Vivekananda Mailing List- 9/15/02

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These two views, though they seem to be contradictory, can be

reconciled on a third basis, which, to my mind, is the real germ of

religion, and that I propose to call the struggle to transcend the

limitations of the senses. Either, man goes to seek for the spirits

of his ancestors, the spirits of the dead, that is, he wants to get a

glimpse of what there is after the body is dissolved, or, he desires

to understand the power working behind the stupendous phenomena of

nature. Whichever of these is the case, one thing is certain, that he

tries to transcend the limitations of the senses. He cannot remain

satisfied with his senses; he wants to go beyond them.