Swami Vivekananda Jayanti

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Namaskar Mitra,

 

12th of January is Swamiji's birthday. To read about his life and excerpts from his works

http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp?cat_name=greatmen&cid=267&sid=51

Here is a letter by him published in the Chicago Daily Tribune of 20 September 1893.

 

" We who come from the East have sat here on the platform day after day and have

been told in a patronizing way that we ought to accept Christianity because

Christian nations are the most prosperous. We look at history and see that the

prosperity of Christian Europe began with Spain. Spain’s prosperity began with

the invasion of Mexico. Christianity wins its prosperity by cutting the throats

of its fellowmen. At such a price Hindus will not have prosperity. I have sat

here today and I have heard the height of intolerance. I have heard the creeds

of the Muslims applauded, when today the Muslim sword is carrying the

destruction into India. Blood and sword are not for the Hindu, whose religion

is based on the laws of love".

 

Cheers & om

sanjeev

 

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