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    CONTENTS

    dioia Nte x1

    Prfce

    1 Au Hiahy 7

    Fuct ris & Ryly 1 Knowkg i

    4 Brmi Kshatriys: T Rpv Ntrs

    T Dp f Ryy o tod

    6 Rvt t Kry 4

    U y Cqu

    T i. si Pd 65

    9 T I ·ab Lw 79

    Inex \

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    1

    HORI& IERARCH

    T e aius ages f histy, and een ellf at ae nill kn as histial imes e ndas f s te da eidene f a and ien taditi pei) ues f a u ppsn eeen the epeenave t es ne it nd the e tempa. This ppsitin

    n e dicee pe he peial fms smetimes ssumed ee t pe in

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    SPIRTUAL AUHORY EMR WR

    degee whh hough quie exeonal oday was ognly om-on o l en and poesed by he a i wee ponaneolyhs gh degee of suay le beyond he o ae ha wee

    sbseuenly abshe and aong w he difeen oia fn-ons wee dsbuedTe pnpl o e nsiuon of aes o opleely iun-

    deood by Weees, s nohng ele bu he deng nae ofhuan indivdal i esablse among e a eahy heinompehenon o hih only bngs dsode and onfuson, andi eisely i inopeenon ha s pled n h egal

    an heoy so dea o e moden wold a heoy onay o allsalhed a an bele even by imple obevaion sneealy s ealy nowhee o be fondbu h n o he plae oenlage o a pon w ave aeady eaed elewhee3 The wodsused o degnae ase in nda sgnfy nohing bu ndividulnae plng all he haaess aang o he spei'

    human naue ha dfeenae ndividual fo eah oe; and ishou ediaely b added ha heediy play only a paial olein he deeminaion of hese haaes fo wee i ohewe

    h ame indcation i to fond jut a clealy foulatd the tadio t F-t, a is own pial in t• fwing pasag o Lao u: eacient sees had a asty o Logic Clavoyance, and ntuition Ths o� of

    Soul raid unonsci1 s ncouss o thi Ir or nddth appaace aesic. Who in ou day oud y his aesic luit) ify heintrnl darkn? n o d who ould viV

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    Authrty & Hr

    l th indivduas f famiy uld b idntica Thus, ast is ntin pcipl stcly hditay, n g i hs unlym s in at and in patc sds sinc th cannt b

    indiiduals idntcl d qual in a spcts, h a nvitablysm d fncs amng ths blnging t th sam cs. ut usts t m cmmn caactistics amg bings f tsam sps tha ng ings f dint spcs, s als th m mmn atistis ithin gin sps amngindvidals blnging t th sam cas than a amg tsf diffnt sts. cd sy n that t distincin btn

    asts in th uman sis csis a it natul classa-i t ih th dstii f sl uctins nssil snds. fct, ac man, y asn f hs pp nau, is suitdt cay ut ctain dt unctis t th clsin l hsnd in a cit sablshd a gula taditial basis ths atituds must b dmind ading pcis uls, s tht by th

    sndnc vaus fuctins ith th pinpl atgs in th lsstin 'ndidual ntus,ah nds his ppa bang xtns du t s f ppl icat hc,thug ssil, dud m mu, and thu s th scild x! pss t haicl lainships ht sultfm th atu f bgs thmsls Ths i is th dtal asn t stc f asts ad n must at last baaintd i ts ssntl ntins in d t undtnd lusins shal ha mk in th us f is stdy th th nstitutn f ast suh s it xists n nd   algussitutns fud s f it is idnt tht t sam pinpls ali ith ing mds f applicatin hav sidd t ganiati f al ciitins pssssig a l adt n

    ha sht, cast dstcti alng i th dinttn f sci

    uctis hi cpnds t it, suts m a ut f th pi-md uny ly tn d spiital and t tmplp pa spat fm n an h Th distnct cs fths s nstituts th sptiv funis f s t casts amins and Kshatiys v,btn ths t ps as m gnll mng al scial

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    10 > IIL II & EM RJL E

    funtins tat attiu in gup f iniviuals}th must iginally hav n a pft hamny y whh thiginal unty was mantan, a last t th g that t ni

    ins f humaniy n is nw ps wul allw f n ssn hamny is smply a ltn imag f tu unity It \as ny at aat sag f vlpmnt that tis istnn was t tans-fm int ppsitn an ivaly, stying h ignal hamny an s making way f a stuggl twn th w pwswhil nf funtns n thi tun lai m t spmaysultg aly in tal nfsin, ngatin an th thw fal hiahy. T gna npin ust utlin nms aitnl tin f th fu sussiv ags int whh th histy f tstial humanity is ivi Ths tn is fun ntnly in Inia, ut als in h nnt Wst pilaly amng thks an Rmans Ths f ags a th iffnt hasshumanity tavss as it mvs away fm pnip an awy

    fm pimial nity an spiitualit)· Thy a lk stags in a kinf pgssiv maiaizatin that is nssaily inhn in thvpmnt f t ni yl f mnfstain, as w hav lain lswh4

    I is nly n t ast f ths fu ags knwn as K Y ak ag in th Hnu tatin an spning th psnta ha th suvsin f th nmal an u an th tm-pa pw th s tm n pval v spiua thitywv h st manfstatns f th vl f th Kshaiyasagainst th auhity f t Bahmins li muh th k than ginnng f this g5 a ginnng that is its a ali thananythng nwn t inay pfan histy This ppstin th tw pws this valy wn i sptv psnttvs

    was pt amng th Clts as a wil a an a a l nmat, a symlism Hpan ign an tus nnt n f th ms anint aiins f hmanty (if nt h ls f

    1 Cri>i chap. An ndct f t be u in Ihe story f h t

    aiiled rb Kharias a im hn a: t HndS

    btd a ntn rn

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    uthry Hahy > 1

    l) th tr pi ri tition hi mlim cul i r tan uth tha ul out f plac h ut c l prap x o athr occan.

    t ot r ntt e t trac rth bck to it gn ll al l ra fro poch much e t uorpoi a ca th lat pat f e ai-YugaTi i ti ail t r r c priln th xh centr r t hrtia er. It wa nth c- i thi r f th eeent f te whl fraonal tr thout hich th r wl ol under-t prfe l r cat rall urt a epcp ain opr plc e e c bton nt thu .< 4St�rd Sci!'n h. 24. E.l S e Cisis 41' \

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    AUHI l! A PW

    tgo b to p ht ho h mghtthk th , b t hb cqud thugh ducttht td m t th t pduc l mtl dm,hul, th h t m dg udtdg b blto t lt tk th ct mpl t th mblc lu luhch u d t dmh th lt hocl ct t th mblc ht mt m t c thm up mg much pu dth th c h thml But th pt qu uthplt

    ll tht ht md m b cl ptcp u l pcpl d thg t cpt b ptcpt h pcl hch th tl d mmutbl c c-td th pmt ctlt th d Itlct c-qtl c tht l thg h ctgt th m b thml p pt th pcpl th

    m d ccdg to th d o tc othth ould l b pu thg All thg, d tc coctd d cpod t oth tctbt t u d ttl hm hm hld d thg th th th ct pcp u t h mulpc th md ld; d t h cpdc tt th tu ud mblm. h h th l

    dm c l tk mb lt tht upo d hc th gd d hch bth hpcpl d d; d t pg th o mod tutc tptt th ct tdtl dct hchpu d mpl t th hch lthp b hdt d lt Lt ct h m ut o o

    td mt pt th t t th ultc pt , mbol mh h d th ptgth mmt h t, lthugh t t th t d mh mg p d b thm. h mg mt tp gcll mthg tgth dt bcu th lo th mmt tlt phcll h mphc pcpl hch th dpd It th tht th u tlg o th

    ct td. h m mb th up, but h

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    thor & Hrch 3

    in i i i if h fth th ni tan that ich it nta ann lhw i a t it tn functi which i

    t tuth aci t an fihin a 'ut untanin? I i iu han that u faca it ak t a xa t t atnal nna f itin a uc n itn h al t ait th a i thi n a i a th a i th a f itial fat ih an t hh tut thi wa an nf t th la f

    on w ha t i hil th fat a aal itnc, th a t t a ti a an f uint f i th a uh wth f int a lhan a fact. t cl t thi inc ntn t latn t inci an t cil ti hich a w haain h ntiall iinih ac cinc' f

    an cnc I ni n ti int i in t ai cn-i n ut ach tn in t lac an hit unt a ha i la i ital knwthuh i a alu n thi t n a nal ut n a n f ut in th ntinni that tutt iat jc hich t i a h ninn

    f nt f i f 'fan it ih cn clui t fa itht n n th it i f ntt in u l a tat n t h f uitin It i hnnt at al a an hti tin th t in latt n that wni th fact an thi i hat alw u in ctain ita ati a t a t

    that th f can t a ha n i n itian t h f n a iat that w n t ac f th l an thah iht ha t ncuin na th 'atiatic'nni that 'a tahn ha a it i iin t hl t an ta f u at w nt at al i

    e i:> M

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    14 H P E

    o aiai t ree. Ti aig bee ai, we tk ta tebjet of o ty a ow be aoaed irtly witot tary-ig rter er ee eliiay obatio w we a

    oly to ee a early a obe te irit wi we wte aao te pit wi ti ty ol be ea i oe really wieto eta it eaig

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    2

    FUNCTIOSO PRIESTHOOD

    & oYALY

    psn tn th pi t l and tmpals i fnd n m nth amng lmt ll pplhi i n pising in it p t a gna l f humn

    i ting t h ystm f yli ls ht a n l udd thght u . n th mtan in pis this psti i uall fund in ditinlat pss i sml fm i th th ltmind it nt hi pt f th qutn th ps spll p h. h mm hll tict

    sls t is amp n tan fm th at dh th m \st. n di t antagnm tn h pii-tl th tma i fund in th fm f a ivly tn thhm n h stia at hh hall l m pds pntly in mdal p t app pialy in al dispt tn t isth nd th mpi vn thugh

    th m ptla spct tht qully chacti- s hal n ht fl t is nly t a pint t

    t ould sil 11 xa sll i h Eas i C hl that k pi;Kc

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    6 U ATH EP WE

    tt te e tugge ontiue to ti ltoug ue to te ioe of te oe wol te iglg of te' it i olite eteogeneou eleet tt oete oel itfo te ote o uel oee.

    t ot tt nne ontete let genel eking notwttng etin eee e te ft tt e of teetwo owe w we n l eol owe o owe fou e tei tue tition e it ow uoe itown o te nl li te ute uul e on ote quetion of te ie etoi tt ou et

    etween te t queto of tuggle fo ue tuggeil g te e e ng t een ujet toe itu utoit wio te ole of te teol oweeolt gt t utot ele teele ineenet ofl ueio owe ee tig to uote to teele teitu utoit tt te oigl eogize te oue

    of te ow owe ll eekg to tu te itul utot o te ee of te ow oitio loe ou ueto ow tt u eolt tee ut e eel of ol eto u te oit eoe l te oe le we tee elto e oee ot etwee wo oe o le lelee oil funtion ntull tenig o eo uo onenote u etween two ete oin in w tee fun-

    tion e eete eee. It i ft te eltionetween tee o tt ut logill eteine oe etweente oeoning owe

    owee efoe tklig tee oietio ietl we utke oe ek tt will filitte tei oeenio e-el eing eti te wi wil oe u ofte ou iu-

    o ll e oe ee in iew of te ft tt i entuge tee te e tke on quite gue eng oetief eoe fo tei oigin oe. Fi o ll if we ek of twoowe i we o o i e wee t eoe ee fo ou eo to int eti etel et etween tewe efe to ue te wo utot' te tn te wo 'oweo te iitu oe e wo 'owe te e eee fo te

    teol oe to wi it ette ute wen tken n t ttetene n ft e wo 'owe ot eitl eoke te e of

