The verse and its meaning · Suvichar · Suvichar — Vivekananda and Ramakrishna

Boat and Water

Sri Ramakrishna

Meaning · English

A boat may stay in the water, but water should not stay in the boat. An aspirant may live in the world, but the world should not live in him.

अर्थ · हिन्दी

नाव पानी में रहे, पर पानी नाव में न रहे। साधक दुनिया में रहे, पर दुनिया साधक में न रहे।

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