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Swami Vivekananda

Indian philosopher and spiritual leader cited in discussions of religious experience.

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Also known as Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda

First appearance: Lecture VIII: Pragmatism and Religion

Swami Vivekananda shows up with force in Lecture VII: Pragmatism and Humanism. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Vivekananda's mystical One is cited as an example of the rationalist conception of an absolute, timeless reality.
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