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    Fuio of Pihoo Roynlt 17

    engh ce, an abe all he ea a maeal ce a cewc mane el bl an uwal an am el b ee eenal mean, uc mean nee chaacee he em-pal

    we b e enn n he na ual auh- ne n eenc ame nl b e, nepenenl an enble up an peae a wee nbl we canpeak n cne en ce n b analcaanpn an a ea n he cae a pual aun pe ae peak mu be une ha an enelelecual enh e name wm an whe n e

    h uhe een ceal we an al we, whch we

    ae ju nuce call een me exlanan ee. Whaa mean b peh an al ben w h e lae,we can a a he al ncn ncue eehn a n hea e cnu wha pel eee a he gen

    men an h een he enmen e n ake e m a mch Th uncn belng pel e ene Kha-a cae he kng n me han he amn em na wa w amae an ucal n he ne han anm a n e e W ea eula an anuncn m enue he manenance neal e, an whea un pecng e ca gnm mumana n uwa e. hee w cnuen elemen hea pwe ae mble n ee a n epecel b hee an e w We ee m h ha al pwe nee

    ne mo ;ls nce in s noio he o o wi wc i nia in sc sens he \d u whh o us s sil he sme de

    sine i is ssnal et od an The nme he cse o he sias s deed om kl1tm, whes oe.

    Hebre, he isicn ind hee is k•d the use o os thaoo wi c oe u de by h ·see o e lete ! d kophh b hr hoh inettion a repecve) the sns o sae an t·l oe we o h oe d uch sense s h wis nowede n e he hose o we ossssn an n

    u ls a o d nd the oms desnang etbuns o h sced ow the ecd tse e oa (ee Ki: c�( .· Wrld ha

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    + PIRI UHRI EPR PWER

    nnmu t emp pe even en e akenn bade ene Bu e mu me etced dea a temde et t cn peven equvaence m beng

    peceved mmedate and t ean t a necea mae denn n at e mgt n e g nat

    f e ped ee uncn e cnevanand tnmn e tadna dne n c evey eguaa gantn nd ndmena pnpe. unctn meve bv ndepende a e peca m te

    dctne may ake n adap ng t te patca cndn ngven ea tee m d n n an et te ane ta dcne c emn eveee and me dencaand mmutabe pvded e adn nvved ae aenayd It eay undetand tt e unn e ped n ey bted b ete ncen epe-

    cay day 'eg 'pe e ee cnceptn myppy n ean cae and a cean eent e nn eped an a e meg ve deen In ac typee a 'aced cace e adtn dcne and a dey aced t nd t dctne de nt nee ke eg m e em 'aced nd egu e b n mequvaent te mu bade tan e ecnd e e

    gn pt and pace e ced dmn ate nudeeemen and mdate ta ve ue nng egabu tem nd e petd [ ser] a name ndae eae any etn ateve t can ube ced 'cred.

    e tue uncn e ped en abve a ne

    nedge and eacng and t y a e d bve ppe abe dm. It ce ue a cean e

    �o

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    Fco of Psoo Royalt >

    m ua nin uh a h rrmn f ri quall i a rqur rinal nl a la ninil an arti n ar haa nhrn i u fnn nar, ninn an n a a, aia n th \t rl h ar m hr a h ni

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    SP THTY T PW

    patipae n the tadon to the exten hs possilites alow8 t srios o note tha hose who oda take prde in alling heselves lamen, s well as those who take pleasue in lling hem-selves agnostis' the ae indeed often the sae peopledonothng bu oast o he own gnoane and for em o al toeale that su is he eaning of e abls he atah to tem-selve, eir gnorane st ndeed be geat and tul remediable.

    lf e priesood s in essene he deoso of adtonalknowledge, ths s not to sa at it has a monoo on t, sine ismisson is no onl o onseve i ntegrall but also to omni

    at it o all who are t to eeive i to distte i hiearhial soto spea, aording to the intelleual aa of eah ll nowl-edge o this order thus has ts sore n saedotal teahng whh ist nstruent o is egula ansission Wat apas o eeseved espeal to he riesthood beause of ts haaer ofpe ntelleta is te speior par o he dotrine ta s theknowledge of the priniles hemselves wereas te evelopmento etan appliatons s more suitable or the apitudes o othenen hose own funtons u e in de and onstant ontawi he anfesd world, tat is, wth the shere o whih teseapliaons elte Ths s w we see in India for exampe ha

    his does no ean ha i is legiiae o exend he eanng f he d

    le as dd Julen enda n his boo L f hs eensionps gnoan of fundaenl dsinin a of saed nowlege andp111e nwlege' Spiuly n nelleua cean! do not l gnan for len a fo , he nes n h don he ua as spi-ua an ings ha ae in ou ew of e eoal and a ode Bhs us not e us fo acowlgg ha h ar n h oo er resng onsraons tha ar n an ss e.

    he inn ae in Coliis eween he eng Chuh an e

    h aug oug pr o e on btwen toe wo know n sewho beiee b tugh s is so in piniple in e esent sae of ings is sllso f? wll oen os wh ing hs usio as is no fo us oesole a esdes we hae no he eans o do so Id, hough an anndan leads us o fa h e el an on be neg;ie we l no la o anehauve knowege of e rese oganzaon of te oli h n anonl pres he wi a r stll wn hurc a ner wheeno only he ee u aso he sii of the adona dorine s ngal)

    oserd

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    Fcto ofPresho & o 21

    tan onar an of t otin ar ui mor p-ial th Khaia a t ahmn ata on a lampotan to tm tr atti n onanl on th

    orr of h tannt an imal iil of hih all thrt ont u aintal onn. O, o look at it fromth otr irtion t antion of t rahmin i x ol onth ih oal in lation to hi all rt nothin t aontinn an rinat man Thr ar vn taitionaloo pia nn for th u of th Kharia caut prnt otn at aapt o tir on natr an

    lo taitional i piall ui to thm ra map i th proati o t amn Al thi i r-ftl litima fo t apaton or aaptation a ao a patof ar knol vi in i ngali; an i vnugh h arot a o not tak a i ntr in mon thir acu t apiation or aaptaton a nvr-

    t it ok in alon i ali to ontol thi pfonfomt th prnipl t ma hapn at n th roltaain pirita atit t Khatia fail to onz th rlat an ornat haa of h a knol oniin iti on pror an nin at i it fom th ramin an nall on o far a to poaim t pior to t

    hv• h in t in ut ;the s ud a ase ha uewh w sai hr: w� B ha las apid hsvl euv lst f th p'sa ic e im lizti a iane t Kshaiy dvel b  f en t f cndind and nsi se spdg h vaou sag f h ays nnftd O, cl et'n-ya ad ptr-)ia (Man 1 Hs Jeumgcorg to /h \fd, a. 21

    10. In a uc s cae f e luisas the h•as t ud ey ne he hmins bGtuse i is h inil cdwg sid as we h s la, h istintn bete th ts � sabl h as ds in eer a hat h ta atiH ll n th u cn d mr.

    I seai tl Bhm d sls an ;S a woe I a l xct thy n t in a a ae th ci ae p I tha h plit this pinl y "xatSpc the nd th Kl Yg.

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    2 SP PW

    kndg tt th cv pn t. h -c t th v t n tnh btnpnp nd th pctn vn n th t t

    c t p nd p ngtn tnndnt pncpIn h hv t bttn th 'p th'tphc, kng t d n th ttt tgc, th d ht n b d n btt n t

    F th tnc tn n c tdtn kng,btn t d bd gntd pnp nd -

    tn h 'tphc nd th 'pc d hv td) vd h dtnctn n th ncnt t bthEt nd t bn ht cd th 'gt ndt th t cpng nt ndg n n t kndg t bn nt1 h dtcn cnd p tht bn dt

    nttn n ' nttn In t d, th dgtgt n t t gdd n t th c t pctv nn n nd ht, thqvnt th t ct n th nttn th pp 4Bt t g tt ng tht t th pth tht b vt

    hh we k e an Karias se he ue tewod et aliate expeo f w we a in d us e learlerod hM al e e e do t p t I . � eek od te weee tee e te ae epoed t a e:ee h u r.1nal m-a pot ell eote ot

    . F a t! e ce d pt f : oe a ala ta te e c t poe f t an tee te ee' e h pau te. ly te eo

    of tee sibiliie o ee tte te wo la ep he rel ai' a eet d te u sg · nd ou t be r tha as De dt ary his D h Teet aras shul be oded o a teo h ah ea t te et de Tee pt w b addess lr.

    I t pt c cotut h dn cc tee t e k w td th t a b te tn h 1 d ha w n me ho o t� -

    be T las wha Plur ar Te pted

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    F reod Royalt 3

    f eng n nfrd bth nttn nd th dte effve leg n n f t n mmbe bt ft f the t h t eprl pr bged t bngfr t ht th dne rgh f ng dev15 e hll eeer T b n f the 'gete te mpenerl J n f the leer ter f neen nd eer pltn d the prn-e rm hh t prd, the pr fn emnnl -g the plte o fr fnn 1 I neerl n ll re erh hh fnded pn te ve tr

    bn mre pnt hd b t e mrl entnd hee,

    th e d nt h t rre : lg th the pnrd tt nd l ntn nd n prllel th tem t pe e e dtl rt nd lrt hh dg h prtl pltn f th nledge

    ght n the rdn t tn gethr t ll h teh- pern thr rpte dn he degntn

    m t pit · mita a i t mili cl ad mene.ul u au u, h ret bce wdm But h wh wpintd f tl l i a ' nc md th et d rtc

    pm in hi pl ' t t, i ld in m an in wnig m i matin t t. . ' i and Oi inr vnl_ . Fa abt !Cdge: avd nivi 9 . t i n nt tha th d i aa cain v i h· dohlt min f wd vlt (c The \ cap. n

    1 I t uld b ade·d h Iia id ct t f t Vy whpp i a th cmic d l as aces n iniatiilin i the qli� h t a cmn with th tw f ya a  dJIUn t nwlg elgn ppy t t ct p t l a mit pti eer': h a · d·d thm; bt i a pt w nd t th· bjct f t ud n t cd te bwn t ct

    We c�n a h at tiL ii p0wr lng mal t aedoalc,Jst·. h•ras t1e tcml ng 'ety t i m acdta tJ 'formly tl a a accing Aitt upi m ii mnl t i f.

