[Religion] is not a doctrine, [not] a rule. It is a process. That is all. [Doctrines and rules] are all for exercise. By that exercise we get strong and at last break the bonds and become free. Doctrine is of no use except for gymnastics. ... Through exercise the soul becomes perfect. That exercise is stopped when you say, "I believe."........
- Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered on March 25, 1900, in the San Francisco Bay Area)The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 1/Lectures And Discourses/Mohammed
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