Friday, September 30, 2011

I WOULD HAVE NO NAME FOR THEE. THE NEAREST I CAN USE IS I


.. Do not say "God". Do not say "Thou". Say "I". The language of [dualism] says, "God, Thou, my Father." The language of [non-dualism] says, "Dearer unto me than I am myself. I would have no name for Thee. The nearest I can use is I....

- Swami Vivekananda
 (Delivered in San Francisco, March 23, 1900) The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 1/Lectures And Discourses/The Soul And God

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