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    pd tim in th i uid d dtht f y r hd ciu dtiny f i -mit i up t h im f md Fmy n hi fu t ui in mpny it mny th tm nd ymb,y miundd i pt1 th ditid it h tiy dippd; t it pt thd bd th Midd , ju it th f th tmp bui f iqity u un b th dm mu h k p du t t pti J fh dii i qu t m h m

    p upn h pitu; d t i tht th y pi db d i 1 hin ih mk i pt t numm pt f th d i i dii din1

    pps ths t shld e te hat a the mas Jan h at g atn nt t mtees, as at the ame me the gd th Cogia-Jrm. Ts tn s patlarl gna rm h n ve he

    espndence ndate he On he tanspsn b al rt as as als an e a porly ntac a se Te Estr1 f D, a I Sme x th date ths lss the ane1 tdtn resy n h md

    de he teent etur, a ss t ed 1459 t the egaatn the thers uldes n a n ass fm that tme ard nmplt t s t enoted hat s m h d f ths h ta th hure ad t b red na eula a, a fat mr de mpran as rgard th pesent su-jct, tan n a a st hn 'e Kiu !e \ld, chaps 8 and 1

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    3l(OWEDGE& cTO

    E HVE aid hat h ainsips tw th stua ad tmpal mst dtmind y hs f thistiv dmais T usti, thus boh bak o it l, s to s y imp, f i t is ndamtally nthng thha that th atnhp twn knwldg ad ati O

    uld objt o wha w ha jst hon tha tho wh psssstmal pw mus nmally o a rtan knowlg alshowv avng ai o t mmnt th fat a th d t ps-sss t o thmlv s hy di i fm th spituaauthoriy- h nolg s i an a a to aaton fdti an not t t pinipls hmsls ad hus is pplyaing ly a kwdg b patiipatin wldg ax nh onl n tha tly dss thi na in it s fullstsss nwldg f pinls indpd f all ontngntpliatis n tis lgs xlusivly t ths w pssss spiiu athit aus th s thg in i ivg o th -l or n akig is i t widst ss ppans o hinwldg o th o hand f t th tmpal d aus

    ths wdg s no lg nvisagd ly in ad itsl bof a t givs ai its aw an i s n a tha t isa tho hs pp futi s sstially i thda f ai

    It is us tht a ts is fmsmilitay judial anaminath mpa pw is ily ngg ationb vit o t attiuts it is d hn with th

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    SP T W

    m m w h m h y h wrh prp b 'hum ug h m mrvrpb mh mr v h y mg

    pru ahr r b up w-g w hv u h v- hig r, hu m m r 1 h i rrv r h hry b h vr ur hgwh mmu m w u r hr rr b hr pb r- a upm kwg wh b 'hum

    m v m gr b h m wha wg wh gr phy bu mphya h ymg wr I hu b arur h hr u hr wh h pr r p h wg r uh r h u rm h r

    ur g mg bg, r h, w hv r r r h u i. h wh m r m r urwg u ruy piru b hpr mu u h u whh h r'u; h-rw fu r u hu bwhh pry h y

    r w wr h b r h v h r w r g rh h ppr u rg h m , wr wh pru uua h rm wh h r r vw w wg a g Hr m rhrr brv: y pp r g mpy

    gu bw h pru h mpr whh g-ma v a u w pra hm ry;

    I Arn t Hind n h· l rm rh, Kow nnitr cidr tl t� pm Prinil t ning f -ml j

    I Ii knowldg orig to j or o. i dtgh t pm onpm

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    Knledge A 2

    rthe t hpn ht he t rdr h neer en d thr t prnt nd tht b tmpprcptn r ffeed ht ht t be btndpnent f thm h dbte ntbe b ren the ndtn f p hch h decrbed ehere. t f ntrrtt hd theer te tht hre ner ht e h edp ht t pre e hch e hd e r fn n fr mpe ne he, th b thh her tpn pthh n trh th

    ii n n ntre r n e d renze n htr

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    n, t i iy 'nd d t t t tin.4

    n t y bn t t d nt t pp t n t d iy pp t byd t d nd tt n ny b ud ikd dd, knd n b t bid d bi d t innt ittn dn t tt t iutb, i t p tpy knd kd p nt tp tbty kd nty dt-

    t t it bj y t y t t t ip pin t nd t ptu utty p ubty tp p t ty jt t td t tnt nd t tity un pinpunit t it, in u ptb t nu ndt t tbiity t nt t n T piip nny b tt pd y iu utity d t ubit,tn, tp p nd ntin tt pii-t tty t t t tt pn it itytt i t y y t t y d ti u tn dt t y nttn pd t din pt nd t n t tt t d t kn ppynt, t t FE tdti t ndt

    n: t i tp p by tu dt iit tty, t i tt p int id n tt d t d k-d i kin i pnip nd tu i nt but in ttnk tp p t t z t ubdi

    e umvg t te mag f te il e, eni rsoo ere s te l age geral, of w t s oti id

    5 On te t ad, ysal' ledge s ol oldg f te ws fge, las at r mry te rectn fe tdt iiles in auree a ntn t ta t dman f ag. rov te Lat11/ d r·k pys� e e i oeg'

    y e od 11eck me i i r ad A, a

    t ae e, ad idd frm, te eag fv.

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    vvi piitual autot i van and illuo paad fom itinpl it a on xt tl n a diodl wa and ov inx-oa o it own uin

    n w av ut pok of t andat of av, i will not out of pac to lt ow aodin o onfuciu imlt adat wa to ad out n od o mak t natatu n in at of al n t anint pin t of allappli tmv o ovn t own piipal it wll nd to ov ti pinpalit w t t tod popod in ti faili n od to tali pop od i t

    ali t wokd ad at pftn tlv n od topft mlv, t t ulat t movnt of tiat o uat t ovt of t i at, t t pftd will o pft ti w t dvlop ti nowl to t i d On dvlop knowld unizit atu of tin On tu of tin i cutinizd,

    nowld attn it it d Knowld avi aivd att it d wll om pf Will in pft, tmovm of t a a onolld movnt o atavin n otol v an i f o falt t av o-cd onf on al od n l. Wit od iin n fai pnipa t i wllovd Wi tpincipali wlovd t mpi oon o pac.

    On ut admit tt t i a onpto o t ol of t ovin a dif inla fo wat i ol i imaind to int mod man it a t mo ul o pu into pa-t, aou alo ivn it an aot dnt ican andn ca ot in paa tat nowld i indiat pliitl a pa oditio fo alint of od vn in t

    tpoal doaint i a now to dtand at t val of t latonp

    wn owld l aton i a vzaion i a onnc of paion o ua tmpoa pow ti powm in fat ai tat o domain upo to it ownw pil tat o action f at topp t owv

    'n-H, t. 1

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    w wd hav hd r r m whr w-dg dd y va r h t a th Khatry mv had b drvd thr wr y t wr at8 Idd

    a w bvd arr v wh th Krya rbd thy thd a tdy r trd dtr fd by g-r r da f a ht g byd 'hya rdr bt wth wh hr rma r ra wdg hwvrfrr hy md a r f g h m drrgr dt a t h g rd aaddmb hg t my rgard h rh

    tgtr vd f r grdr d d trm a ty 'hrm ad 'r dgat hr rg a-at qt tha ar tay hr t th atr f thhary h ad wh t m rrdg th a ft f a frr rdr t dmat thrr rdta dor v f mtad r atr d

    ar ry; h b t v g vtg f rd hat th rg f'rfa wdg rd thrg ha f gr rdg t d g hg. f wh a b mmd fwwr: th rmay f t Bram ma dtr rh-dy; t rvt f Khry d hrdxy; bt w dma f h wr ta ght d th

    wa r day ha bm f t tht hrt rd w ar vr h tr wrd

    m w r rrh fr ag a f t dvrhr d fr mrry tdg t rg dgat t rry y Id; t attr

    In ul � c f ccn c imn t dan f n nc r·r wh ry r chrcrc tm,ma) b grdd a n dmian b Vahya, wh matequaln nd the b n ld ndd hIa h v dna nc Fnch Rvlutn

    T at th l K cd z t al byh s lufnm h u n be conud wt Snmlu l btl n cnncn lw th tw: Lfn' th al cn ur hr am rvrl fnal th d f h hchcal d, the le bng fn cnnc f th frm jut f h fl Luc bc an

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    Kwldg Aon

    si t ts ssil u i r it t k this s r I is tru tht st tst ui; is ls ll tht hih i h tur iils t i ths r tht uti i rr h rs tu t s ithr thr Th r t it hrt ss i h tr ss h it hthr r is h i rst thr i rl r- t h tr iil h uti thr ut sj rrs ppliti tht r i t

    t s hrs i t this r tist t l ts l itl th lttr s h hts h h i rizt lks riti 1 I r ss thr is s thi t thsiti s h th iti rr t thi r thp th zti I i th tht rpr

    sts th st l t th t t th lii phsl t t h hm rr I shrt th rs hul sti th trs h t i rr- t ths t

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    e but ee et t tt,t e e e npt f te n png te e t te te; ek n t pptn tet epe e ne be

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    ATS

    an tnth uh a th piv attu f Bahin an Khatia if n pf piital auth

    an tpa pw; an it i ntin t nt tat n thnint Eptian n f t mnin th l f h Sphinxjn pc th tw attut w ccn t h nal atnhp In act t man a can n pnn wm an it lnin a pntin tn ha h pita uh whi t an h thpa pw wi at. It hul nt tha hpnx awa pn at t f th tmpa pw anh in h nnact ta n piua pinip wh it inain innt an hf a a pilt atn nl t put tt n t iin pnipl hi ni th piuaan th tpoa cu t l n hi itintin an i mmn u whn h ph t it an th

    n n inil tuh t iatin f th t whw n a va that it hlpic ntutn anxat ualn t pnx h i i th w ui whih i a d -l'id, th t t inin tnth an t n wi1 B hw tat alt ntin mpll withn pith th uin f th tw attut in h na li

    Ti dul mg ltd t ) t ) l· tl r dgn b ·nt d in In n t 1d vit i i d md

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    th th t eent f the phn n ne d h beng, dbte r the ree ph h the per eret nted n the tt f prrd ndffrenttn n ther -

    n d upr prnpe.e h ed dedtd tud t th pee pr-pe f th t per n hh ndtd h t prpe tt e bee ne nd hddn nd retrted theet rd n prprtn th tter d fr pr-d h t d net ppre dr-g th t per hd h th prnp fud,

    nder n b, n trdtn, d h tpp n prtur t Jdehr td th ge Meede nd th MgKg Hr p r tht hrtn egnt f th uque pe t ubt tet thrt, d th ned b th r f tt un f prethd nd rlt prb n te pn

    f r Fr ert pn e, en thee t funre reted th ter prne the be egd petr; n h e hugh the end t d-te prnpe n the rt there nd f rretn bteen ther er dtn I ther , f ent theprehd de t hd the regur, effe eer f rt terepet reeett f pretd d rt t thn

    der thr per r ur th 'nd te hh dre btn h t f tht thprthd t p dr r th e, th hht n edte ntt t er tue, here rt g

    vion, t aso o h milto: is te msetoe o he ok wc a a on o th nal )•mbos o s, a t sam im t sgith a in ho aids isdom staid b stnt oro t oot , ss sn n t qlt an�kt oms an dhri, ls th d oftabl)

    whh is aso o of th mans o th bol of t tre in

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    B Kty: Th Rspv Nau 3

    he mre ee nd i rd hrer f i fninn reie p hrgh he ineredir f he pre-hd ndeed t pla he re omedo beeenan nd erh nd it t h ren in he eerntain he ptd n t plenite receied he bim fpi r a int erd 'he nif died he emg f h ne kind bridge []btw d nd n f ne he ihe g bck he primigin e pri nd r pe ne m k e cee-i rd h b erd mreer bh ier nd

    sm d qen d eeed he cpef pnt dy nd if e e nneee prided hi biefch i bec i n e e d referring hmn rce f th w per in f

    ning th tipin f hi digrein, i i bia te ab wism nd nt ree knedge nd

    atn epecie nd n t he d i i i id in cnncn i e p e h e Brh i te pe f bing n atia i te e f chnging eing Jn

    qUirio f:pm11 1 , 9· In is onneco, d�r\ wa ut t Spnx i i O td t lt �e·nt 1wkh oc> ' Two Hzon tt i ip ll i e t ld t ssiblt an u ible o e til dth il

