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And let it be remembered that in the Hindu mind the interval between admiration and adoration is exceedingly small. AND LET IT BE REMEMBERED THAT IN THE HINGU MIND THE INTERVAL BETWEEN ADMIRATION AND ADORATION IS EXCEEDINGLY SMALL
 the beginning powerfully affected the religion of the Hindus. Every-where we can trace the impress of the grander manifestations of nature--the impress of their beneficence, their beauty, their might, their mystery, or their terribleness. [Sidenote: The deities are "the bright ones," according to the language of the sacred books of India.] The Sanskrit word for god is _deva_, which means _bright, shining_. Of physical phenomena it was especially those connected with light that enkindled feelings of reverence. The black thunder-cloud that enshrouded nature, in which the demon had bound the life-giving waters, passed away; for the glittering thunder-bolt was launched, and the streams rushed down, exulting in their freedom; and then the heaven shone out again, pure and peaceful as before. But such a wonder as the dawn--with far-streaming radiance, returning from the land of mystery, fresh in eternal youth, and scattering the terrors of the night before her--who could sufficiently admire? A CHARACTER OF AWFUL MAJESTY BEFORE WHICH MAN COWERS IN HELPLESSNESS AND DESPAIR THE CONCEPTIONS AND FEELINGS HENCE ARISING HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING POWERFULLY AFFECTED THE RELIGION OF THE HINGOOS EVERYWHERE WE CAN TRACE THE IMPRESS OF THE GRANDER MANIFESTATIONS OF NATURE THE IMPRESS OF THEIR BENEFICENCE THEIR BEAUTY THEIR MIGHT THEIR MYSTERY OR THEIR TERRIBLENESS THE SANSCRIT WORD FOR GOD IS DEVA WHICH MEANS BRIGHT SHINING OF PHYSICAL PHENOMENA IT WAS ESPECIALLY THOSE CONNECTED WITH LIGHT THAT ENKINDLED FEELINGS OF REVERENCE THE BLACK THUNDER CLOUD THAT ENSHROUDED NATURE IN WHICH THE DEMON HAD BORNE THE LIFE GIVING WATERS PASSED AWAY FOR THE GLITTERING THUNDERBOLT WAS LAUNCHED AND THE STREAMS RUSHED DOWN EXULTING IN THEIR FREEDOM AND THEN THE HEAVEN SHONE OUT AGAIN PURE AND PEACEFUL AS BEFORE BUT SUCH A WONDER AS THE DAWN WITH FAR STREAMING RADIANCE RETURNING FROM THE LAND OF MYSTERY FRESH IN ETERNAL YOUTH AND SCATTERING THE TERRORS OF THE NIGHT BEFORE HER WHO COULD SUFFICIENTLY ADMIRE
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