Book Title: Lotus Bloom
Author(s): Chitrabhanu
Publisher: Divine Knowledge Society

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________________ Imitation Imitation always impinges upon a precious object to serve for its model. Whoever heard of the imitation of worthless things? Gold meets its imitation in rolled gold and pearls find their counterpart in the cultured product. Nobody imitates, however, the paltry dust. Likewise, religion being a precious conception, is profusely imitated. Wherefore, the seeker of religion must needs become a fine scrutinizer of the quintessence of religion ! All that is Good is Mine All that is old is good, all that is new is bad. This ideology is the outcome of an insular attitude. And similarly all that is new is splendid, all that is old is rotten-this mentality is a product of superficial apprehension! The ideology that must develop as a result of vast reading and deep thinking would move along some such lines: Of the twain, whichever is good, is mine!

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