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    t d, n t d m n t -dn t m dt t mmutb mnt nd t d t mtb mnt. n, tmmuty n qutn tt f nd, ud byt mmb t f mn mdttn f t t, mbty nt t tn by n f t tty nd tmy t Fy u f t m d ty dtd fundmnty by t dmn f dnt1ws nd t du dtn n- t gus ntun qut f n

    t tt f mnfttn: fv, fmty t t u nf u n n, dntd t tb t d nd ntd nd tdny tn mu , y b d t ttt nd t k, t dtmnd f x nd yts bty mtd t n d nd dndn tndny n md dfftn t n ft qu bm, nd mfttn nt u-tu tt qu bum mnt n b, ut n yn t t dtm tndn n t nt f t mn t s t dm-nt nn m d t umn , d n ntu f t y t td t t ztn f

    t bt ntd n t umn t dm-n f v nd t f nttty, d t -dmn f rj t f t, f f b m mt bd ntmnt nd nt jutn f t yn t ty nt md f u knd Tt tb f t y t ud b d dtn, fn my tk by f un u d t nd, bt

    7. Mmr d His /ecuig no to t \1lt, p h h s opond th boli color wht to $, rd to

    j nd k to rgrd u pr bC t t t f l ol l boliz iria uhoit nd oa owr pi!) d it ising to no proo f tht th r f he kig of Frn w th IHr susituton o whi fr re th ro I olor rk i t uura

    tin f on o h ttibut of th piriul utri

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    Bmlui11s Khnrn: The Rspctv Nn I• 7

    mpfl, t ankt t bwkt, tha to a th path hatak a pont of pat an mnt of an mot o a,althogh h pa fou out of tl lgou fo,

    ol of mot lm noh o lop a h, h olo po o h nt otn th a pal tngT la a alo u to tan th tu ao t of

    lgo fo t a pall ta fo a hopt a ga pakng t ao a oa ato,to a hat , h hn ag oll, ht apponan of th aa lm that haaz natu

    o th Khata Th th uaton n n th W olhh h, a ha xpan lh9 t a n na tat h Wt to u to a nomal tat an aqu a glaoa ogazaon, a hata ol foun th ut fah an th ao xpn h lgo ntoo n ttt n, popl Wt, an alo h h o no

    m to a pu ptua ahot n th W, o at la an att lf outa a uh th haatt ha ju Nl, aaptaton to a lgou om lk thalmnt oa th taonal om, th polt ofa t ptal authot n h fll n of th t an haot, hh th ak on a lgo appan a at tham t ao a omg l n f o ong a th a Ba at t t, hh man a ntllual ltt ma a of hat l on all pata fo at o a o pofo of th ao. o uh a lt h an ol pla th o o uppot h ao pog an fo to ho o ot ha a to p ntltal opatpa n ato ut h latt nauall o ot an-

    thg on th fo fo th on pol o not lt hgo an futh ontl, th ptua autho n ot ot to t n oth apt tan that opong to na1 atho, to a t ma , ang ala

    e Crs f Md( IVd. cha.

    1 Symoliy it s id ht wen te g pr hq w)' t

    frms kei wh tue h whm e •

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    38 S P T THTY & TEP W

    npird b th pirit o h hihr dotri 1 ut it hppntht on thi dption i tho who r h poitori oth trditonl or uquntl nd thl onnd o i

    ptto hin lot t onoun o wht li bont hi b du oror to ro irutn bo ll toth inlin o b ron o wh r ond onth n wo r n rt or th o prt ri. Fro iit i to undrtnd tht uh i poibl prinipll in tht, ll th or n tht th rliou o thr ptiulrl litl to th h obintion o intllul n ntintl l-

    nt tht rtriz thi or t rt kind o iddon whr knowld i nid l in it thn in it ppli-tion to tion th itinton btw rotl nit tionn rol ni tion i no inti lrl n riooul wh n inti round wh ll ort o onuion n ri,not o nton rtn onit ht would no n b onib

    t tporl powr hd to pr piritl uhort.1u prt purpo i not to iquir to wih o th twopoibiliti orrpon to th liiou t o th t wolt prnt nd ron or th o undrnd liiothori nnot h th pprn o wh w ll pr pritul uthort n i t rri uh lit within it hr wrtn ti whn th liou powr t po th

    I T i ;1gan diicio bwn ho ho n n whoblie

    Whn upm de h n gn hee onl a nonupe o n ng d h h haiya a in cadcibd ali u ahe a o inlcal dgaion o e lemncponding on i o ) i n, h Bm In hi ce

    dion i ad a i i i h om u onl diinh in i piopa. h endpon hi dneai h i n log e kn, o onl i uli ui du o oo h l, and oig main a mpl had y al wihu cpin W u add h wo ca bng dinuid oeca )' n in a alo b omd o l•a h an ou onl n ame mliu pol coiio n anoh o o ; no ma o on hi po o ok any applicio pec

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    rlt t i thi ? hi ll th mr iultt rn hn ru nllulit h n lt m it h in m it i ntu tht th urir n

    itrir t iin hul m m n r i-

    n inl h r pl unrtnnt ;ne m th tin mrt nti f t th nt lim h h n tht niun f tt ritin th ll tt it impi til l uit tiln m f l ir n m ; ni hi ni h nti ip th f rin ht

    m nrt i h ltt n it ptin rm nl \• • te o wtr

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    40 PAL ATHRY TORAL R

    reaze wtht dt that ae f a t etwee a prtaahrtwhaeer a be ee a reate ead a pretepra pwer we mu re awa take the de f heprta athrt we a prpe f t m e ear uder-td tha we hae the ghtet et ate tereg h t r ae a takg a part whaee theuarre the eter wd f h d eer be r re.

    the eame t be dered what fw we w ttherefe ake a d t etwee he eg a pueprta authr ad the eg a reate prtua

    authrt eer ae we ha de a a pua ahthat whh h t a. Meer he trkg m-arte reeted a hee ae hweer dta the ma er e ather ha w et jutf th aat. e wud hae t make a dt the quet f theeete pe f pue teetuat happeed t are adh qe de a ae here ar we wud thae t demarae the eat bdar peak f a auhthat ee ttahed t a patar trada fm eept ae whee t aed t rpa hee mt ad uh ae d tgre amg he we ha eame

    th a pt we ha rea what we ad eare the uperremet ta the ferr; wheer the mpetet wh

    he mt that dee h w dma ao rr fr ahe da tha e wh thee ae t wheea hehe had he mpetet f that whh e bed If th

    # pe e were bered ad apped prpera ea b thewh hae a tre t f herah f f dma ad err f'rdt t pea wd ee ur me w dubt ee reaut a dub t he dt-t ad reerat we hae frmated here ad ther w beteed ag t them a hereta ae; bu we thk thathere are ther h w dead hat he ae eatmehg ee ete ad thee ate wh e te e-et them wh patar atte.

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    LE n d nn o lnhbwn mn nd h K n h l onzonf nd h h nol blon owd pw n

    h ld n wh onn hm dl, h xl ndbl wld; b h w nohn wh n non, l pl n, h n h h n nd n w nd nl l n. W ht h lonhp wn tw w old l b p-nd bw no nd , onh n f mbz wll h bwn knwld nd n ,o dn bewn v nd vd, tkn n d pnd ov n n o oln h-o s wl Hnd dn. m hmon bwn hn nd xo hn mov h n bnvd nd 'pll, wh wd ml n no-an h n dn w domnh h

    nl of wh n b ld o n. hs n n w do n n n ofopn f olv vn n, p npol hv d h non n h n w n n m

    I ee ul n g ! ee ccfc o ns

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    42 • RAL ARTY & EP PWR

    mak n ha m aaoy and opodn fo a dny

    n an fo h aan of po by p al

    aho haya m h po o a am l ha man o paflly aomplh h popfon of knold ad a hld fom obl adaaon h ha nd d ymbom by ma o kada od of a n h mdao of Ganhalod of kod hod b od ha h am aah n oadly W Mddl ndd, an

    homa qna p dla ha al l man o aboda o omao a h po d o ha hnondd poly h aU m o b h of ho hoonma h h h ao d of h n omn of l l f fdamaly l n h aan of h pana fo h onmao.

    O ho fa h fom h mod pon of ad aloo h domnan o a d o aon a noably amo W do no nal bn abo h d-aam of omplaon ha of knold, l o loa a popl o a lzao of a adoa haa a- fom ha ado may akh n h on d alo h ooal a ha a homa aay

    e in b bs in itsf t ii of its ny, is se-ior o t ltliiy o emnt h ene o ctio d

    #tre i non s in te colleit i is tty s ol t oft iuls omo it o s s oion e oe nno e tken si te s sns O c sy o t e o ritu uto ods io e oil oltiiy incl

    eio o is onsitue iu si oity by its nt oriis ite srivul. B is rsos soy e no vsdmeely und is emo sc d on oy o t cmk of somtn mo ime oletiy in e jt ntdisrcy of o t s most o) o soiooistso clim to idi soty it i b

    3 G k o st s rotrs bo i sosof hi ic i no y of syin th bo e ritu d tmorl

    or o om ommon ile

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    hd tmpn wr i h Et th tt h yb id in he f p phyi.

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    i h i it dt ppind h n pph tmpiv d undrtd n th n f puity i ma:·y pdnt nd nry d-pd t d f has nhr th p rddo the tiy d csequey t tn, hi brdit su r r ry fr frm ib, ini cmrses d th ib pr id

    dy ed n nr in th , udr th inn f th f trrtti fhin in th t itu thi ry eal though rti imtn rdd t tib Hid dtin a by th thr trditn dtri,d ny rfr t G b nind thri fwe m nt ge tat th ok ny b ihty ndrtd if

    c tht it i n t piy dtnd fr th u Ksh

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    T dpnd th tpa p th piitua thitya t vii g n ainting kg, a nt tuy g-imz nti thy hv ivd invtit a nain m hnd th ph, ipying th tanin pii

    u in nay th ga i hi ntn.Ti nn ha a ti aid it utady ith -inty pptb t, and n it a an xp th thhaig p t king Fan, hh ndd iyntd t ning th in i qutn a nttaitd t kng y hi pd t v ny by v-

    tu thi anintng hih h ay at thi inn dnt bng ppy th kng t nd n i by a knd gatin t pita ahi y in hh a indtdbv, th ivi ght tuy nit. h ig th, i y apiy thi nun and nqty an it in taiiuan, hih xpain hy n th tndm h M- g t pp a bj thi th a-gian t th vgn8 Mv in th aitn SnPt i dpid hing i hi han t ny t gn ky adta p t a th iv y ya p. thnint Ran th t ky an atibut anu, igny- g h ky t ga yti and th yih, a hav xpand, a p ptivy a-

    t d ya intiai H t h b ntd hat aupt th u h t p ha SantPt i ppy h inanatn th dta p th t

