You may say that there are many errors and superstitions in another religion. I should reply: Suppose there are. Every religion has errors. Everyone thinks that his watch alone gives the correct time. It is enough to have yearning for God. It is enough to love Him and feel attracted to Him: Don't you know that God is the Inner Guide? He sees the longing of our heart and the yearning of our soul. Suppose a man has several sons. The older boys address him distinctly as 'Baba' or 'Papa', but the babies can at best call him 'Ba' or 'Pa'. Now, will the father be angry with those who address him in this indistinct way? The father knows that they too are calling him, only they cannot pronounce his name well. All children are the same to the father. Likewise, the devotees call on God alone, though by different names. They call on one Person only. God is one, but His names are many.
~ Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Puteti sa spuneti ca exista multe erori si superstitii in alte religii. Dar eu o sa va raspund: sa spunem ca asa e. Fiecare religie are erori. Fiecare considera ca ceasul lui arata ora corecta. Este suficient sa ni-l dorim pe Dumnezeu. Este suficient sa-l iubim si sa fim atrasi de El: nu stiti ca Dumnezeu este Ghidul Interior? El vede dorul din inima si sufletul nostru. Sa spunem ca un om are mai multi copii. Baiatul mai mare il striga ”Tata”, dar copii mici pot sa-i spuna „Ta”. Acum, se va supara tatal pe cei care nu i se adreseaza cu numele intreg? Tatal stie ca si ei il striga tot pe el, doar ca ei inca nu pot pronunta numele lui bine. Toti copii sunt la fel pentru tata. La fel, credinciosii il cheama pe Dumnezeu, dupa multe nume. Dar ei chema aceiasi Persoana de fapt. Dumnezeu este unul dar numele Lui sunt multe.
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa
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