Different people call on [God] by different names: some as Allah, some as God, and others as Krishna, Siva, and Brahman. It is like the water in a lake. Some drink it at one place and call it 'jal', others at another place and call it 'pani', and still others at a third place and call it 'water'. The Hindus call it 'jal', the Christians 'water', and the Moslems 'pani'. But it is one and the same thing.

All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reahc it by stone stairs or by wooden stairs or by bamboo steps or by a rope. You can also climb up by a bamboo pole.

One should not think, 'My religion alone is the right path and other religions are false.' God can be realized by means of all paths. It is enough to have sincere yearning for God. Infinite are the paths and infinite are the opinions.

Not a leaf moves expect by the will of God. Where is man's free will? ... 'O Mother, I am the machine and Thou art the Operator, I am the chariot and Thou art the Driver. I move as Thou movest me; I do as Thou makest me do'

Is it possible to understand God's actions and His motives?
He creates, He preserves, and He destroys. Can we ever understand why He destroys? I say to the Divine Mother. 'O Mother, I do not need to understand. Please give me love for Thy Lotus Feet'. The aim of human loife is to attain bhakti. As for other things, the Mother knows best.

If a man has faith in God, then even if he has commited the most heinous sins - such as killing a cow, a brahmin, or a woman - he will certainly be saved through his faith. Let him say to God, 'O Lord, I will not repeat such an action', and he need not be afraid of anything.

It is said that truthfulness alone constitutes the spiritual discipline of the Kaliyuga. If a man clings tenciously to truth he ultimately realizes God.

The path of knowledge leads to Truth, as does the path that combines knowledge and love. The path of love, too, leads to this goal. The way of love is as true as the way of knowledge. all paths ultimately lead to the same Truth. But as long as God keeps the feeling of ego in us, it is easier to follow the path of love.

Perform your duties in an unselfish spirit. Always try to perform your duties without desiring any result. All, without exception, perform work. Even to chant the name and glories of God is work, as is meditation of the non-dualist on "I am He". Breathing is also an activity. There is no way of renouncing work altogether. So do you work, but surrender the result to God.

At the beginning of religious life man makes much ado about work, but as his mind dives deeper into God, he becomes less active. Last of all comes the renumciation of work, followed by samadhi.

In the kaliyuga, man, being totally dependent on food for life, cannot altogether shake off the idea that he is the body. In this state of mind it is not proper for him to say: 'I am He'. When a man does all sorts of worldly things,he should not say, 'I am Brahman'. Those who cannot give up attachment to worldly things, and who find no means to shake off the feeling of 'I', should rather cherish the idea, 'I am God's servant; I am His devotee.' One can also realize God by following the path of devotion.

People speak of doing good to the world. Is the world such a small thing? And who are you, pray, to do good to the world? First realize God, see Him by means of spiritual discipline. If He imparts power, then you can do good to others, otherwise not.

Man cannot really help the world. God alone does that - He who has created the sun and the moon, who has put love for their children in parents' hearts, endowed noble souls with compassion, and holy men and devotees with divine love. The man who works for others, without any selfish motive, really does good to himself.