    W talati a sirita iee te eb a Aac !nakah e ite layi a s e s smry

    tast k i patar bi at tr i eta ki ea T lai tai ls a at e k a e t

    tii E t t ae a is i e e tsv a t is a ea y t i i ary it si e ise

    c ar )im y re a at telesia aae te esil >aae s e sal lat i e

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    k bng nr bu t thrugh h ntd-tn tht th pwr trnmttd whr t rdtl

    wr l rd dr rm th r t h ut bn dn nr tnh bwn

    r uhrt nd prl pwr, nd th rtnhwr whr n lw bvd n nt wul r rbwn th h wuld t wn pp pl n thhrh unn n bng hrrh w tr gnm trtl t v nur thng ntnl th rm lw bng th nd th nr rlnp nl

    tn ndrd nd vn nvrd Hr rt llmrtnt t n t t lrd gr rrr ml t ndrth prtul n th trl tw rrlv r mmnrtrm nd l ght th t t th lt nd t rnpl nt rmr h rr n r l th r l n m r-n n vw, w hv lrd , t nrtn

    mplmnt h t rn dr t l whn thw wr r ndrd n th t vn whr n nng th m n ultmt prl t hr b nl tmt prnpl, hh s uh tl rt.

    w h xln lw grd knwldg ntn t mlnrt nt l but nl nnt r

    nt t ud l t un lt r t:' a ie ni t n t f t n li vari hr in n•td mr r dir! thm w bin u ti ubj hee it i nl tat e w v ome wed f th thi m t ur rr dlilr d n t blitn.

    lO. As t rnn f ral w r r hwr l a fr l rn i i ·d irety eeeatve h r t thu i l nd Dd r t i·d bth h ri rht ml T b m wih wa w sh K1g e Worlf, ha. th trfl rit 't prt nd in i cn it e et funti f n thml nd hr rld, al ru t t rhi fntin i) a di inirtin d rrd r o th lt

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    it d t a i xi p iw a idd d r diii t tw wr mad a b a tat twd i w q d m pwr i wit

    t a dia mat O d a tat w tar dirtiad t tw pw itab t apa tir -ma ratip bdat, ad ta t ar a ra-tv i a atr ia pa d t i t iw pa tat rta mb xpri patia mpaiz-i t ap mmtait pd, a a rtitrta d w tat a idiat t atiip

    bdiati t a t wkw t Wtit dtd paa t bd ma ad am ma,wi pripa ma ata prt rai w t at ad t tmati i ati t t i bd ad t tia immtabiit wd ixd twad a mmbi mpaab t a t

    am ma T pit iw mmait rptd b ma aid t w m, a mati i w - wat i ak t tr; ad i ii parab at a ti ata apia it i t b ratd tiaim i a t tt t tr m t tt pit iw t at ta d xit t ma ad i d W mt t pp ti at i

    Cia t dititi bw aim w i a mtai-a dr i ad iam, w i a ia dti bt

    r i ahr alici f th am ar n n sial u coogil be n dctrns of d cill i klzy. Tlam ma is Puuslw ifr as h s immutal r nacing a li anis ri te urene otntity of wi i dres f

    ha$ s ar in c t mmntay ris cnird ls unirsal mnifton b ig ov ro a sigle suei ilhh ur g Jl�m nsra f ic c limits ot a nt tnklza n rting i irion o t gn ab it be ne at a agica rrc ca tb-l contmli r kndge Pshn tee tn amk; c ntr int a i hes wo ile hr;i w f t rst rar h w v wit tis sc

    NI1n Hi> leing c h \a

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    The Dpndc f Ralt Prist 4

    ing m f th am intga taiin hich pt hi mm inil) opn y aly t th i-tt t th iiual a h mpa . 1 hul ha th imtn fnatin fm th ait pt fi aicla u if h mblim mpy in th fabl inuin h l at t fm t i.14 W ulh aul t ha t i h lam man h play th laing th ain f mn, a at hi y pitim th ln ma hulymbi h piity ntmlai a i a piy ha nu hm

    a a m itg in ip a hn in an aunt f himg ih La z by h hiian ain, in ami that h a t n t nlg that i that ha atain klg pa cll ih i knlgf th ly mtahia an hch a ai ab, by it at bln l t th p u pitual

    u itf hn i a t niag h piiual a t mpa

    a la th i an ga hih nt laming t ba h itul t t mpal that i ayknlg t atn Thi hih cmplty h ma ainh n th nny hat gally haa-

    ti th mn an it an iuy y i pif aan n ltua an. u im, m,

    Thi vii rFs rdiin in d c wh t• i\ t  t hrsa p   h spcat h r at oj' e Md . 1 n o h h; u ltr n.

    S m h ut u r nn t vw n- in rtai y sulr

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    g urr in thi dtin, vn t dn th ru knwdg a d al rdg quit g th tw thing r ly indt th ngtn pu nd i-p U pirtu uit h t dgr dgnrtin whih

    p da b e w t i n t hrriti th l ph th K-Yuga. I w nidr rigin in pi-ur, n h th pi r tt t pitu tk in thWt wd, th rvr rtin n b xprd in th -wing w ind gdng th nt i rdr a driingr rign, bing upndd i t pk nd nding it

    prnip ere ( w h in di hritnd, nd it w u Ia wih u in th rp)t pp rgn t t n n nt th ird, n nt ng thr u u Thi i th n-n t piritu th tpr, n i rptin b itpnding intb pt ngin. T nidr thing in i u prr t huniing rigin, tht i eglg a pu hun th i rdr, r ttr tU, 'igi r phg r, dpnding n n pr-ee. n truth hi n ngr ign rigin tlynud thing uprhun ing h ngrn th priu din r tpr nd n r nti dni, w pnd r Thu w h hr itb

    ipit ngin rgin nd e a r ppr-n b ngtin uh tht pi nd wd ngtinw t th bihn nw rdr tn p

    # th rgntin it pi n h w th rvr r-in prp dit r th ppin th prr rtng it rd ip t t tujut e r t hri g th utrit t rmin prpr rnd un i w th ada th wt , a wh Ad h w h wd u i ar w y uderad ht thr hing in hi pr tn pprn

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    6

    O OTH J(SHATRYAS

    A M N G l ot l opl n tho h ot ohn th ntin fqn poh h i of tpl o h i, h , t fhl f i thoit liin to ho thi o hl on, n o o p otl h l

    th to o n to boit h t to th on.h inbinio, tkn n h tolo n h o t iin , th ot n lo bn th ont n n h pn ht. It in no o f in thi ion n o i n bo l t tht th io i tht nt lon ih it n o ti n it no th nl ntlt h h

    bo n th lt nti n thi nion, lt pt h i lh on iniili oni htit o f h o ol 1 th fn h pi-tl ht th l on th l b to pnilo n fo t n thi thoit o nnol, t i loi th iniili ho tl pp

    nn i ot l fon,2 in th il fntin nnn ith th n ntl (hh th o h po f l hn o inil bin pil h ton of h ho of liin o

    d \htv• f t

    t i i i reli or k$ i-

    i

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    5 SPTAL AHOT & TPL OE

    ua eleet le t i the ae with atli a wa eie elie ie it ied t etpyial ad taedetwlede, the pitual authity ale ha a tly upeatul

    haate, all the et be a tl phyial de a weite t eadi e kd eai tha i atal iiai i aily the eatie the hatya. Mee,diiduali d atuli ae uite ely itedepeet, they ae aialy y tw apet e d the ae t,lked t ehe wi epet t te wld ad it y beai eeally tt atl a i ehyial die

    ppea a iti whe the eleet eeei the teplpwe bee edat e that eee the pitualathity

    h wha happee i da tel whe he haiya le tet t py e ed a the iey ialut (ee thuh h ed ilded e eee al

    eteal a be we, elte aai the autity theah d te t ee heee l deedee the ee iy e a ti i wat we adae, th e epl pwe bi but w u we i tdiead t bdiati t the itl uity beae ikeeeyti beli t the wld hae t i iet utel ie hae i eiable ad adity witu ee-

    ee t uable piple y eti tt ee theuable by pla the be eely e wd beile eleet taditi it wil be eietly at

    �eahyial ie the eahil di i peely tht he

    thr s a whh n nt t ssg h t

    r v t a b f t i rt sh n rns t hya dtr gurl td h i th htx ia th smms br n -nt m n ut tha n amg tn s i- sh ss i t d th rr at a fct b l n b) h rr th s mv m sh, d thr d b al h rr-n n th m rr f h mn th Pmkrit ri ur,

    hh i rp g d tp mut.

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    Th v o hras

    iable o wl nd ate o beomn; ad it oldal alled temal eby indiatin that i point o vie ivly that o ion .

    old be th at e ey e o th e odtal wh li t oe o deiated ha a it i e to inif tha thi we doe ot etend beyond what iilvd i ui what i bjet o hane. Moden 'evol-nit thi th vaiu fom ae ot the oly eample h tha cosists n bin al ality in beom ahhme ave ven it a ial nua intodin he eent ia

    f e h hi k have eited ine aiity noa-by am the an al in cai cl o ddhim,h hold aed a deviant o deeeate om lh in the t it l beome umy to one he ai iial uim n eaity he moe loely iveigt wha is h la the moe i appea die

    h idea ta n it all hae o i i paiula itw wltlih a eve ay ay denied a t l hat i th an and immtable pinipe o thei hih i ely wat we patlaly have i vi heehte the e hata (o the de thei iiain oed thi • 'rl u y in nur plprs

    ni f shtriy t nd rum i \' W S u t g Bm t·n ly xp by th nti in p, c

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    btw h dct f a rat bcmng and th arma-tn f th srmac f th hara; ad t mut b addd thatn sbrdnag h bg r t chang hrb duc tt wat nddua fr what aw pasag bnd ndda

    an trascnt wth rpc t ca b h muabprcp f h bg. A hs car hws th sdar f natras an dduasm ha w just ntd

    t h rt rsht ts mark an h Ksharas wr nt ab tp t a th prcs pnt whr h cud ha rapd adan-ag fm wha th had mtn It was h wt cat hat

    a rtd fm t, and h ca a b udrtd sc, cndrwa dw ch a mb n t dcd a twa t th bttm h dna fAtmn1 was t th n n ntr-ducd b hs datd uddhsm thr was as h da f castdnctns th bass f th tradtna sca rdr, and ths dna,drctd at th st aans th Bahs was n n urnngans th Kshatras hs7 n fact as sn as hrarch sdnd n s r prcp t pssb s hw an cast canana upmac r h thr, r r hat atr n hna f what th cd cam t mp t In such cndts an-n ca cnsdr that h has as much gh wr a ann sprdd tha h fac ha uct fc at hs dpa z an wd t ad t s r a qu f maa frc, t

    nt bs ha hs mus b fnd t h hhst dgr hsca mnts that ar bth st numrs a, h fctnfrths fr a prccpat uchg n nct upn

    sprua? Th dna f cas pnd th dr r urpa-t, ad mn th wt cast h Sh1ras wr g n akng adanag f t s hm n fac wr n ab s hd

    6 i o wo ot t to oo te ue tull tw c eoel ee tou t ies ee is i 1 ei oe cept

    7 One t t e B imlf eie te isii t olt di e o t m o cout o e ly e e suo mti witn c ts stto Onl w � ws emp ('XIcnd o t sto

    et us w soe to ei.

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    The Rc1oft (�te Kslntriya

    " lt nd b kid o io tht in he loi of, dio Khti of th po tt hd tod o th lti bu of wih h hele hd

    dstod l

    A nw f r a rro to lvs til tn f t ci cl t)ran,· f ic in t t i n w t d r t unand u non fd.

