A Comprehensive Collection - Swami Vivekananda

"VEDANTA. 401old order of things is vanishing, giving way to a new orderof Mamof- things, which is the worship of gold, the worshipmon. Thus this old crude system of religion, was betterthan the modern system of religion, namely, competitionand gold. No nation, however strong, can stand on suchfoundations, and the history of the world tells us that all.that had similar foundations are dead and gone.i(Jrf lEhefirstplace, Jtvehave to stop the incoming of such a wavein India. Therefore, preach the Advaita to every one, sothatreligion may withstand the shock of modern science.Not only so, you will have to help others :your thought willhelp out Europe and America. But, above all, let me oncemore remind you that here is practical work, and the firstpart of that is to go down to the sinking millions of India,Take them by the hand, remembering the words of LordKrishna :Even in this life they have conquered heaven whosemindsare firm fixed in this sameness, for God ispure andthe same to all ; therefore, such are said to be living inGod."26