Monday, February 3, 2020

Divinity of Man

I propound a philosophy which can serve as a basis to every possible religious system in the world, and my attitude towards all of them is one of extreme sympathy -- my teaching is antagonistic to none. 

I direct my attention to the individual, to make him strong, to teach him that he himself is divine, and I call upon men to make themselves conscious of this divinity within. 
That is really the ideal -- conscious or unconscious -- of every religion. 

                - Swami Vivekananda, 
                  ‘West Minster Gazette’ 
                    Interview (23rd October 1895)

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