Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 > I'm trying to find the reference for the following statement accredited to > Aldous Huxley: The Devils of Loudon, Harper & Row (1952): > > "The effects which follow the constant and intense concentration upon evil > are always disastrous. Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but > against the demons in others, never succeed in making the world better, but > leave it either as it was, or sometimes even perceptibly worse than it was > before the crusade began. By thinking primarily of evil we tend, however > excellent our intentions, to create occasions for evil to manifest itself. . p192 > . . No man can concentrate his attention upon evil, or even the idea of > evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the demon than for Godliness > is exceedingly dangerous. Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by > the wickedness which he attributes to his enemies; it becomes sort of a part > of him." p260 > > If anyone has any idea what book or article this originally appeared in > please let me know. > > Thank you. > > Das anudas, Madhavananda Das > -------------------------------- > www.gopaljiu.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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