On this day, August 16, we look upon his 122nddeath anniversary by taking into account 15 of his inspirational quotes to revive our perspective in life.
God is in all men, but all men are not in God; that is why we suffer.
Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.
It is easy to talk on religion, but difficult to practice it.
Sugar and sand may be mixed together, but the ant rejects the sand and goes off with the sugar grain; so pious men lift the good from the bad.
If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
One must be very particular about telling the truth. Through truth one can realize God.
Work, apart from devotion or love of God, is helpless and cannot stand alone.
When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learning, that is to say, whose minds are not over-crowded with thoughts borrowed from others; and those who, after studying all the scriptures and sciences, have come to realise that they know nothing.
All religions are true. God can be reached by different religions. Many rivers flow by many ways but they fall into the sea. They all are one.
The sun can give heat and light to the whole world, but he cannot do so when the clouds shut out his rays. Similarly as long as egotism veils the heart, God cannot shine upon it.
The supreme purpose and goal for human life… is to cultivate love.
The winds of grace are always blowing, but you have to raise the sail.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited
Quotes by Shri RamakrishnaParamhansa Deva
"Knowledge leads to unity, but Ignorance to diversity." "Lovers of God do not belong to any caste." "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.
Beginning from an analysis of human rights activity in terms of a relationship between a judgement on human nature and consequent action, the article explores the claim that the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda provide an authentically Hindu basis for a commitment to human rights activity. Reference is made to the contemporary work of the Ramakrishna Movement and to the justifications it gives for its activities. The sources of this commitment are examined with particular reference to Vivekananda's teaching. Finally, the influence of Vivekananda's thought and the work of the Ramakrishna Movement are evaluated within the context of post-independence India.
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