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And when the Brahmans became a fully developed hierarchy, lavishly endowed, with no employment except the performance of religious ceremonies, their minds could avoid stagnation only by having recourse to speculative thought. AND WHEN THE BRAHMINS BECAME A FULLY DEVELOPED HIERARCHY LAVISHLY AND DULL WITH NO EMPLOYMENT EXCEPT THE PERFORMANCE OF RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES THEIR MINDS COULD AVOID STAGNATION ONLY BY HAVING RECOURSE TO SPECULATE YOU THOUGHT
lly taken into account we cannot understand the historical development of Hinduism. [Sidenote: Varuna the only divinity possessed of pure and elevated attributes.] The Veda frequently ascribes to the gods, to use the language of Max Müller, "sentiments and passions unworthy of deity." In truth, except in the case of Varuna, there is not one divinity that is possessed of pure and elevated attributes. II. PHILOSOPHY, AND RITUALISM. [Sidenote: Speculation begins. Rise of asceticism. Upanishads. They are pantheistic.] During the Vedic period--certainly toward its conclusion--a tendency to speculation had begun to appear. Probably it had all along existed in the Hindu mind, but had remained latent during the stirring period when the people were engaged in incessant wars. Climate, also, must have affected the temperament of the race; and, as the Hindus steadily pressed down the valley of the Ganges into warmer regions, their love of repose and contemplative quietism would continually deepen.  THE HINDU RELIGION PHILOSOPHY AND RITUALISM OF CRUEL FAITHS ESSAYS ON THE RELIGIONS OF THE HINDUS AND THE MOHMEDANES BY MARIE MITCHELL AND WILLIAM MURE THIS LIPERSY CALLING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN READ BY SCIENTILLA TO TEMPOLI PALEST TEXAS MAY TWENTY EIGHTEEN THE HINDU RELIGION PHILOSOPHY AND RITUALISM DURING THE WEALTHY PERIOD CERTAINLY TOWARDS ITS CONCLUSION A TENDENCY TO SPECULATION HAD BEGUN TO APPEAR PROBABLY IT HAD ALL ALONG EXISTED IN THE HINGO MIND BUT HAD REMAINED LATENT DURING THE STEALING PERIOD WHEN THE PEOPLE WERE ENGAGED IN INCESSANT WARS CLIMATE ALSO MUST HAVE EFFECTED THE TEMPERAMENT OF THE RACE AND AS THEY HINGOO STEADILY PRESS DOWN THE VALLEY OF THE GANGES INTO WARMER REGIONS THEIR LOVE OF REPOSE AND CONTEMPLATE EUQUITISM WOULD CONTINUALLY DEEPEN
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