I have too much vigor in my blood for that. In America is the place, the people, the opportunity for everything new . I have become horribly radical. The high voltage of pluck and the thrust of the Western spirit fascinated Vivekananda. Vedanta, in order to be complete, must combine the spirit of the East with that of the West.
Truth is to be realized both through knowledge and experience.
Unselfishness is the greatest virtue, and working for the good of others the highest form of worship. Self-control is the supreme austerity. Our direct experience of the Ultimate is our greatest savior, and the surest sign of direct experience is permanent transformation of character. The most important contribution of the new Vedanta is its practicality. It replaces the humanitarian ideals of compassion and charity with the spiritual precept of service to the living God dwelling in the hearts of all beings.