Swami Vivekananda Essence Quotations

Gita and Ganga constitute the essence of Hinduism; one its theory and the other its practice.

The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.

BY the study of different RELIGIONS we find that in essence they are one.

All law has its essence in causation.

The essence of our Faith consists simply in this freedom of the Ishta.

Think day and night, I am of the essence of that Supreme Existence, Knowledge, Bliss-what fear and anxiety have I? This body, mind, and intellect are all transient, and That which is beyond these is myself.

For a time it seemed inevitable that the surging tide of agnosticism and materialism would sweep all before it. There were those who did not dare utter what they thought. Many thought the case hopeless and the cause of religion lost once and for ever. But the tide has turned and to the rescue has come - what? The study of comparative religions. By the study of different religions we find that in essence they are one.