Guest guest Posted February 20, 2000 Report Share Posted February 20, 2000 But so far, all the plans of religions harmony that have been tried, while proposing to take in all the various views of religion, have, in practice, tried to bind them all down to a few doctrines, and so have produced more new sects, fighting, struggling, and pushing against each other. I have also my little plan. I do not know whether it will work or not, and I want to present it to you for discussion. What is my plan? In the first place I would ask mankind to recognize this maxim, " Do not destroy " . Iconoclastic reformers do no good to the world. Break not, pull not anything down, but build. Help if you can; if you cannot, fold your hands and stand by and see things go on. Do not injure, if you cannot render help. Say not a word against any man's convictions so far as they are sincere. Secondly, take man where he stands, and from there give him a lift. _________________ We continue a lecture called THE IDEAL OF A UNIVERSAL RELIGION. This is a part of a daily study of the lectures and writings of Swami Vivekananda. All lectures are sent out in sequenced form, as he spoke them. Please tell a friend about this Vivekananda Mailing list and study group. To or send a message to sarada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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