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Common terms and phrasesaccomplish achievement American asceticism Avidya beauty become bestow Bhakti body Brahman Buddha Buddhism calm Christ Christian Science conceive condemn cosmic create creative death desire Destiny Divine doctrine dreams earth earthly East efficiency effort ESSENTIAL MYSTICISM evolution existence express faith flesh forces genius gift gion glorious glory golden Golden Horn greatest guidance happiness harmony heart Heaven Hindu human ideal India infinite inner inspiration living mankind marvelous material material efficiency materialist means meditation mighty myopia nature neurasthenia never Nirvana Non-Desire Occident one's Oriental peace personality physical possessions practice prayer pride qualities quest race religion sacrifice salvation seeks selfish sense slave sorrow soul soul's spiritual spiritual evolution stoicism strange strive success Suez canal task teach Theosophy things thought tion Tristan and Isolde true truth Turk union universe Vedanta vision wealth West wisdom world of matter Popular passagesPage 86 - Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. Page 115 - As a mother at the risk of her life watches over her own child, her only child, so also let every one cultivate a boundless (friendly) mind towards all beings. Page 70 - Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven and all these things shall be added unto you. Page 140 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and love thy neighbor as thyself,' that church will I join with all my heart. Page 21 - American has two very good eyes, a physically analytical mind, and a total ineptness for real thought. Page 7 - Mysticism" is to make clear to the lay mind some of the spiritual problems of humanity—to interpret to Americans the real value of that Oriental mysticism which has been so much... Page 104 - A world that is too busy hunting for material comforts to sit down and think... Page 22 - He has become an idealist without knowing or understanding what he believes. Bibliographic information
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