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Contents
INDEX.....
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LECTURE THE SIXTH.
THE FINAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE VEDA.
Death and future life in paradise-Early notions of
Hell-The idea of retribution-Limit of reward for
good deeds-The notion of "death-anew," or "re-
death "How comes the belief in transmigration-
Hindu doctrine of transmigration-The method of
transmigration-The doctrine of karma, or spiritual
evolution-How transmigration and karma appear
to Western minds-The pessimist theory of life-
Cause of Hindu pessimism-Pessimism and the per-
fect principle (Brahma)-Dualistic pessimism-
Salvation through realisation of one's own Brahma-
hood-The conception of the atman, "breath," as
life principle-Atman, the soul of the Universe-
Brahma, the spiritual essence of the Universe-
Fusion of Ātman and Brahma-Māyā, or the world
an illusion-The unknowableness of Brahma-
Emerson's poem on the Brahma-The fulness of
Brahma: a story of Yajnavalkya and his wife Mai-
treyi-Transition from philosophy to piety-Hindu
asceticism-Professor Huxley's critique of asceti-
ism-Pilgrim's progress under the religion of Brahma
-Investiture and disciplehood-The life of the
householder-The life of the forest-dweller and
wandering ascetic-Ultima Thule....
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