Only Thee. Only Thee.

We must be vigilant on this path.
As we work toward liberation the chains that have bound us,
The Chains we have buried deep within,
Will inevitably resurface.

And what we once thought we had conquered will show its ugly head
And we will be taken aback at our own disdainful actions

And we will sadly wonder how this could be.

We will see, "I am a wretch. I am a wretch.

"Only Thee, Only Thee, can take this from me."
And thus, the battle can be won, once and for all.

But if we have not prepared ourselves well enough,

If we cannot stand up again and fight,

The wretch lives, the wretch lives,

Alas, His Almighty grace cannot be granted.

"The vanished lives of all men are dark with many shames. " -Sri Sri Yukteswarji

God Is One, But His Names Are Many.

"ALLAH"

"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.

"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 Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa