God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.
Quotations
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
A 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.
A 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.
When divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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.
Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn, out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
