Truth is One

"The Master [Sri Ramakrishna] said that one day he sat in a parlor room at Dakshineswar, where a painting of Mary and baby Jesus was hanging; and intently studied that image, thinking of the wonderful life of Jesus. Just then he saw the picture become animate and luminous. Rays of light emanated from the bodies of Mother Mary and the child Jesus, entering his heart and revolutionizing his mental attitudes. … After he returned to the Dakshineswar temple garden, the Master remained uninterruptedly absorbed in meditation on those experiences pertaining to Jesus. He completely forgot to visit the Divine Mother in the temple. The waves of Christian faith that swayed him lasted for three days. When the Master was walking in the Panchavati at the end of the third day, he saw a beautiful but unfamiliar godman with a fair complexion advancing towards him, gazing at him steadily. … The Master was charmed by the unique divine expression on his serene face and wondered who he could be. Very soon after that the figure drew near, and a voice from within told him, 'This is Jesus Christ, the great yogi, the loving Son of God who is one with his Father, who shed his heart's blood and suffered torture for the salvation of humanity.' Then the godman Jesus embraced the Master and merged into him. In ecstasy, the Master lost external consciousness and his mind remained united with Saguna Brahman for some time. With this vision, the Master became convinced that Jesus was truly a divine incarnation." —Swami Saradananda, Sri Ramakrishna and His Divine Play, p 355-6

Truth is One lecture by Swami Chetanananda

Prayer 
of Unity

May He who is 

Father in Heaven of the Christians, 

Holy One of the Jewish faith, 

Allah of the Muslims, 

Buddha of the Buddhists, 

Dao of the Chinese faith, 

Great Spirit of Native Americans, 

Ahura Mazda of the Zoroastrians, 

and Brahman of the Hindus, 

lead us from the unreal to the real, 

from darkness to light and from death to immortality. 

May the all loving being manifest himself unto us, 

and grant us abiding understanding and all consuming divine love. 

OM shanti, shanti, shanti, 

peace, peace, peace be unto us all.