Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitatio…

Swami Vivekananda
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Religion is not an imitation of Jesus or Mohammed. Even if an imitation is good, it is never genuine. Be not an imitation of Jesus, but be Jesus, You are quite as great as Jesus, Buddha, or anybody else. If we are not ... we must struggle and be. I would not be exactly like Jesus. It is unnecessary that I should be born a Jew. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2015). The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, p.438, Manonmani Publishers
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