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] But matters begin to clear up when he begins at the beginning, and notes how one thing succeeded another. BUT MATTERS BEGIN TO CLEAR UP WHEN HE BEGINS AT THE BEGINNING AND NOTES HOW ONE THING SUCCEEDED ANOTHER
long, we shall find in the earlier writings of the Hindus an exhibition of it decidedly more archaic even than that which is presented in the Homeric poems. Then, the growth--the historical development--of Hinduism is not less worthy of attention than its earlier phases. It has endured for upward of three thousand years, no doubt undergoing very important changes, yet in many things retaining its original spirit. The progress of the system has not been lawless; and it is exceedingly instructive to note the development, and, if possible, explain it. We are, then, to endeavor to study Hinduism chronologically. Unless he does so almost every man who tries to comprehend it is, at first, overwhelmed with a feeling of utter confusion and bewilderment. Hinduism spreads out before him as a vast river, or even what seems at first "a dark Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." [Sidenote: The discussion chronological. E WIDELY EXTENDED ARGUAN OR INTO EUROPEAN RACE TO WHICH WE OURSELVES BELONG WE SHALL FIND IN THE EARLIER WRITINGS OF THE HINDUS AN EXHIBITION OF IT DECIDEDLY MORE ARCHAIC EVEN THAN THAT WHICH IS PRESENTED IN THE HOMERIC POEMS THEN THE GROWTH THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF HINDUS IS NOT LESS WORTHY OF ATTENTION THAN ITS EARLIER PHASES IT HAS ENDURED FOR UPWARD OF THREE THOUSAND YEARS NO DOUBT UNDERGOING VERY IMPORTANT CHANGES YET IN MANY THINGS RETAINING ITS ORIGINAL SPIRIT THE PROGRESS OF THE SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN LAWLESS AND IT IS EXCEEDINGLY INSTRUCTIVE TO NOTE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IF POSSIBLE EXPLAIN IT BEAT THEN TOO ENDEAVOR TO STUDY HIM DOISM CHRONOLOGICALLY UNLESS HE DOES SO ALMOST EVERY MAN WHO TRIES TO COMPREHEND IT IS AT FIRST OVERWHELMED WITH A FEELING OF UTTER CONFUSION AND BEWILDERMENT HE DOES AND SPREADS OUT BEFORE HIM AS A VAST RIVER OR EVEN WHAT SEEMS AT FIRST A DARK ILLIMITABLE OCEAN WITHOUT BOUND WITHOUT DIMENSION WHERE LENGTH BREADTH AND HEIGHT AND TIME AND PLACE ARE LOST
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