Guest guest Posted July 12, 2005 Report Share Posted July 12, 2005 Dear Madhavananda Prabhu. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. With all due respect, but Aldous Huxley?! Evil, demons? Why would any devotee want to hear his words? I mean, I'm sure he is considered to be quite smart by some, but still.... Why would you want to know the reference for statements of Aldous Huxley? Would you care to explain the purpose for that? I'm really curious. Is there no way to use Srila Prabhupada's statements to prove the same points? ys gnd > I'm trying to find the reference for the following statement accredited to > Aldous Huxley: > > "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. . . . 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." > > 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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