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although there are other possibilities of attaining liberation directly by the grace of God. A liberated soul is no more likely to be reborn to enjoy worldly life as a burnt seed no more sprouts.
2 Ibid. p. 185.
3 lbid. pp. 457, 458.
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Ramakṛṣṇa enumerates the requirements of spiritual life and says that Faith, Resignation to God, Truth, Abstinence, Discrimination, Indifference, Perseverance, Bhakti are absolutely necessary for concentrating the mind on God.' He also stresses the need of Yogic and spiritual practices like concentration and meditation for the final state." He also preaches the necessity of experiencing God in all forms. He had realised the same identical nature of God in all religions, and therefore, he believes that in essence all the religions are similar and their God is the same although He is differently described.3 God appears in infinite forms and He can be approached in any of these forms. In whatever form and name one may worship Him, through that he will realise Him. Thus, Ramakṛṣṇa relieved religion of the barriers of the orthodox religion and preached that any body can attain emancipation irrespective of his caste, status, religion, language, race, and colour provided that he cultivates singular and pure devotion to God by renouncing lust for worldly objects of enjoyment and fame.
1 Sayings of Shri Ramakrishna, pp. 159, 164, 168, 169, 170, 173, 178.
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