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The Mission of the Brahmo Samaj or the Theistic Church of Modern India

1910

The word is ushered into existence by the will of the speaker and can be justly said to be from the speaker in the speaker and of the speaker yet it is not the speaker; but is only an infinitesimal manifestation of the energy of the speaker. [...] As the result of the combination of the two the progress of humanity on the whole has been slow; and we need not mourn over the fact or ascribe it to the essential wickedness of the human mind. [...] What the solitary nest is to the frightened bird ( 40 ) what the shady bush in the forest is to the arrostriken deer what the safe harbour is to the passeners of a tempest-tossed ship what the mother's bosom is to the suffering child the same is the peaceful shelter at the feet of the Supreme Being. [...] In this loving communion with the Supreme lies the germ of another faith which is also a marked feature of the faith of the Theistic Church of India ; namely the faith in the immortality of the soul. [...] Even now visit any of the places of pilgrimage during the days of noted gatherings; be a silent observer; mark the sayings and doings of the multitudes that gather from distant"( t6 ) parts of the country; try to gather the histories of the poor men and women who have assembled there; and you will be struck by tthe earnestness the fervour the spirit of self-sacrifice and the depth of conviction
philosophy religion
Pages
118
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.142542
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-iii Sivanath Sastri view
Preface
iv-iv Sivanath Sastri view
The Church Idea
1-11 unknown view
Theism Defined
11-19 unknown view
The Universal and the Local in Religion
19-28 unknown view
Loving Communion with the Supreme the essence of spiritual life
29-36 unknown view
The duty of habitual communion
36-44 unknown view
Loving Communion as a Fountain of Life
44-48 unknown view
The Immortality of the Soul
48-50 unknown view
The Social Mission of the Theistic Church
50-67 unknown view
Objections Answered
67-99 unknown view
Recapitulation
99-106 unknown view

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