“The Ideal of a Universal Religion”

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lecture religious discourse

“The Ideal of a Universal Religion” is a lecture by Swami Vivekananda that outlines his vision of a harmonizing, inclusive spiritual ideal drawing from the core truths of all major religions.

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The Ideal of a Universal Religion 0
“The Way to the Realisation of a Universal Religion” 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lecture ⓘ
religious discourse ⓘ
addresses ethical foundations of religion ⓘ
practical spirituality ⓘ
relationship between particular religions and universal truth ⓘ
advocates acceptance rather than mere tolerance ⓘ
harmony among religions ⓘ
mutual respect between faiths ⓘ
associatedWith Neo-Vedanta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ramakrishna–Vivekananda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Swami Vivekananda NERFINISHED ⓘ
critiques religious exclusivism ⓘ
sectarianism ⓘ
emphasizes ethical living ⓘ
spiritual experience over dogma ⓘ
universality of spiritual truths ⓘ
focusesOn core truths of major religions ⓘ
genre religious philosophy ⓘ
spiritual lecture ⓘ
goal to articulate an ideal of universal religion ⓘ
to promote global spiritual unity ⓘ
to reconcile different religious traditions ⓘ
historicalContext late 19th century religious reform movements ⓘ
influenced global perception of Hinduism ⓘ
modern interfaith dialogue ⓘ
influencedBy Vedantic non-dualism ⓘ
teachings of Sri Ramakrishna ⓘ
intendedAudience interfaith audiences ⓘ
seekers of a universal spiritual ideal ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme interfaith understanding ⓘ
religious harmony ⓘ
spiritual inclusivism ⓘ
unity of religions ⓘ
universal religion ⓘ
philosophicalStance inclusivism ⓘ
pluralism ⓘ
universalism ⓘ
positionOnOtherReligions all religions contain partial truth ⓘ
no single religion has a monopoly on truth ⓘ
positionOnPractice individuals may follow their own path while honoring others ⓘ
proposes synthesis of best elements of all religions ⓘ
relatedTo Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vedanta philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ
comparative religion ⓘ
speaker Swami Vivekananda NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Lectures from Colombo to Almora → containsWork → “The Ideal of a Universal Religion” ⓘ
Lectures from Colombo to Almora → containsWork → “The Ideal of a Universal Religion” ⓘ
this entity surface form: “The Way to the Realisation of a Universal Religion”