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glish people. But he also says that that is not the only object to, which human beings were plaeed on this planet, and then he refers to the Hindus, and explains some points of the Hindu religion. Our idea of life has always been different, even in the times of foreign rulers; the idea has been unchanged; even to-day, among the masses, that idea is to be found. The street-sweeper knows that the physical life is only a station in the journey which he considers to be etertial. So far as the state of the soul is concerned it is eternal, that is to say; so far as the physical life is concerned it is non-eternal. He understands that the character depends on the effort of the soul. This idea is to be found in all the philosophies of India. If the idea of lile is different and the object is different, then the laws which such a people would establish for their life would also be different. The Hindus have passed through many stages, There is a stage in which we are always attracted by everything material. The Hindus have passed that stage. There is a stage in which the eye is attracted by anything beutiful and attractive; in fact, in that first stage, in order to attract the attention of such a person a picture is necessary. Even in advertising the attention of people can sopatinis be drawn only by showing pictures.
But further on, when they think that that is done only fron a selfish motive, it does not depend
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