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Quotes about Alone by Ramakrishna

  • Who is whose Guru? God alone is the guide and Guru of the universe.
  • Bondage and Liberation are of the mind alone.
  • It is not lust alone that one should be afraid of in the life of the world. There is also anger. Anger arises when obstacles are placed in the way of desire.
  • That knowledge which purifies the mind and heart alone is true Knowledge, all else is only a negation of Knowledge.
  • It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.
  • One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.' God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.
  • It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false.
  • Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
  • A man develops a subtle power as a result of the strict observance of celibacy for twelve years. Then he can understand and grasp very subtle things which otherwise elude his intellect. Through that understanding the aspirant can have direct vision of God. That pure understanding alone enables him to realize Truth.