Swami Vivekananda

[Guest guest]

" It is in love that religion exists and not in ceremony, in the pure

and sincere love in the heart. Unless a man is pure in body and mind,

his coming into a temple and worshiping Shiva is useless. The prayers

of those that are pure in mind and body will be answered by Shiva, and

those that are impure and yet try to teach religion to others will

fail in the end. External worship is only a symbol of internal

worship; but internal worship and purity are the real things. Without

them, external worship would be of no avail. Therefore you must all

try to remember this. "