Guest guest Posted July 30, 1999 Report Share Posted July 30, 1999 Hello Everyone ! Swami Yogeshananda Hari Om ! Another Auspicious day ! On July 30, 1818, was born Emily Bronte, novelist, author of 'Wuthering Heights'. The following are some brief excerpts from: " Early Victorian Novelists " , Lord David Cecil, published by: Constable & Co. Ltd. London 1934 ____________________ " ....Emily Bronte's vision of life does away with the ordinary antitheses between good and evil. To call some aspects of life good and some evil is to accept some experiences and to reject others. But it is an essential trait of Emily Bronte's attitude that it accepts all experience... " " ....She was, like Blake, a mystic. She had on certain occasions in her life known moments of vision - far and away the most profound of her experiences - in which her eyes seemed opened to behold a transcendental reality usually hidden from mortal sight... " " ...She does not even see suffering, pitiful, individual man in conflict with unfeeling, impersonal, ruthless natural forces, like Hardy. Men and nature to her are equally living and in the same way. To her an angry man and an angry sky are just not metaphorically alike, they are actually alike in kind; different manifestations of a single spiritual reality.... " ____________________ Re: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 19:41:49 EDT Premadevi Re: Rules of Hinduism In a message dated 7/29/99 1:42:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vivekananda writes: << What are the main commandments of Hinduism? >> Isn't " Hinduism " too broad a term to use? Jody Comment from Tom: I believe that 'Hinduism' means [in a collective sense] the 'faiths of Hindustan'. We will notice how, for instance, Christianity is practiced in different parts of the world. The exhuberant and uninhibited expresssion of Afro-American Baptists, in the deep south of the United States, has little in common with the austere and reserved services of the Church of England...and yet they are all Christians. Also, we see Islam, practised by Turkish Moslems, is totally different from that of the sub-continent. In other words, it is the 'land' of India which places it's unique stamp upon all expresions of devotion. That is 'Hinduism' ! om shanthi om, Tom ____ 123India - India's Premier Search Engine Get your Free Email Account at http://www.123india.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 1999 Report Share Posted July 30, 1999 In a message dated 7/30/99 4:50:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time, omtatsat writes: << Isn't " Hinduism " too broad a term to use? Jody Comment from Tom: I believe that 'Hinduism' means [in a collective sense] the 'faiths of Hindustan'. We will notice how, for instance, Christianity is practiced in different parts of the world. The exhuberant and uninhibited expresssion of Afro-American Baptists, in the deep south of the United States, has little in common with the austere and reserved services of the Church of England...and yet they are all Christians. Also, we see Islam, practised by Turkish Moslems, is totally different from that of the sub-continent. In other words, it is the 'land' of India which places it's unique stamp upon all expresions of devotion. That is 'Hinduism' ! om shanthi om, Tom >> Tim, I appreciate your response to my question regarding Hinduism, but there are some very specific definitions within the Vedanta system as regards that question. I would prefer to read more factual material than opinions. I tend to disregard opinions. Jody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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