Key of Knowledge

SR No.: 006702
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1919
Total Pages: 1204
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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THE HOLY TRINITY,
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irritating stimulus reaches it, consciousness at once springs into manifestation, and with the aid of the * Idea,' which it 'carries in its head,'transforms the sensation into living pictures, and endeavours to perceive and understand the situation, albeit in a more or less drowsy way. Such is the purport of the tale of Shiva's foolishness and undignified flight. Those who narrated such anecdotes were men who fearlessly recorded their conclusions, remaining uninfluenced by all pettifogging considerations as to whether their stories were or were not calculated to reflect discredit on their conception of God. They very well knew that all those who were ripe for and cared to understand the Truth would apply themselves to discover the true significance of these instances of seeming short-comings in the gods, and would learn true jnana. Hence, those who feel disgusted with religion itself on account of such matters had better seek their salvation elsewhere, for religion wants and can benefit only the earnest seeker after truth, not those who are ready to pronounce an opinion without thoroughly studying what is taught.
The constant but indecisive warfare between the devas and asuras, or God and Devil, is another instance of shortcoming in the Deity. The Evangelists, too, did not hesitate to record the failure of Jesus to perform miracles in his own country. Even the Old Testament writers fearlessly recorded that which a modern theologian would fain leave out. It is said in the Book of Judges:
“And the Lord was with Judah; and le drove out the inhabitants