Teachers and teaching

"When after the rain, water flows from the roof through pipes, it seems to us that water flows out of these pipes, but in reality it falls from the sky. The same phenomenon can be seen with religious teachings taught to us by holy people. It seems to us that this teaching comes from them, but in reality these teachings come from God.

- Sri Ramakrishna (1836-1886, pictured above "in samadhi")