Swami Vivekananda proclaimed, “This is the gist of all worship — to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Shiva in the poor, the weak, and the diseased, really worships Shiva; and, if he sees Shiva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary.” 

Many such inspired utterances of Swami Vivekananda resulted in the genesis of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Mission provides services, such as medical, education and spiritual amongst others, to everyone irrespective of caste, creed and religion.