Whoever sees me in all things and all things in me, will never be separated from me, and I will never be separated from them.
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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.585
- Verse / page
- 585
- Topics
- VisionOmnipresence
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One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
As Scripture says, 'Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen' (Hebrews 11:1).
Our mind becomes enlightened in such a way that we start seeing the image of God in every person. This makes us realize that no one is our enemy or stranger.
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.'