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[Guest guest]

One of the disciples of

Krishna, the then Emperor of India, was driven from his kingdom by his

enemies and had to take shelter with his queen, in a forest in the

Himalayas and there one day the queen asked how it was that he, the most

virtuous of men, should suffer so much misery. Yudhishthira answered, " Be

hold, my queen, the Himalayas, how grand and beautiful they are; I love

them. They do not give me any- thing but my nature is to love the grand,

the beautiful, therefore I love them. Similarly, I love the Lord. He is the

source of all beauty, of all sublimity. He is the only object to beloved;

my nature is to love Him, and therefore I love. I do not pray for any-

thing; I do not ask for anything. Let Him place me wherever He likes. I

must love Him for love's sake. I cannot trade in love. "

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Sept 19: Paper on Hinduism

 

 

 

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