Statement (1968) as quoted in Sathya Sai Speaks Volume VIII, p. 99f
“Many are the names of God, and infinite the forms that lead us to know Him. In whatsoever name or form you desire to call Him, in that very form and name you will see Him.”
Saying 5; variant translation: More are the names of God and infinite are the forms through which He may be approached. In whatever name and form you worship Him, through them you will realize Him.
Râmakrishna : His Life and Sayings (1898)
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Quoted in "A Garden of Deeds: Ramacharitmanas, a Message of Human Ethics", p. 5
“What’s your name, then?
”Tessa looked at him in disbelief. “What’s my name?”
“Don’t you know it?”
Variant: Tessa looked at him in disbelief. "what's my name?"
"don't you know it?
Source: Clockwork Angel
“A devotee sees only the Lord in all names and forms.”
Conquest of Fear (c-1960)
“God is the same, even though He has a thousand names; it is up to us to select a name for Him.”
Source: By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept
“God is not the name of God, but an opinion about Him.”
The Ring (c. 120).
If "The Ring" refers to the work "The Ring of Sixtus", it is highly unlikely that these quotes are attributed correctly. It is widely believed that "The Ring of Sixtus" was written by a Pythagorean philosopher.