What then do I mean by the ideal of a universal religion? I do not mean any one universal philosophy, or any one universal mythology,

Almora 4 July 1915 Dear D—, . . . One gets a human body as a result of great merit in past lives. Once one

Do your duty with one hand and with the other hold to God. After the duty is over, you will hold to God with both

Blessedness, eternal peace, arising from perfect freedom, is the highest concept of religion underlying all the ideas of God in Vedanta—absolutely free existence, not bound

On 1 January 1886, the Master [Sri Ramakrishna] felt better and expressed a desire to walk in the garden for a short while. Because it

Some people prefer solitude. They say their peace of mind depends on this. Others say they would be better off in church. If you do

“You see, I cannot but believe that there is somewhere a great power that thinks of herself as feminine and is called Kali and Mother.

Belur Math, 9 December 1898 • Sri Ramakrishna said to me [at Cossipore], “Wherever you will take me on your shoulders, there I will go

Master: “The feeling of ‘I’ and ‘mine’ is ignorance. People say that Rani Rasmani built the Kali temple; but nobody says it was the work

When I say “I,” I mean this spirit. Close your eyes and see what picture appears when you think of your “I.” Is it the