MUKHERJI: “It is good to read sacred books like the Gitā.”
MASTER: “But what will you gain by mere reading?
Some have heard of milk, some have seen it, and there are some, besides, who have drunk it.
God can indeed be seen; what is more, one can talk to Him.
“The first stage is that of the beginner. He studies and hears.
Second is the stage of the struggling aspirant.
He prays to God, meditates on Him, and sings His name and glories.
The third stage is that of the perfect
soul. He has seen God, realized Him directly and immediately in his inner Consciousness.
Last is the stage of the supremely perfect, like Chaitanya. Such a devotee establishes a definite relationship with God, looking on
Him as his Son or Beloved.”
- The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna.
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