PROPAGATE THE MASTER AND HIS MESSAGE WORLDWIDE WITH FIERY MISSIONARY ZEAL

PROPAGATE THE MASTER AND HIS MESSAGE WORLDWIDE WITH FIERY MISSIONARY ZEAL

Swamiji wanted the conquest of the world through Hinduism. As such he emphasised on aggression in terms of missionary zeal to bring it about. Swamiji said that either Hindus would conquer the world through the propagation of the Dharma or perish as a race shoild thry fail. He had grave doubts about how far 'the religion of the Bengalīs' would go. Towards the end of his life he was in deep distress that his work was to remain unfinished. That his followers have failed him largely---despite seminal achievements of theirs in philanthropy---in this missionary work is no secret and the consequences we are bearing as a race. Of course there have been political reasons for it and the general apathy of the lay devotees largely in giving shape to his ideas and ideals, but his monastic mission has also been rather meek, apologetic and passive in carrying out their General's plans. We now need to outgrow these self-imposed limitations, break through the barriers and with fiery fervour need to bring home Thakur-Ma-Swamiji to the masses in the motherland that is India and in the motherland that is the wide world. 🕉 Hindu!

Written by Sugata Bose