Teachings of Swami Vivekananda

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Teachings of Swami Vivekananda

 

 

 

There may be people whose brains have become turned by the Western luxurious ideals; there may be thousands and hundreds of thousands, who have drunk deep of enjoyment, this curse of the West, the senses, the curse of the world, yet for all that, there will be other thousands in this motherland of mine to whom religion will be a reality, and who will be ever ready to give up without counting the cost, if need be. (III. 345)

 

This is the theme of Indian life-work, the burden of her eternal songs, the raison d'être of her very existence - the spiritualization of the human race. In this her life-course she has never deviated, whether the Tartar ruled or the Turk, whether the Mogul ruled or the English. (IV. 315)

 

 

 

Source: The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda.