Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated by the Religions of India: Delivered in the Chapter House, Westminster Abbey, in April, May, and June, 1878Scribner, 1879 - 382 pages |
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Aditi Africa Agni ancient animals Aranyaka Aryans asura Atharva-Veda atheism beginning believe body Brahmans breath Brosses Buddhist called concept dawn death deity Devas divine doubt Dyaus exist express fact faith father fetish-worship fetishism finite gods Greek growth heart heaven and earth HENOTHEISM Herakleitos highest Hindu human hymns Ibid idea immortal India Indra infinite invisible knowledge language Latin lectures ligion literature living look lord meaning mind Mitra monotheism moon mountains nature negro never objects ourselves path perceived perception philosophers poets polytheism Pragâpati primitive Purâna races reason religion religious thought Rig-Veda Rita rivers sacred sacrifices Sanskrit savage Savitri seems semi-tangible sense sensuous solar deities soul speak spirit stone supposed supreme Sûrya Sûtras thee things thou tion told translate trees tribes true Upanishads Varuna Veda Vedic Vedic religion Waitz whole word worship Zend Zeus
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Page 305 - Who knows the secret ? who proclaimed it here, Whence, whence this manifold creation sprang? The Gods themselves came later into being- — . Who knows from whence this great creation sprang? . He from whom all this great creation came, Whether his will created or was mute, The Most High Seer that is in highest heaven, He knows it — or perchance even He knows not.
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Page 324 - That Self cannot be gained by the Veda, nor by understanding, nor by much learning. He whom the Self chooses, by him the Self can be gained.
Page 313 - The person that is seen in the eye, that is the Self. This is the immortal, the fearless, this is Brahman.
Page 136 - If he who departs from the body goes to another world, How is it that he comes not back again, restless for love of his kindred? Hence it is only as a means of livelihood that Brahmans have established here All these ceremonies for the dead — there is no other fruit anywhere. The three authors of the Vedas were buffoons, knaves, and demons.