If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you.
RamakrishnaMany good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
Faith, BibleRamakrishnaIf you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.
RamakrishnaA man is truly free, even here in this embodied state, if he knows that God is the true agent and he by himself is powerless to do anything.
Ramakrishna