Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk and philosopher (1863 to 1902); chief disciple of Ramakrishna; a major figure in bringing Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world in the late 19th century.
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No religion should convert another; each should assimilate the spirit of the others and keep its own individuality
The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth.
en.wikisource.orgSaid 27 Sept 1893This on korrents
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Superstition is a great enemy of humankind, but bigotry is worse
Superstition is a great enemy of man, but bigotry is worse.
en.wikisource.orgSaid 19 Sept 1893This on korrents
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No religion should convert another; each should assimilate the spirit of the others and keep its own individuality
The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist, nor a Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve his individuality and grow according to his own law of growth.
Address at the Final Session, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 27 Sept 1893
Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possession of any church
It has proved to the world that holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character.
Address at the Final Session, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 27 Sept 1893
Superstition is a great enemy of humankind, but bigotry is worse
Superstition is a great enemy of man, but bigotry is worse.
Paper on Hinduism, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 19 Sept 1893
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Science is nothing but the finding of unity
Science is nothing but the finding of unity.
Paper on Hinduism, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 19 Sept 1893
In the Hindu view, people travel not from error to truth but from lower to higher truth
To the Hindu, man is not travelling from error to truth, but from truth to truth, from lower to higher truth.
Paper on Hinduism, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 19 Sept 1893
Those who do not need images in worship have no right to call them wrong
It is not that this help is necessary for every one, but those that do not need it have no right to say that it is wrong.
Paper on Hinduism, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 19 Sept 1893
All religions should be accepted as true, not merely tolerated
I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true.
Response to Welcome, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 11 Sept 1893
Sectarianism, bigotry and fanaticism have filled the earth with violence and held human society back
Sectarianism, bigotry, and its horrible descendant, fanaticism, have long possessed this beautiful earth. They have filled the earth with violence, drenched it often and often with human blood, destroyed civilisation and sent whole nations to despair. Had it not been for these horrible demons, human society would be far more advanced than it is now.
Response to Welcome, Parliament of Religions, Chicago (1893) Said 11 Sept 1893
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