Sri Ramakrishna Quotes on Truth
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was a Bengali Hindu mystic and religious teacher and one of the most influential religious figures of nineteenth-century India. This page collects quotes attributed to Sri Ramakrishna on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Sri Ramakrishna:
“All religions lead to the same goal.”
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Attributed to Sri Ramakrishna:
“The same water is called by different names in different languages, but the substance is the same.”
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“Knowledge leads to unity , but Ignorance to diversity . So long as God seems to be outside and far away, there is ignorance. But when God is realised within, that is true knowledge.”
As quoted in Hindu Psychology : Its Meaning for the West (1946) by Swami Akhilananda, p. 204 -
“It's enough to have faith in one aspect of God. You have faith in God without form. That is very good. But never get into your head that your faith alone is true and every other is false. Know for certain that God without form is real and that God with form is also real. Then hold fast to whichever faith appeals to you.”
As quoted in Ramakrishna and His Disciples (1965) by Christopher Isherwood , p. 263