"The essential thing in religion is making the……" — Swami Vivekananda
"The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure; the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, but only the pure in heart can see the King. While we think of the world, it is only the world for us; but let us come to it with the feeling that the world is God, and we shall have God."
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Swami Vivekananda
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