledge of Truth, then I

realize that Thou art I, and I am Thou.

 

• 'I' and 'mine' - these constitute ignorance.

 

• The attitude born of knowledge is: 'O God, Thou art the

Master, and all these things belong to Thee. House, family, children,

attendants, friends, are Thine'.

 

• One should constantly remember death. Nothing will survive

death. We are born into this world to perform certain duties.

 

• One must have faith and love. If a man has faith in God, then

he need not be afraid though he may have committed sin - nay, the

vilest sin.

 

• Faith and devotion. One realizes God easily through devotion.

He is grasped through ecstasy of love.

 

• The man who works for others, without any selfish motive,

really does good to himself.