- Prof Max Muller
If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth power and parts a very praised earth I should point to India. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its chicest gifts has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life and has found solution of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant I should point to India, And if I were to ask myself form what literature we here in Europe we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans and of one Semitic reac the Jewish may draw that corrective which is most perfect more comprehensive more universal in fact more truly human a life not for this life only, but a transfigured and eternal life again I should point to India.
I know you will be surprise to hear me say this. I know that more particularly those who have spent many years of active life in Caluuua or Bombay or Madras will be they meet with there whether in the bazaars or in counts of justice or in so-called native society should be able to teach us any lessons.
You will find yourselves every where in India between a immense past and an immense future with opportunities such as the old worked could but seldom if ever, offer you. Take any of the burning questions of the day popular education higher education parliamentary representation codification of laws finace emigration poor law and whether you have any things to teach and to try or anything to observe and to learn India will supply you with al laboratory such as exists nowhere else.
In the study of the history of the human mind in the study of ourselves of our true selves India occupies a place second to no other country. Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for you special study whether it be language or religion or mythology or philosophy whether it be laws or customs primitive art or primitive art or primitive science everywhere you have to go to India whether you like it or not because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
249. To be free worries is the best medicine for a healthy life. 250. Happiness always comes wearing the crow of sorrow. If you want happiness, you must be prepared to welcome sorrow as well.251. I (the True Self) witness all; none does witness me.
252. Only one in a million can remain imperfect equanimity while engaged in worldly affairs.
253. If you have to renounce the body for the sake of Truth, do it. Attachment to the body is the last obstacle that needs to be overcome.
(Excerpts from ‘Elixir of Life’ a book published by the ashram)
If I were to look over the whole world to find out the country most richly endowed with all the wealth power and parts a very praised earth I should point to India. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its chicest gifts has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life and has found solution of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant I should point to India, And if I were to ask myself form what literature we here in Europe we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans and of one Semitic reac the Jewish may draw that corrective which is most perfect more comprehensive more universal in fact more truly human a life not for this life only, but a transfigured and eternal life again I should point to India.
I know you will be surprise to hear me say this. I know that more particularly those who have spent many years of active life in Caluuua or Bombay or Madras will be they meet with there whether in the bazaars or in counts of justice or in so-called native society should be able to teach us any lessons.
You will find yourselves every where in India between a immense past and an immense future with opportunities such as the old worked could but seldom if ever, offer you. Take any of the burning questions of the day popular education higher education parliamentary representation codification of laws finace emigration poor law and whether you have any things to teach and to try or anything to observe and to learn India will supply you with al laboratory such as exists nowhere else.
In the study of the history of the human mind in the study of ourselves of our true selves India occupies a place second to no other country. Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for you special study whether it be language or religion or mythology or philosophy whether it be laws or customs primitive art or primitive art or primitive science everywhere you have to go to India whether you like it or not because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India only.
249. To be free worries is the best medicine for a healthy life. 250. Happiness always comes wearing the crow of sorrow. If you want happiness, you must be prepared to welcome sorrow as well.251. I (the True Self) witness all; none does witness me.
252. Only one in a million can remain imperfect equanimity while engaged in worldly affairs.
253. If you have to renounce the body for the sake of Truth, do it. Attachment to the body is the last obstacle that needs to be overcome.
(Excerpts from ‘Elixir of Life’ a book published by the ashram)
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