You may believe in a God with form or a formless God, but your faith must be genuine and complete. It is through faith alone that one achieves everything.
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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.194
- Verse / page
- 194
- Topics
- AttainmentFaithHonestyOnenessTrustTruthBodyGodLonelinessNirankar (Formless God)ReligionSincerity
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One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
We can attain peace of mind only by following what Gurbani teaches.
He will fulfill the desires of those who fear Him, and will hear their cries, and will save them.
God told Prophet David, 'The servant dearest to Me is one who doesn't seek Me out of fear or hope for reward, but to fulfill their duty to My divinity.'
Guru Nanak Dev says that these practices are useless, as they only help cleanse the mind, and unless His grace is upon you, you cannot reach Him.