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    7HE suROS YY & HER

    SEQEEsI i i aid tat i a tf but ti i

    a f t at b i uv tw bi tw vtl a i al t; f t w h w l b

    tw bu i wuld id vthi wuld a il u a wa ta wd bt ad a b ad t a vt1 Mv t titi fi al blti il th tadi uiti fa litati uiva ad tal ibli a a w avad dal lw wit al th a laati i thi wh alw u t fut th a th f a

    i ad a 'ta t Bu ath l fal whihi qit th i f t i h ti tat itiala a ti i la ad tat th i

    �a t. tth tha t a awa iati t t ad ilat i a a a a ff-t f i i atu, th a al t da a i all th th) t t f fat i t wd t a fatat a th aifati i f ad a law i

    bni l i ip i. A lad dcasn pin u, Lbn cs t d plp sm tal nfrmatn hh a hv fen) nd ini rt t f hlf fr rta mns

    2. The F p. p 6

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    i icuss Tis is wh stis cus si tuatis whi f cts t ifcs cuss th siaits a iv th iusi f tti t is it bw if s f hist th s cc a aalg just s h s btw thi ccs ltil sts f bg just as s c ass thh siil hsswit th svtitat h a alii t th ch ths ls ii

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    W als i Eu bgiig th h Mdd gs a aagu t t v f t shatias atical i Fac hf t ti f Ph i th Fai h us b csid f thicia auths f t dviai chaactisic th d

    c alt kd alst ctial at bcg id h stual autt hl csvig hv b a siguailgicalit utad sig f its igia ddc sic as av xaid th aitig f kigs sd thig s hahis Lg bf t haiss th aissac th juists fPhili th ai alad th al cuss d scula

    s ad i s t this id a s h bgig f th tthctu that st i ali tac h utu f h Wstl f its taditi.

    F ass that d ak t g st fth h ad hich av i a cas idiad i studis3 tik at thsatigit f th is utu as ad v clal b dstci th W shal l call hat thisd as a k f lik b East a Wst a that i t Wstitsf t as bcaus f its a c ligis ad atial chaactsch a lik als t th siitual ad th al v th sul caac ust t b it t as th sg f a dic lai it h c suc f h t s a b ttd bct that v if this dsucti as li-

    al dsid b t kg f ac it as at las ilt ithth agt th aac bt th tuth is tat t as isdu h aac hich is sthig altgh ft B tus

    vsig t a aishi th tal cfhbga t us t situal autt its ds ltcalat.

    igt dtlss bc futh hat h fact tha th siita authit l its subjugad i this a vs that t as

    S n t The Esrm fD O th sb s u ty n d Jgt o Cht c·

    ap roJ h we th th f th mk ad k d e rn f Brd uthr f r f e Te hh he d d mii h xps is ia

    pcem d t th us n poi .

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    UuaOI y e Csue > 57

    l wh it shld h b d th ts sttsw l ull cscius f its tscd hct his istu d t lis d justis s stis lticis s th l f is ti; b th ct s tht ilti t th tol w th stil std siiulhi d tht it ws f h is uthit tt th tlw did its c. h sttis f h tlw t s sc uid t ci whth t hs tul uth i csdi t tditi fwhc h di ssss th litud is ffcti it

    h c di s b diti sic thi tc is litd lw di but wht h s uth iht b f t dsd ti subdii t it h tbcis ti lic

    W us tk t c t distuish btw t ust f wht siitul uthit b itslf i i

    th f its ltish with th tl w. scdust is ddt f th st whic hs t d sll wihs wh xcis th istl fctis wh wuld l d t is th d i this uthit d t lst siit f s dcti thh th ft f ts ss th csti h dsit f th ltt d f th utwds i which this doct is s w ctd wuld sillctu t su f it th css d suci w · ll xcis ts suc th t F this suc istthd t ssc siitl uit d bls t ts l s xists l d hw diishd it th lst ti f situlit is still icl sui tt h tl d t fllws f this ht th sii

    ul uthi c d us ws tl tl w d

    : t a h inrid u l bx t n n d h s nn l uh man ld tl b th• n f h t f t t u nt d m t n nd f ct t t ' t p 1< ld l tn t t t xe· h nc im al vus t ud t n j t .

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    ta t nnot telf be controlled y anytn ele, t le outwrly6 owee okng u a aen may ee n te eyeof ot of our contmoae, we do not ete to dere tat

    but t eeon of n undenbe rt.But o retu o Pl te ar wo for or prn puoe fur-ne an epecay caactrtc amp It ntrue tDte ttrbute acton to cupdty8 w a no o aatrya bu of Vay we could ay ta wn ty nt atof reolt te ry a t were drde tee long te

    reevao oe t rme pip of t pitual n th t-or whih is bend al artular ms th rt rrsts of hhoos hv h gt of orol ov bot os. B th aco o tsupeme pipe in e peset sate o e wod is ot being eecse visb soht oe may t all irit uhoy rs outwardl s sr v f i oly h w hav ld live pitual tori t, eve a n tC

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    U o of Rt & Cqu

    n aac ad ai on a a lw ca ma vn ba a an mu invabl acmpan loss mac: b i faul aa a dpvd imal c f mpal pw, bca an ul aa b i ma a a n a na ful a a p ncin I kn i nln cnn aia a i a a nbl, and pla uain l wic i-d a a· all cni a dand a am pp mlf nbl w i

    an mana and it m cmpl pin.T al d cna and ab n ilf p a ln llil all bl, in aul i i d wk lnll wad duc- v l m m wic i ad il iud I a , mv on b ln n pp ida,

    c cpn Vaia; and i w w al ,il m f Pip Fai, n Fan b uun ml alm ninual w b pcall u a i X and Lu I w pd k fcnaai fu b mla apin n i wn pw dui

    lin.L u ad a ml naain i all i f anpiin pal a inln wc mn na n biu wn. w ual fm n c ai ca m cm-pl c m funi i a am m na

    b m i ula anan anal civili-a a a idd AT m p a u p m adi n

    ld b aa f pliial in viw a u- f naal m fal m and wa i ain fu nu a nain ban m a a \:ent.ral zati' j pk i a

    a fman n nai n pacula wa w kn, b n dn i uniil ppad w

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    0 PAL AHOT & TPAL PW

    uin;9 nd rne te rt Eopen onry ee te mon-ry bolied, i i beue 'ntionzon d trte tere.Beide e re nee rell o erely ntionit nd 'entit te Reoluion n lo t trl reolutionr e mde troot e nineteent enury o te oled rinileo ntion tee i teeore rte nul ontriion in tentonlim proimed tody by ertin oed derrie o teReoton n d it ok B te mo interetin oint o tpreent i e olloin te ormion o nion i eenll oneepiode in te re o te emporl n e iritl nd i

    e n to e to e oot o e mer, it m be id t ti reel te eon i poe tl to te monry, een te moment en it eemed to be relizin ll i mbton, onl ruin o rn.

    ere kn o potil (nd teeore enrely etel) ntyt impe dire i no te denil o e piritl rinilet one n etbli te true nd roound unit o izion nd nion re n emple o ti Dn te e Aeere eited roout e Wet e unity, bed on roperydton ondion e ll Critenom bt enee eondry unie o pely pol i o y temorlnd no loner pirorder ere orme, i ret niy o teWe irremeby broken nd e eetie eene o r-

    endom me to n en Nion, meel te dpered rment ot ormel ritenom le uniie btted or tere one b te empo oer to dominte n en te

    er ondition o eir orin, ie only by opoin e oter

    is tule lt aas te euda lit e q til

    appl p ai Ad f u ivid aai sl at s wl t td Mak 3:25

    ld td tt il f at wa lit ellais t p a ais Ata whi eesed the t esie f eerita te Hl R Epre.

    he e mrc as mitaed i b b ttil ta aw it a s t a ia d estaiv t s i prs b th wlkw ula th k ei

    d t . i u i bt at f fr a.

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    Upi oy hi Coquc I•

    a eaeely ontei aon theelve n al l el Nowpirit i t ater tpliity an vion an the ore oereove oneelf fo piriait the ore antaoni are e-ate an apie. No oe an eny hat the eal war whhwee qie loae a bjet oeove o etitive relaionby the piital atory were nothi opae to the atioalwar tha have ee foowi the Revolto an the Napole-oi Epire in 'are naton 3 a we have ee or own aew evelopent hal reari for the fte

    n he othe han the etabihent of natio ae oible

    atal attet o ate the pira to the tepoal iplina oplete reveral of the hierarhial relaton etwee the twopowe hi bjao fon it ot eitive epreio in thenoion o a atoa hrh, that i oe boriate to the tatea onne whn it liit he very phrae tate reliio i aelberate eivoation iiin fnaental oth ee tha

    t reion i e by the tepora oveet to ene i owoiation it i relion ree to no ore tha a ee fator ofthe oial orer 14

    h iea of a aioal hh rt ppeare i Proteta ontre or to be oe eat, i t wa perhap above a to reaie thiiea that Potetanti wa itate for it ee lea tha Ltherwa har athin ore at leat poltall tha a nte ohe abitio o ertn Geran prine an it i oreover qiteel hat if the revot aaint Roe ha taen plae withot h

    This is wy te e oa gu ntions an ly be a utia on• witn rl nia l tn or is stial sil to t rogiio f auni) superi to its ow Besids rin t pesentd otio aun) H xi tml an n l th o ifft oer woul e·d wih oul onl b aody f te rue un)

    3. As w a ed elwre f he M Worl p. yoi l me indsima!) to ak prt i moe ws t ssenti;�l dsinis mon t scal uni a nti ior his bein moree logial onsqn of \g iai;nism.

    1 ·loreo", h in b ez in form oter th tat aaion

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    ut it cnqunc wuld av bn uit a ngligbl ath f an th tJivd incidn f dint

    Rfatin t viibl t f th ruptur f

    th pita nit f Chind but it i nt what actuall rbgan t rnd t al rb a h d Mait put fth uptur ad lng n a ait accpli inc a w hav alradad i bginning can in fact racd back tw cnur arr;and an analgu ark culd b ad abut t naiancwhch a nt altghr frtuitu cincidnc ca abut a alt th a ti a th Rfratn and nl whn t trad

    tnal knwldg th Middl Ag ad bn alt ntirl lt.Prtani wa in ti ct rahr r an utc tan apin f dpatr; but f n ra it i wa abv al h wrk

    pinc and vign wh rt f a ud it fr litca nd individalit tndnci wr n lng in ung bak upn th, h wr dictl prparing h wa h dcraic and

    ga taran cnctin charactriic f th n pch5wv a rgard th qutn f th ubugatin ligin t

    th a in wa w av indicatd t wuld b wng t bivthat apl utid Pttani cannt fund 16 i f tAngcan chi f Hnr VII prnt th cpl c n h cratin f a natinal church Gallcan tl [tpirit f natina wn h Ran Catic church n Frac]

    a cncivd b Lui XIV wa in rat ntng i i atrvnt had ccdd h n with wud n db avcninud at la in tr but n pactc it ffct wud hav

    � n annulld th inpin th plica w and ituain in anc wuld nt hav bn apcial difrnt f

    It wrt ntn Petntm prese e clr n hu l e uthy f Be t n t run ee qu1 Ve e cne ee the cs Rs wc pecl

    u r tn t wl uele cmpce e peestn Whle le r t n n e te e ee w e ene te mnc e e t le n ce t cetn er br he pu t e tml heres t P-nt cunte ter sps rnr ur cpt

    pse

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    it uld d if tndnis f h 'ritulis fti huc of r t ri dnitiJ.

    dr its r i fs Ptsts ushd things t trs but it t in untrs hr Ptstntis stbsh itlf tht l dtd its n diin rightht is thsl fundti f liti nd t th s ti th nl gun f is stbiifr crdig t ht h shn th h ut ing s fr s n bk ith titl uthrit td n tl th s (tugh by ndbt n it v ss u l tht i s t

    t tk ths T f its rtss sdr s kindf dstintn s th squs tht this titdg ut qus t itbl Th tru s th f h

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    decend an ler and een f uch an eent ee nt aeider ipicatn ne a ppe tha hi phae ill be at teer lea fr the We the en fthe de perid.

