The alligator has got such a thick and scaly hide that no weapons can pierce it; on the contrary, they fall off harmless. So, how much soever you may preach religion to a worldly man, it will have no effect upon his heart. - #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

God doesn't take entire responsibility for a devotee unless the devotee is completely intoxicated with ecstatic love for Him. Not until a man thinks so much of God that he cannot look after himself does God take on his responsibilities. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then, through his grace one realize him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to him as I am talking to you. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Never think that you alone have true understanding and that others are fools.' One must love all. No one is a stranger. It is Hari alone who dwells in all beings. Nothing exists without Him. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

When you desire to help others, you forget your own body and mind, you forget your own individuality, and it is then that you are in the best position to help others. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

When I look around with my eyes open, I see that God dwells in all beings. He is the Indwelling Spirit of all-men, animals and other living beings, trees and plants, sun and moon, land and water. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

God has been described in the Vedas as both with attributes and without. If you know one of His aspects truly, you will be able to know His other aspects too. God Himself will tell you all about them. But dogmatism is not good. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Krishna said to Arjuna, 'Friend, if you want to realize Me, you will not succeed if you have even one of the eight occult powers.' This is the truth. Occult power is sure to beget pride, and pride makes one forget God. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

In the scriptures you will find the way to realize God. But after getting all the information about the path, you must begin to work, Only then can you attain your goal. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Q: Does God listen to our prayer for bhakti?

#RamkrishnaParamahamsa : Surely. I can assure you of that a hundred times. But the prayer must be genuine and earnest. Do worldly-minded people weep for God as they do for wife and children? Who feels that way for God?

One should learn the essence of the scriptures from the guru and then practice sadhana. If one rightly follows spiritual discipline, then one directly sees God. The discipline is said to be rightly followed only when one plunges in. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

A worldly man may be endowed with intellect as great as that of Ganaka, may take as much pains and trouble as a Yogin, and make as great sacrifices as an ascetic; but all these he makes and does, not for God, but for worldliness, honour, and wealth. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

He who is a devotee of God must have an understanding that cannot be shaken under any conditions. Bad people may abuse you very much and speak ill of you; but you must bear with them all if you sincerely seek God. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Some say that God is formless, and some that God has form. I say, let one man meditate on God with form if he believes in form, and let another meditate on the formless Deity if he does not believe in form. What I mean is that dogmatism is not good. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Through selfless work, love of God grows in the heart. Then through his grace one realize Him in course of time. God can be seen. One can talk to Him as I am talking to you. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Many people think that their opinion alone is right and others' opinions are wrong; that they alone have won and others have lost. Triumph or defeat is in the hands of God. We cannot understand His ways. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

O Rāma! O Rāma! I am without devotion and austerity, without knowledge & love; I have not performed any religious rites. O Rāma, I have taken refuge in Thee; I have taken shelter at Thy feet. I do not want creature comforts; I do not seek name & fame. #RamkrishnaParamahamsa

Must I waste my mind, which should be given to God, on useless things? I say: 'O Mother, I don't want Narendra, Bhavanath, Rākhāl , or anybody. I seek Thee alone. What shall I do with man?' #RamkrishnaParamahamsa