No one can become spiritually great by just offering a few flowers to the Lord and showing a little emotion. Have intense devotion and be immersed in the thought of Sri Ramakrishna. Be discriminative. Exercise and cultivate your intellect.
SWAMI PREMANANDA
Man comes here [on Earth] for the sole purpose of learning to break the cords that bind his soul. Disease, failure, negation, greed, jealousy — break these bonds now. - #ParamahansaYogananda
God will not tell you that you should desire Him above all else, because He wants your love to be freely given, without "prompting." That is the whole secret in the game of this universe. - #ParamahansaYogananda
He who thus knows this Upanishad shakes off all sins and becomes firmly established in the infinite and the highest Heaven. #AdiShankaracharya#AdiShankara
Do not take life's experiences too seriously. Above all, do not let them hurt you, for in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. - #ParamahansaYogananda
The knower of the Self passes beyond grief. He is not afraid of anything — neither of the approach of death nor of death itself. He fears nothing whatsoever. #AdiShankaracharya#AdiShankara
Common men talk bagfuls of religion but do not practise even a grain of it. The wise man speaks a little, even though his whole life is religion expressed in action. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa
Don't expect to attain unalloyed peace and happiness from earthly life. This should be your attitude: no matter what your experiences are, enjoy them in an objective way, as you would a movie. - #ParamahansaYogananda
Your duty is to remain somehow united with God. It doesn't matter what kind of action you are engaged in. You can be united with God through any action provided that, performing it, you give up all desire for its result. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa
Desires for worldly joys create the magnetic attraction that draws man back to earth, life after life. Reincarnation is no longer necessary for those who have fulfilled their desires in God. - #ParamahansaYogananda