“There is an ocean of difference between a real all-renouncing devotee of God and a householder devotee. A real sannyāsi, a real devotee who has renounced the world, is like a bee. The bee will not light on anything but a flower. It will not drink anything but honey. But a devotee leading the worldly life is like a fly. The fly sits on a festering sore as well as on a”
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
“Subtle are the ways of dharma. One cannot realize God if one has even the least trace of desire. A thread cannot pass through the eye of a needle if it has the smallest fibre sticking out.”
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
“sweetmeat. One moment he enjoys a spiritual mood, and the next moment he is beside himself with the pleasure of ‘woman and gold’.”
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
― Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
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