“Sri Ramakrishna was a perfect soul. Certainly one can be free from sin by confessing it to one like him. And one thing more, if at a certain place people talk of virtue and vice, those present there must take a share of those qualities…imagine a man confessed to you his virtue or vice. Whenever you think of that man you will remember his virtuous or sinful acts. And they will thus leave an impression upon your mind.”
(p.37, The Gospel of The Holy Mother, Holy Mother’s conversation with Nalini dt. 22nd July 1918)
“Those who sincerely wish to realize him, do so. In fact, he, the Truth, attracts them to himself. They may not reach him by the same path, however. This Truth, The lord, is the inmost Self of all. He is born in this age as the saviour of humanity. He is born with his disciples in order to preach love, faith, and devotion. He has drawn you to the true path. There is no reason for you to worry.”
(p.255, Letters For Spiritual Seekers, Swami Shivananda’s letter dt.22nd July 1926)