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It is difficult to extract any meaning out of the three first manifestations, when the god became in succession a fish, a boar, and a tortoise. IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXTRACT ANY MEANING OUT OF THE THREE FIRST MANIFESTATIONS WHEN THE GOD BECAME IN SUCCESSION A FISH A BULL AND A TORTOISE
e, does not possess one elevated attribute. If, in the circumstances, society does not become a moral pesthouse it is only because the people continue better than their religion. The human heart, though fallen, is not fiendish. It has still its purer instincts; and, when the legends about abominable gods and goddesses are falling like mildew, these are still to some extent kept alive by the sweet influences of earth and sky and by the charities of family life. When the heart of woman is about to be swept into the abyss her infant's smile restores her to her better self. Thus family life does not go to ruin; and so long as that anchor holds society will not drift on the rocks that stand so perilously near. Still, the state of things is deplorably distressing. [Sidenote: The doctrine of incarnation.] The doctrine of the incarnation is of fundamental importance in Christianity. It seems almost profanation to compare it with the Hindu teaching regarding the Avataras, or descents of Vishnu. S IS THE CHIEF DEITY TO AT LEAST A HUNDRED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DOES NOT POSSESS ONE ELEVATED ATTRIBUTE IF IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SOCIETY DOES NOT BECOME A MORAL PEST HOUSE IT IS ONLY BECAUSE THE PEOPLE CONTINUE BETTER THAN THEIR RELIGION THE HUMAN HEART THOUGH FALLEN IS NOT FIENDISH IT HAS STILL ITS PURE INSTINCTS AND WHEN THE LETTONS ABOUT ABOMINABLE GODS AND GODDESSES ARE FALLING LIKE MILDEW THESE ARE STILL TO SOME EXTENT KEPT ALIVE BY THE SWEET INFLUENCES OF EARTH AND SKY AND BY THE CHARITIES OF FAMILY LIFE WHEN THE HEART OF WOMAN IS ABOUT TO BE SWEPT INTO THE ABYSS HER INFANT SMILE BESTOWES HER TO HER BETTER SELF AS FAMILY LIFE DOES NOT GO TO RUIN AND SO LONG AS THAT ANCHOR HOLD SOCIETY WILL NOT DRIFT ON THE ROCKS THAT STAND SO PERILOUSLY NEAR STILL THE STATE OF THINGS IS DEPLORABLY DISTRESSING THE DOCTRINE OF THE INCARNATION IS OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE AND CHRISTIANITY IT SEEMS ALMOST PROFANATION TO COMPARE IT WITH THE HINTOO TEACHING REGARDING THE ALTHARAUS OR THE SCENTS OFFISH SNU
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