"The idea of a Personal God has obtained in almost every religion, except a very few. With the exception of the Buddhist and the Jain, perhaps all the religions of the world have the idea of a Personal God, and with it comes the idea of devotion and worship."
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Swami Vivekananda, in [The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 2/Bhakti or Devotion
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Swami Vivekananda
1863 – 1902
Hinduistischer Guru
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