If the Brahman is manifested in one man, thousands of men advance, finding their way out in that light.
Only the knowers of Brahman are the spiritual teachers of mankind. This is corroborated by all scriptures and by reason too.
It is only the selfish Brahmins who have introduced into this country the system of hereditary Gurus, which is against the Vedas and against the Shastras. Hence it is that even through their spiritual practice men do not now succeed in perfecting themselves or in realising Brahman.
To remove all this corruption in religion, the Lord has incarnated Himself on earth in the present age in the person of Shri Ramakrishna. The universal teachings that he offered, if spread all over the world, will do good to humanity and the world.
Not for many a century past has India produced so great, so wonderful, a teacher of religious synthesis.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Conversations and Dialogues,
recorded by Sharat Chandra Chakravarty
Only the knowers of Brahman are the spiritual teachers of mankind. This is corroborated by all scriptures and by reason too.
It is only the selfish Brahmins who have introduced into this country the system of hereditary Gurus, which is against the Vedas and against the Shastras. Hence it is that even through their spiritual practice men do not now succeed in perfecting themselves or in realising Brahman.
To remove all this corruption in religion, the Lord has incarnated Himself on earth in the present age in the person of Shri Ramakrishna. The universal teachings that he offered, if spread all over the world, will do good to humanity and the world.
Not for many a century past has India produced so great, so wonderful, a teacher of religious synthesis.
- Swami Vivekananda,
Conversations and Dialogues,
recorded by Sharat Chandra Chakravarty
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