With sincerity and earnestness one can realize God through all religions. The Vaishnavas will realize God, and so will the Saktas, the Vedantists, and the Brahmos. The Mussalmans and Christians will realize Him too. All will certainly realize God if they are earnest and sincere.
Some people indulge in quarrels, saying, 'One cannot attain anything unless one worships our Krishna', or, 'Nothing can be gained without the worship of Kāli, our Divine Mother', or, 'One cannot be saved without accepting the Christian religion.'
This is pure dogmatism.
The dogmatist says, 'My religion alone is true, and the religions of others are false.' This is a bad attitude.
God can be reached by different paths.
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 191
(11 March 1883)
Some people indulge in quarrels, saying, 'One cannot attain anything unless one worships our Krishna', or, 'Nothing can be gained without the worship of Kāli, our Divine Mother', or, 'One cannot be saved without accepting the Christian religion.'
This is pure dogmatism.
The dogmatist says, 'My religion alone is true, and the religions of others are false.' This is a bad attitude.
God can be reached by different paths.
- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 191
(11 March 1883)
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