6 May :
6 May 1894 : Swami Vivekananda left NY for Boston.
6 May 1895 : Letter to Alasinga : Now I will tell you my discovery. All
of religion is contained in the Vedanta, that is, in the three stages
of the Vedanta philosophy, the Dvaita, Vishishtadvaita and Advaita; one
comes after the other. These are the three stages of spiritual growth in
man. Each one is necessary. This is the essential of religion:
the Vedanta, applied to the various ethnic customs and creeds of India,
is Hinduism. The first stage, i.e. Dvaita, applied to the ideas of the
ethnic groups of Europe, is Christianity; as applied to the Semitic
groups, Mohammedanism. The Advaita, as applied in its Yoga-perception
form, is Buddhism etc. Now by religion is meant the Vedanta; the
applications must vary according to the different needs, surroundings,
and other circumstances of different nations. You will find that
although the philosophy is the same, the Shaktas, Shaivas, etc. apply it
each to their own special cult and forms. Now, in your journal write
article after article on these three systems, showing their harmony as
one following after the other, and at the same time keeping off the
ceremonial forms altogether. That is, preach the philosophy, the
spiritual part, and let people suit it to their own forms.
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