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He therefore logically called himself an earthly god. Indeed, the Brahman is always logical. He draws conclusions from premises with iron rigor of reasoning; and with side issues he has nothing to do. HE THEREFORE LOGICALLY CALLED HIMSELF AN EARTHLY GOD INDEED THE BRAHMAN IS ALWAYS LOGICAL HE DRAWS CONCLUSIONS FROM PREMISES WITH IRON RIGOUR OF REASONING AND WITH SIDE ISSUES HE HAS NOTHING TO DO
nce. The Brahman, the man of prayer, had made himself indispensable in all sacred rites. He alone--as we have seen--knew the holy text; he alone could rightly pronounce the words of awful mystery and power on which depended all weal or woe. On all religions occasions the priest must be called in, and, on all occasions, implicitly obeyed. For a considerable time the princes straggled against the encroachments of the priests; but in the end they were completely vanquished. Never was sacerdotal tyranny more absolute; the proudest pope in mediæval times never lorded it over Western Christendom with such unrelenting rigor as the Brahmans exercised over both princes and people. The feeling of the priests is expressed in a well-known stanza: "All the world is subject to the gods; the gods are subject to the holy texts; the holy texts are subject to the Brahman; therefore the Brahman is my god." Yes, the sacred man could breathe the spell which made earth and hell and heaven itself to tremble. NTINUALLY EXTENDING ITS INFLUENCE THE BRAHMAN THE MAN OF PRAYER HAS MADE HIMSELF INDISPENSABLE IN ALL SACRED RITES HE ALONE AS WE HAVE SEEN KNEW THE HOLY TEXT HE ALONE COULD RIGHTLY PRONOUNCE THE WORDS OF AWFUL MYSTERY AND POWER ON WHICH DEPENDED ALL WEAL AND WOE ON ALL RELIGIONS OCCASIONS THE PRIEST MUST BE CALLED IN AND ON ALL OCCASIONS IMPLICITLY OBEYED FOR A CONSIDERABLE TIME THE PRINCES STRAGGLED AGAINST THE ENCROACHMENTS OF THE PRIEST BUT IN THE END THEY WERE COMPLETELY VANQUISHED NEVER WAS SAYSOTTL KIVENI MORE ABSOLUTE THE PROUDEST POPE IN MEDIAEVAL TIMES NEVER LAUDED IT OVER WESTERN CLYSANDOM WITH SUCH UNRELINKING RIGOUR AS THE BRAMINCE EXERCISED OVER BOTH PRINCES AND PEOPLE THE FEELING OF THE PRIEST IS EXPRESSED IN A WELL KNOWN STANZA ALL THE WORLD IS SUBJECT TO THE GODS THE GODS ARE SUBJECT TO THE HOLY TEXT THE HOLY TEXTS ARE SUBJECT TO THE BRAHMAN THEREFORE THE BRAHMAN IS MY GOD YES THE SACRED MAN COULD BREATHE THE SPELL WHICH MADE EARTH AND HELL AND HEAVEN ITSELF TO TREMBLE
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