[Ten Great Religions by James Freeman Clarke]@TWC D-Link bookTen Great Religions CHAPTER I 46/70
It has shown itself, therefore, capable of adapting itself to every variety of the human race. Sec.7.Comparative Theology will probably show that the Ethnic Religions are one-sided, each containing a Truth of its own, but being defective, wanting some corresponding Truth.
Christianity, or the Catholic Religion, is complete on every Side. Brahmanism, for example, is complete on the side of spirit, defective on the side of matter; full as regards the infinite, empty of the finite; recognizing eternity but not time, God but not nature.
It is a vast system of spiritual pantheism, in which there is no reality but God, all else being Maya, or illusion.
The Hindoo mind is singularly pious, but also singularly immoral.
It has no history, for history belongs to time.
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