PDF - Swami Vivekananda

Religion of The Twentieth Centurysions of modern scientific researches ;a religionwhich will harmonize with the monisticphilosophy, and every step of which shall befounded u,pon the solid rock of truth, unassailableby the critics whether of higher or oflower order.As the spirit and ideal of modernscience have been absolute freedom of thoughtand independence of the authority of books orpersonalities and as its sole object has been thediscovery of truth and the worship of nothingbut Truth, so shall be the spirit, ideal andobject of that religion which will be fitted forthe present century, which shall stand on theadamantine rock of truths, already discoveredby modern science. That true religion willreign supreme over the minds of all the seekersafter Truth, who live in the present century.In that religion of science there will be noscheme of salvation ;no dogma of heaven orhell ;no fear of eternal punishment.The spiritualistic movement and the researchesof the Psychical Societies have already21