The Hibbert LecturesUniversity Press, 1880 |
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Aditi Agni ancient Aryans Asha asura atheism believe body Brahmans breath Buddhism called concept darkness dawn death deities Devas divine doubt Dyaus everything existence express fact faith father fetishism finite fire forest gods grammatical gender Greek growth heart heaven and earth Henotheism highest Hindu human hymns Ibid immortal India Indra infinite invisible language later Latin literature living look lord meaning mind Mitra monotheism moon mountains nature negroes never objects ourselves path of Rita perceived perception philosophers polytheism Pragâpati praise primitive Purânas recognised religion religious ideas religious thought Rig-Veda rivers root sacred sacrifices Sanskrit savage Savitri seems semi-tangible senses sensuous solar deities speak spirit stone supposed supreme Sûrya Sûtras thee things thou thunder translate tribes true Upanishads Varuna Veda Vedic poets Vedic religion Waitz whole word worship Zend Zeus
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Page 14 - And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
Page 371 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Page 118 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them...
Page 279 - The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining...
Page 265 - My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
Page 223 - And call no man your father upon the earth ; for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
Page 329 - Verily, creatures are not dear, that you may love the creatures; but that you may love the Self, therefore are creatures dear. 'Verily, everything is not dear, that you may love everything; but that you may love the Self, therefore everything is dear. 'Verily, the Self is to be seen, to be heard, to be perceived, to be marked, O Maitreyi! When we see, hear, perceive, and know the Self, then all this is known.
Page 316 - 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.
Page 53 - The religion of the Melanesians consists, as far as belief goes, in the persuasion that there is a supernatural power about, belonging to the region of the unseen ; and, as far as practice goes, in the use of means of getting this power turned to their own benefit. The notion of a Supreme Being is altogether foreign to them, or indeed of any Being occupying a very elevated place in their world
Page 328 - What should I do with that by which I do not become immortal ? What my Lord knoweth (of immortality) , tell that to me.