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Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India February 1925

1925

In the previous verse we find the mention of four classes of devotees of whom the Jnani or the man of wisdom whom He regards as the best is spoken of as being dear to the Lord and the Lord being dear to him. [...] The man of action (Karma Yogin) the devotee (Bhakta) and the man of wisdom (Jnani) must all endeavour to reach this goal and to the extent to which the followers of the various religions realise this Dharma in their lives will all fanaticism and fights in the name of religion diappear and the reign of universal peace and harmony will be inaugurated in the world." A CHAPTER IN THE RELIGIOUS [...] Then another work done by the Raja was the transltion into Bengali of some of the principal Upanishads as also the publication of a critical study of the Bible and of the Koran for the benefit of the Christians and Mohamedans respectively. [...] There could be no eating and drinking and no use of vulgar language in the prayer-hall and that no sermon preaching discourse prayer or hymns be delivered made or used in such worship but such as have a tendency to the promotion of the contemplation of the Author and Preserver of the universe to the promotion of charity morality piety benevolence virtue and strengthening of the bonds of un [...] And hence the call of the great scriptures of the world—'Seek ye first the kingdom of God within.' Thus we have to wake up to the domain of the Spirit by giving up the life of the senses that we are adhering to.
philosophy religion
Pages
54
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.120002
Segment Pages Author Actions
With Swami Turiyananda at Kurukshetra
49-56 Swami Atulananda view
Occasional Notes
56-64 unknown view
Dear to the Lord
64-70 Brahmachari Chaitanya view
A Chapter in the Religious Movement of India
70-75 Mani Majumdar view
Inner Awakening
76-81 Swami Prabhavananda view
The Social Reform in India
82-84 unknown view
Sri Krishna and Uddhava
84-88 unknown view
Reviews and Notices
88-93 unknown view
News and Notes
93-96 unknown view

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