Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

"When ego dies, the soul awakens to eternal truth."

"The ultimate reality is beyond all concepts and forms."

"Love conquers all; it transcends all barriers and boundaries."

"The joy you feel is the measure of your proximity to truth."

"When all desires are fulfilled, one realizes their emptiness."

"God speaks through the languages of all religions."

"To serve humanity is to serve God."

"The universe is the play-ground of the Eternal."

"Your true nature is eternal, infinite, and immutable."

"The heart understands what the mind cannot comprehend."

"When love flows from the heart, it purifies the entire being."

"All paths lead to the same mountain top; the difference is only in the starting point."

"To forgive is divine; to hold grudges is human."

"The eternal consciousness plays hide and seek with itself."

"When the mind is calm, the soul speaks clearly."

"True renunciation is not leaving the world, but leaving attachment to it."

"The Divine is as near to you as your own breath."

"When you meditate on God's form, you gradually become like that form."

"All conflicts arise from the illusion of separation."

"The sweetness of divine love is beyond all earthly pleasures."

"When knowledge becomes wisdom, it dissolves into silence."

"The goal is not to gain something new, but to remove what covers the eternal truth."

"God is as real as the ground beneath your feet, and infinitely closer."

"The lotus of devotion blooms even in the mud of worldly life."

"Every moment is an opportunity to return to your true nature."

"When the heart surrenders completely, the divine rushes in."

"True happiness comes from giving, not from receiving."

"The universe is a manifestation of the one eternal consciousness."

"To love without condition is to touch the face of God."

"Silence is the language of the soul speaking to itself."