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It is more fully developed in the Upanishads. In them occurs the classical sentence so frequently quoted in later literature, which declares that the absolute being is the "one [thing] without a second."[19] [Sidenote: The Gita.] The book which perhaps above all others has molded the mind of India in more recent days is the Bhagavad Gita, or Song of the Holy One. IT IS MORE FULLY DEVELOPED IN THE OPEN SHIRTS IN THEM ACCUSS THE CLASSICAL SENTENCE SO FREQUENTLY QUOTED IN LATER LITERATURE WHICH DECLARES THAT THE ABSOLUTE BEING IS THE ONE THING WITHOUT A SECOND THE BOOK WHICH PERHAPS ABOVE ALL OTHERS HAVE MOLDED THE MIND OF INDIA IN MORE RECENT DAYS IS THE BUGHUTA OR SONG OF THE HOLY ONE
t in all human minds.[17] There is not--perhaps there could not be--consistency in the statements of the relation of the seeming to the real. In most of the older books a practical or conventional existence is admitted of the self in each man, but not a real existence. But when the conception is fully formulated the finite world is not admitted to exist save as a mere illusion. All phenomena are a play--a play without plot or purpose, which the absolute plays with itself.[18] This is surely transcendent transcendentalism. One regrets that speculation did not take one step more, and declare that the illusion was itself illusory. Then we should have gone round the circle, and returned to _sensus communis_. We must be pardoned if we seem to speak disrespectfully of such fantastic speculations; we desire rather to speak regretfully of the many generations of men which successively occupied themselves with such unprofitable dreams; for this kind of thought is traceable even from Vedic days. SO THE ONESELF IS PRESENT IN ALL HUMAN MINDS THERE IS NOT PERHAPS THERE COULD NOT BE CONSISTENCY IN THE STATEMENTS OF THE RELATION OF THE SEEMING TO THE REAL IN MOST OF THE OLDER BOOKS A PRACTICAL OR CONVENTIONAL EXISTENCE IS ADMITTED OF THE SELF IN EACH MAN BUT NOT A REAL EXISTENCE BUT WHEN THE CONCEPTION IS FULLY FORMULATED THE FINITE WORLD IS NOT ADMITTED TO EXIST SAVE AS A MERE ILLUSION ALL PHENOMENA ARE A PLAY A PLAY WITHOUT PLOT OR PURPOSE REACH THE ABSOLUTE PLACE WITH ITSELF THIS IS SURELY TRANSCENDENT TRANSCENDENTALISM ONE REGRETS THAT SPECULATION DID NOT TAKE ONE STEP MORE AND DECLARED THAT THE ILLUSION WAS ITSELF ILLUSORY THEN WE SHOULD HAVE GONE ROUND THE CIRCLE AND RETURNED THE SENSES COMMUNIS WE MUST BE PARDONED IF WE SEEM TO SPEAK DISRESPECTFULLY OF SUCH FANTASTIC SPECULATIONS WE DESIRE RATHER TO SPEAK REGRETFULLY OF THE MANY GENERATIONS OF MEN WHICH SUCCESSIVELY OCCUPIED THEMSELVES WITH SUCH UNPROFITABLE DREAMS BUT THIS KIND OF THOUGHT IS TRACEABLE EVEN FROM BATHING DAYS
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