«God can be realized through all paths. All religions are true. The important thing is to reach the roof. You can reach 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.»

Ramakrishna*

* (Kamarpukur, Bengal Presidency, British India 18-Feb-1836 / Calcutta, Bengal Presidency
16-Aug-1886).
Ramakrishna was born in a poor Brahmin , Vaishnava family in rural Bengal. He became a priest of the Dakshineswar Kali Temple, dedicated to the goddess Kali, which had the influence of the main strands of Bengali bhakti tradition. His religious school of thought led to the formation of the Ramakrishna Mission by his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda,