“It is God alone who has become everything. The world does not exist apart from God. Having studied the Vedas from his guru, Ramachandra felt a spirit of dispassion. He said, ‘If the world is like a dream, one might as well renounce it.’ Dasharatha [his father] became frightened at this. He sent guru Vaishishtha to dissuade Rama.

Vaishishtha said:

‘Rama, why do you talk of giving up the world? Please tell me, does the world exist apart from God?

If you can convince me that the world is not born of God, you may renounce it.’

Rama was silenced; he could give no reply.“All elements are finally dissolved into the ether .

At the time of creation, ether evolves into mahat, and from mahat emerges the ego.

The world is created in this order.

It is the process of involution and evolution.

The devotee accepts everything.

He accepts not only the Indivisible Sat-chit-ananda, but also the phenomenal world and its creatures.

“The yogi, however, treads another path. He reaches the Supreme Atman but does not return.

He becomes united with the Supreme Atman.

Ramakrishna

The gospel of Sri Ramakrishna