To Cross the River of World

What will a man gain by knowing many scriptures? The one thing needful is to know how to cross the river of the world. God alone is real, and all else illusory. 

While Arjuna was aiming his arrow at the eye of the bird, Drona asked him: 'What do you see? Do you see these kings?' 'No, sir', replied Arjuna. 'Do you 'See me'?' 'No.' 'The tree?' 'No.' 'The  bird  on  the  tree?' 'No.' 'What do you see then?' 'Only the eye of the bird.' 

He who sees only the eye of the bird can hit the mark.  He alone is clever who sees that God is real and all else is illusory. What need have I of other information? Hanuman once remarked: 'I don't know anything about the phase of the moon or the position of the stars. I only contemplate Rāma.' 

- Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, P 392 (24 February 1884)