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tore him to pieces and devoured him. Only the beart Burvived, which was rescued by Athene and carried to Zous, who slew the murderers with him thunder-bolte,
and produced from the heart another Zagreus." This legend was thus explained by Orphic teachers: “In all of us there is a divine element not wholly overwhelm
ed with wickedness of which the Titans are the emblem. By innate impurity men are condemned to a cycle of births and deathe, from wbich they can escape and be made fit for communion with Gods only by purification and
initiation in the Mysteries" (ERE. vol. ix p. 80.). I do not think I am called upon to add another word of explanation to this, as it must be quite plain to you by this time that the resurrection cult in all these 'mysteries' bears reference to the soul's own divinity which is to be rescued from the clutches of the Titans (forces of karma and transmigration) and immortalised with all the lost limbs and members (attributes and powers) restored. This is in full agreement with the following from the Hindu Puranas already quoted in our first lecture.
"All imperfections leave behind. Assume thine ancient frame once more Each limb and sense thou hadst before,
From every earthly taint refined." , I shall now briefly describe the teaching of that ancient religion of China which passes by the name of Taoism.
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