There's only a thin line between the two, so that I can experience divine bliss.
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The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is one of the most beloved spiritual classics of the modern era, recording the conversations and teachings of Sri Ramakrishna (1836–1886), the great Bengali mystic who experienced God directly through every religion. Compiled by his disciple M (Mahendranath Gupta), it offers an intimate, daily portrait of a saint whose life was a living demonstration that all paths lead to the same divine reality. This book is an inexhaustible source of spiritual wisdom, humor, and devotion, beloved by seekers around the world.
- Author
- Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
- Chapter
- The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p.824
- Verse / page
- 824
- Topics
- BlissGodHoliness
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The root cause of a person's suffering is their pride. Even if someone makes a sacrifice, they can still get caught up in their own pride. What is the point of such a sacrifice? It is pride, or ego, that should be sacrificed. That is where true happiness and bliss are found.
Guru Nanak Dev says that the carefree Lord enjoys his play, which arises from his own bliss.
It is also the flower's pleasure to yield its honey to the bee. To the bee, the flower is a source of life, and to the flower, the bee is a messenger of love. For both the bee and the flower, giving and receiving pleasure is a necessity and an ecstasy.
The peace, freedom, and blessedness of all souls consist in their abiding in God's will.