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[14] But, as has been already noted, a strain of pantheism existed in the Hindu mind from early times. Accordingly, these hermit sages, these mystic dreamers, soon came to identify the human soul with God. BUT AS HAS BEEN ALREADY NOTED A STRAIN OF PHEISM EXISTED IN THE HINGU MIND FROM EARLY TIMES ACCORDINGLY THESE HERMITAGES THESE MYSTIC DREAMERS SOON CAME TO IDENTIFY THE HUMAN SOUL WITH GOD
. By and for these recluses were gradually composed the Aranyakas, or forest treatises; and out of these grew a series of more regular works, called Upanishads.[13] At least two hundred and fifty of these are known to exist. They have been called "guesses at truth;" they are more so than formal solutions of great questions. Many of them are unintelligible rhapsodies; others rise almost to sublimity. They frequently contradict each other; the same writer sometimes contradicts himself. One prevailing characteristic is all-important; their doctrine is pantheism. The pantheism is sometimes not so much a coldly reasoned system as an aspiration, a yearning, a deep-felt need of something better than the mob of gods who came in the train of Indra, and the darker deities who were still crowding in. Even in spite of the counteracting power of the Gospel mysticism has run easily into pantheism in Europe, and orthodox Christians sometimes slide unconsciously into it, or at least into its language.  WORLD AND INDIFFERENT TO LIFE ITSELF BY AND FOR THESE RECLUSES WERE GRADUALLY COMPOSED TARRANNIKAS OR FOREST TREATISES AND OUT OF THIS GROUP A SERIES OF MORE REGULAR WORKS CALLED OPEN SHIRTS AT LEAST TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY OF THESE ARE KNOWN TO EXIST THEY HAVE BEEN CALLED AS A SET TRUTH THEY ARE MORE SO THAN FORMAL SOLUTIONS OF GREAT QUESTIONS MANY OF THEM ARE UNINTELLIGIBLE RHAPSODIES OTHERS RISE ALMOST TO SUBLIMITY THEY FREQUENTLY CONTRADICT EACH OTHER THE SAME WRITER SOMETIMES CONTRADICTS HIMSELF ONE PREVAILING CHARACTERISTIC IS ALL IMPORTANT THEIR DOCTRINE IS PANTHEISM THE PANTHEISM IS SOMETIMES NOT SO MUCH A COLDLY RECENT SYSTEM AS AN ASPIRATION A YEAR MEAN A DEEP FELT NEED OF SOMETHING BETTER THAN THE MOB OF GODS WHO CAME IN THE TRAIN OF INRA AND THE DARKER DEITIES WHO WERE STILL CROWDING IN EVEN IN SPITE OF THE COUNTERACTING POWER OF THE GOSPEL MYSTICISM HAS RUN EASILY INTO PANTHEISM IN EUROPE AND AUTOX QUIXIANS SOMETIMES SLIDE UNCONSCIOUSLY INTO IT OR AT LEAST INTO ITS LANGUAGE
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