    A n hitian cneran ith he abeenined fact cd

    n bt eep thee cniderin al indenel echn t e paticar detail that ud ephae ee epreciel at e princip aned t h hee 8 e t lleknn repniblit the al per fr the riin f the lede dider i r deiain in te relatin beteen thepiit and the tepra ic ead neab t al e ther

    But thi cannt be ur re e ihed n e e eapein er t hed li n a ie nthei and e ut e ctent cne nl te ain trend f hitr and lit urelet the eeni ndcan that tan t in he ce f een

    t wu b ig f ntnc t m ti iw th le chli w w b n tn v l ig fuli n wwhl itin th t c t, n c wit t bgt wt in Ei, h gint g

    t r t

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    HE EESA& EESA

    AADSES

    potic constitution o medieva Chrisendom as,s e have sd, esseniall feda; it ound its onsummation in ancion that as tru sueme n the temporl oder hat of the

    emperor ho as, h respet to the kngs, hat the kngs ee nt o heir vassals mst be admitted hoeve that ths concepton of the Hol Ron Empie remned someh heoretialan as neve fll realed, doubtless thoh the ult o theemperos themselves ho misled b the exent of the poer onfeed pon them ere the rst to cones thei suborintion tohe sirial uthorit from hich hoeve he hed thei poeeven more rect hn did the othe soveregns. This cme to beknon ter s the ed of he piesthood and he empe and itsdivese vicissitudes a ell enogh knon that e need not recathem even summaril hee, al the moe so as e details are of ltleimptance to o prsent purpose What is moe nterestin is oundesand hat he empero ouh tul to have been and lso

    ha could have proved the eror that led him to misake his rela-e spemac fo an bslute spemac

    he istintion beteen the paac and the empire oginated a rom a division of poes that ancien Rome ee nted

    l . T H R n t rn wl n t wa w n mpl dn r nltz n n t

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    ng n, nc urg tht r th mrw t thm tm Po1j Maus; bt w t thk tht t nc h c c nqu hw t unn f t tul

    n h tmrl t b ln f th wul k nvvng un m r cml cnrtn3 Th n th mrr n n c crl n h tw lv G cr Hugwrt but muc mr rcl th tw hv f th rtngu wch cn rtn ct ng hn n ct n th th, mbm cv f th r r wr unt gur hr cmm rnc

    l T mbc mtn Chr wth nu th urmrncl f th tw wr vr clr gn crtn n cnnt t ftn gn r lbr twncnt Rm n t m n w mut nt frgt tht th M Ag th mr w jut Rmn th c Butth m gu l th rrr w ut t ut n

    whc w t rv f f th mr: th r n brf, nrgng quvln th w fc nu th n nrnc but whn t rrt h t tu n h

    e emble th th pp h ) tned ie f Ponfexaius, e rigin f whh bv foreg o Chtay nd rvrgl te t t, i fc bin amn a ug to lusa t cale of rectn tt cle 'pag d n

    reliy an d et

    cc m t ay tbuted i.3 he mn emr p a w a Khr execising tn

    t hi w fnc th Bra hch ee mhig ml; e gh qe wehe m tn m n e a cce th w iS nd h a mtg oth n mee . n l h m e duted th te err \er f the r l ued m e ul pnt vw gh dnc mutmeim e md ben h f epeente f the auht) d ttu d t nugh t te a hu inr h fmn f e t tmf hin t a e g

    See a aice y L Charnn-.ay ttd Un ncen emblme um de , hed n e eew Rgbi1 Mc 1925. he e) and thcpt uvl e the me cm) g f th ) e gld nd th h filve. ymol ve meve a dec rtoh Chis accrin his trgic mu ' Ke o David a cl hhe Irae (Ra breviary v f 20 Decemer)

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    toral, canno b in ralit. n othr ord it i agan thrrr of iaking th rlionhi of th to r for on ofoordiation h it i ll on f ordination bcauon th ar d h on rocd dirc fro th urrincil hil ·h hr dos o onl idrct ont hichin h bn dal with ucintl ao ill not initn furhr h

    th nd of hs r;t De rchi, Dant r cla dth rct ors f h o and th ror Th k aagi thi:

    Tofld thrr th nd hch unring Prodnc had for h b of thi lf hich conit in thfntining of hi n or and hich i tid b thrh Paradi nd h bli tal i hch conit n thn of ht diin ii to hich h cannot ttain b h

    n or xc hy idd b th diin light and thiat i ad itlgi b th lal aradi h tostt o b ik difn goal, an ut rach b diff-nt or to th t a follo th hiloohicalt

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    thee with difcult can reac h goal nle a free maindeo e trauili of eace and the wave of tracing greede tiled h mt be e contant aim o him wo guide theglobe an whom we cal Roman Prince in orer hat on i

    rehing loor of fe mota ma et free and in eace.5

    tet cal for a me of elanation in orde to be efetludertood for we canot obt ha beneath a lagage reheoogical in aeaance are coceae mch deeer h conformig moreoer to the habi of it autor and o he initaticogaiation to whic he beonged

    On the othe adlet note in aingit i uite atonhngtat the one wo wrote thee e ha ometime been reeteda an enem o the aa he n out id a we ave alread adenounce the cence an imerfection e w in e aacof h d ad ariculrl he conequent too e recore toe temoa mean o acion which ard ette e eecie

    of ritua au tot Bu he new enough not to imte to theitition itelf the defect of the me who rereened it temoall omeing ha t moen inidualim doe not lwa kowenough to do7

    5 De Monarc, 1 1 16 [n rm O \Vrld Gvm/ M01rh

    tr. Hrb W.ner Ne Yr T br Ar PsS 1949 p 6.J On s sujc s paCla u stuy Esw· f i and asLu Va's or Lgt d D d 'Fd dA. Urnth ath d f h was ab t mt hs sa and a th vr mmnt

    � t emed t b adg vsa ths in a sir s t ttnlss

    7 Whn eking sm th tmst mus v ta t dstnh bn cncrns acism s n an what ats

    n ' e esen nztnl st: e rc. Whr n mtk ab he s it an act ist Wha w a a hr acsm bcas ths exam mmay ss s a! Dat udmore many m pa; ut th e y td re eh uc d as t ee emees m isa igncis thtnt t cinu sam am!-ta nds acsm, d ny t dvese elev tt rythn can be ud t a sm qston hstoy w one om de upett ct.

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    I li u pvu pli ul b u e i De w ew w e f mrep ve e bewee e ler mri rr mre eul bew ii e ii. Te emper pi vr el mere wi rep e Terei Prie zi pfe f m e; ev piff pe ver e rr meri wi e e C Pe rei f prume jie m b pi

    u i r mll ee m elf bvul i f e w

    e wi rl were e i pplpe upl e i lie be mife wl i bewee p mil rr. ere w e lel pble w e

    re i reme we e r e. Bi e repeiv ribue f i -m we we were qi m mippll l r frm f vilzi Ie we m i i rul i frm w w bfr e m evi e i vii f W wrl

    u i mperr e pp rpivl fi f l mi erril Pr Cl Pri e r f ee w ui b m-plie i ilp w pilpil irui emprl pp e r revei w rveli f e j, eprei m rul

    Tis rlzt n th m e pmoi ste t oun n al t dii e a·y xpli

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    anation I gos withou saing of cours tht philoso annot b undrstood hr in its ordna and ofan sns for f itwr it woud all oo obviousl inapab o lang t rol

    assignd to it To undstand wa is ral involvd w mus rstoto wod ilosoh its oigina signianc as undrstood bth Ptagorans who wr s o us it

    s w av indicatd lswhr, O tis word whih tmologial signs ov of wisdom dsignats rst of all a pror dsosiion quird fo atta ini ng wisdom and b a natual noughnsion o s manng i t can also dsigna th sarh arisng

    fom is disoson, that wil ad o ru knowldg so that piosoh is thus onl pl imina and rparator sg a sward wisdom ust as h Trstrial Paadis is a stg on th wato h sial Paradis ndrstood thus phosop ould balld uman wsdom baus it ompriss h sum of knowl-dg ta an b attand b th facuis of h human indivdual

    alon faultis that an snthsizs s ason or it s tis thattru l dns man as su; bu thi s h um an wisdom, prislbaus t is on human s no ru wsdom whc, dntid withmasca knowldg is ssnall suprarational and us asosuahuman And ust as th ath to th lstia Paradis datsat from th Trsrial Paads in ordr o / l ll asDant us it 1 tha s to ascnd to t surior stas prsntd

    n astologial anguag b th plant and stla sphrs, and nthologial angag b anglical hiarhs), so in as ofll knowldg that surpasss th human stat do individual fac-

    utis bom powrlss and othr mans bom nssa and iis isl r hat 'rvaton intrvns a is a dirt ommunicaton from th suror stats wi is as w hav sad ff-tivl sablshd b h ona This rvation is possiblbaus o th stn of fauts ransndnt wih st to thindividua and watv ma b t nam on givs to m,wht on spaks for amp of inltual in u ion o ofnspiraion, it is awas ssnal! sam thing Th rs o ts

    The Crisi oftlw Mdm IVrl, cap. 1

    Purgntori I I 1· h EoS/1 o Dn p

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    tw tems m us t think n ne sense e ngelcsae whic in ffc ae idenical wit the supndivu states the bein nd ecnd m eve abve ll tt ctn f e iit t wh nte xessl lludes

    ne ight als tat wha is inwad inspitin t he new eceies i dictl becmes utwd eveltin t the umnlecivit f wich it ss s the medium tnsmissin ins-f s this is pssb s t a wtin te mits f te epess-ibe. We ae na ll nl smming u cncisel n thus inehas t simd w ttes tht wuld be qte cmple if

    he wee full dd and t wud meve lead us fm u subject i n ce wht s been sid sfces f esen upse

    nestd in ti w evelin nd pilsh cesndeseciel w in dcne clls hi an ii. 3 eein it shuld b nd tat w se f cespndence nd n

    entit te difnc f ttnl fms impling a el distinc-tn between h n f iew fm which thngs ae hee envs-aed Sh, wich indes l e edic tets is te fut f dieciniain wh nclues te cnseences nd diveseliatins b dawn fm them elecin; tei eatinsiis in cetn est t ha f inuitie knwedge t dscuse

    nwlede; and nd f these w mdes nwlede the st umn n scnd sticl human ust as the dmin eelain is ttiud the ac nd th f philsph t thee s als cncen te Bhmns me diectl thest f the Veda bin i incial ccutin whees nrii(incuding e - e 'k f w4 tat is t s sl acatn f th dcne cnces e Kshtis

    e l h f r n n dvdu d, hh lk l h : of i n t·t h pnp Hnu tn llludrhi, nm t x nlly d fwo.

