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THE GREATNESS OF THE
INDIVIDUAL.
IN all movements, in every great mass of
human action it is the Spirit of the
Time, that which Europe calls the Zeitgeist and India Kala, who expresses himself. The very names are deeply significant. Kali, the mother of all and destroyer of all, is the Shakti that works in secret in the heart of humanity, manifesting herself in the perpetual surge of men, institutions and movements, Mahakala the Spirit within, whose energy goes abroad in her and moulds the progress of the world and the destiny of the nations. His is the impetus whicha fulfils itself in Time, and once there is movement, impetus from the Spirit
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