    . Sc M d lomi1� g th Vdll/ . I h d n ht w tn nlun f t f n

    '�h d \'hh l

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    oer The reaioshp etween hese to poers may be expessedby saying that he oe must keep for himself the golden key to heCelesa Parase ad entrust to he emeror the silver key to theTeresia Prase, and as e jst sa the symbosm of ths secon ey is someties elaced by that of he sceer the insigiabeoging moe artiurly to royatyY

    In he preceing eflectos there is oe oint to ich we mustra frher aetion i order to avoid even he apearace of acotradictio We sad on the oe hand hat eaph)Sical ko-edge wich is te isdom, is the piciple om hch all other

    koledge eies a by applcatio o contingent orders, an othe oher had that hilosophy (n its origina sese, desigatigthe entre su of coingent knoledge ust be cosdered as areparatio for wsdm so hen how ca these two hings be reconced? We have alreay eplaed his n aohe suy, i conecio wth the double le of the tadioal sciences:I $ is a mater

    o points o vie on escedng and he othe ascening the rscorespoding to a deveoment of kowlege sating from rincipes and leaig to catios icreasigly remote from hem,and he secod coreog to a gradual acquison of tha saneknoedge by procedng fom he nfeior o the superor, or ifone refers fom h exterio to the nteior This atter point ofview coespods en to he ath by hich men can e le to

    nowedge i a gada maner opotioed o heir telectualcaaciies; ad it s hs that they are ed s to the Terestral Padise an the to the Celesal Parase. B this oder of teachingor of commuicaing the 'saced science verts that of s hierarchca consto. deed all kowledge that ruly has he chaace of 'sace science, of hatever oer it may be, can only be

    validy esablished by those ho fuy possess princpia! koledgead ho b ths very act are aone qaied to realize cofo-mty wh the srictet traitioal orthodoy al the adatations

    17. Tl pt•r, l• th• ky rlatd ym�l t Wld Axi'; but th a in t hc w � o) ma psi rc rvng t rvi feg i uiayt r tud.

    18. TlteCrsis oftheModemWorld, ca 4·

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    euied by cicumtace o ti me ad ace h hy theeadatatio, i aomlihed i a ela ahio ae eceaiy theo o e iethood to hom iiia olede blo bydeitio ad i i ao hy the ethood aoe a emateyoe oyal iiatio by commuiati the koede tat o-titute t

    e ee ao that he to ey codeed a hoe o oledeo the 'metahyical ad o the 'hyica ode ealy both eloto the acedotal toity ad that it i oly by deletio o toeak tha the eod i etued to te olde o the oya oe

    act e hyial kolede eaated om t tacede iile it loe it may aio de ad i ot lo ibecomi heteodo; ad o i t i he a e have elaed, that'atuali dotie aea a eult o he aduteatio o'taditioal ciee by the ebel hatya Thi i aleady a te o teay to oae ciece hic l be te eial ok o ieio

    cate ad e i of tei domiatio i the eletual odei u a cae oe ca till ea of itellectality at all Hee aaia i the oliia ode the evolt o the hatiya eae the ayo that of the Vaihya ad the hda ad o, fom oe tae toaothe e deed at la to e loet id of utilitaiam theeato o all diteeted koede eve of the lot akad o a eaty beyod the eetibe domai i eiely

    h1 t oe ee i ou o time hee te Wete old aealy aived at the al tae o thi deet hich, ke the all oheavy bodie, ee aeleati

    hee aote oit the te o De Moarchin tat e haveot yet ecidated d i i o le oty o ou attetio taat e have tu a codeed t i he alluio to avatomade i the at etece, u a ymbolim that at moeovefequety emloy 19 Amo the emblem fomely attibted toau h e ay h eeved ot oy the key bt alo thebaqelikeie attibted to at eteih ha beome the

    On u C A Rghn l.\kg o d Dn•', n NO'O , Spmb-Nove 1 p 58.

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    T rreia ee Pa

    bol o h Chur. The Roa chaac o h pcyne h rio ool, ihou ih woha rprd ere eoraphic c h coyed nohigra1 To h wuld i hi oi orroig' ori o poah Ca to ony py h a oall profa ali; bu w h onrar e n h pooo h -on regr ou hich o doc cou whih cn b r�· b p o he g podal d-io ad re ertai ha o o ho ho ern h ro-fod ai o bol oud coradc .

    Th ur o nia on a of u i GroLa aqui;o ould i pariular h pdiio o he Argonu n qo h old h o o Uy n o odo he work o iril O. On o enconer h mgn dia oi fad pio rangey reembngtos ud b Dn n hi paa ro Sakachra: Th

    Yo, avi d the a o pao, i ui ih raquiliad po h "Se i lid. The e o pon' ob-ol m a t av o rcng gree, n oh i mry qution oa, he ymboc oyg nerpri h aqiiio o g pec'24 oreoer, hi

    h b .l\Jl� f 1 u v bh ri, frw kar, whih CO'rHI> t t t s n e.2 1 " hl nt wl tt i t•c i th G w a

    d,··d� that nal t ri th an h arq irl ain i i·a i iin h " w in Rman n hitHi f R t il f l· Wt.

    Dt i k• iti li thi in n h t : d,tk a tl u i y (Pm

    1 1/ n i t tily hat ral hi ln in th la t p (Pmi•· 1 1 1 ) �v h t ian thl•n l was wl knn in th il

    Atu-/lo1; H g cori o te Vt a /' fhe \. 1

    -1 i t sa lf

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    ra pac can b udrood i two wa aodn to wr irfr to t rtrial Paadi or to t ltia Paadi i n tlattr a i idnid wt t lit o lor ad baticion5 w l in t ormr a it prn 'ac poprl

    pain wi a a mor rtrctd n ut o tl l dfrnt om poan man And t i nowo tat Danappli am word 'li o wo d of man baru ofSaint Pr i to con mn to t 'ltia Paradi bu i f rolo t Roman Princ at t mpror i to ad tm to trrra Paradi tn t ao impli a oa2 i i w

    t Ho Ld of t arou tradition wi i non otr antat rtial Paradi i ot rprd b a land oalaid b Dant o im wo uid t lob i t aJiation ofpa and t pot towad wc mut dirt maind i t'ard iand tat main d in t midt of nant atation o t wa ad at i t 'ount o Saation t 'Sanctaof Pa28

    W ow bin ou planaio o mbolim o a clo lin tat i compnion ould no lor pnt an dicutia a noar a it a to undrand t ci ol o mpir ad papa; moro w old arl a anmor on ti ubjt witou ain iu tt w do not wi to

    Ts s wh rt ms f brw w Shkh ctr ll ss tw ss w mt r ths st ws lr 1 t ml x D, r P hs

    � I [u :J s w l ur st J K f hWrld.

    Ths s t t th smblsm f t tw cs t f th u wts t th w wt wh mm ll trtl ts.

    2 O ts t rl ul b rw wth th tcs t mss mt l s \ wh t f uus t w t2 W h s swh tht fml ttrbuts f

    f th Wrl whs scts s st mr A cc s ts csc but tr s thr cl hw hs, wh h s rrstt s r Chrstm ths tr scts s T f u� l, ch. 4) t s t u-st th l sts tt Rm ws f th st m f

    t u r f t Wl f t mstus l lhzd

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    bah ust I is dlia cisss his passa 1aha pesets, as fa as e , the clast ad the spl psii the cstitut hised ad f thea i ich e elaiships etee the ps ee bsid hei

    Oe it dubtess h suh a cepti has e-aie a idal a as e t be ealied a it is ae thatat the e te Date fulatd it ets u i Eue eepecise such as t fee pelude is eliai Daes psa a he is i etai esecs lk a tstaet t the lsi ei

    ea ae; it shs hat the Ws ld ud ae bee hd it bk s adit i But ha the d iai ditae place shs that tis ld eal did t ca suh ssilitis at lest hat the e e ta he pi f aala sced lie tat btess ealied te its bee, th thu b abe ass the b eleed

    the sial aiati At tis pit e each he e i hst he the dakstpid f dak ae as t bei0 haateie i l s bthe lpt fth s ifei pssibitis d his deelp-t e daci i te diecti f hae ad ultiplicit,as ieital esult e see aud us da tesial pt e as all thes, isabilit s as ee at its

    aiu dise ad cusi a , ad uatas s be fhe f h Testial Pade ad

    29 Ti is h oi of Catolc oterim h l d A idmr paiulary n s nctons with H·rtcism; ilng nwkg of tisorr th o1r te pp n e mpror h as the v bee deedabve o hv b •ctv) relized and s i pr·i te �dgeht ms os lot o h' wold. nd W i ertain seons · hey wr nt iortant fr he puros of td); t h alon Dant as t t hr' tegcl s, Faith, Hp and har, shulde compared o h r at e tribt m n th il·in Comdy (se hb:(tcri> vf/)a1c, chap 3) On h oter hand ne old aso omar th rspc- rols Dat tree ud, Vrgl Baric, Saint rnar t t of hel 01r t siril tri and r common pnl As rgdt rd ths t oin sld e ete t what w si ar.

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    TE eachgs of all traditial dtr r a hv

    , aiu i ai th prmy th pritual vrth tmprl d i wsdr a rma d litmat ly that rt hh hi prm i rd adxprd i th rati bt th p rpdi th t di rvr, hit larly h that idradi ths hhial rdr alay ad vryhr bri

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    p thi ay, d t ad f itlf d uh pstri r-ati; thl ll i a tr th pit ba ur tmprri patulrly tv t f bau fthir d tal bt hr h r tult thm t l riuy d prh b l l t adthm t r ize e truth f th dti. If tha truth r r-id v b a a mbe t ud til b a rlt f id-ra imprta r it i ly thi ay tht a ha fitai ld t a rtrati h rm rdr a i tha trati, tr may b t d at, ilarly ak l r r lat pi t hh u.

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    ean, mut receive it a f a uperior prciple b hicane i i integated ith the u nieal order If n te cna ittie be idepedet f all uperior incipe, it i o lnge anthi but diorde ure and ile. Dide i fundaentall the

    ae hi a dieu ibrium, ad in he huan domai it anifet ief tugh hat i caed iutic f there i an idenitbeteen the ntin o utce order equiibrum and han; be mor ecie ee ae nl divere apect f ne ad heae thig enaged in difeen ad tile a accordig thedain t hic e al accding t aate dc-

    ine, j utice i ced f the u f al l injutice and in thetal order al diorder ae cenated b e dide; hi ih the evoutio tha eh the nach i bth he lgicaleut and e nihent ta i t a he balancing cenatin te rior revol of tha ae moarchy againt te iituaait} La i eudiated f te ome oe deie he veryincile f hic it emaate; bu the deier cod n eal

    ue it and o it ecil un the; th de dide nalet again t de againt hich oth ca ad ecet inaeaance and in an altgee ill a

    e il n dbt bect tat he elutin b hich thee f the infei cate a biuted f that o te aia a n a ening f that dide, and i i cetaiy tue if

    oe conde n he imediate reu bu t i t i ecie thaening ich eent dide f niuing ideite Ifte teal e dd no oe i tabilit b the e fact tat it

    * igned t ubodiatio the iiual atit, thee uld be ean diorder t ceae nce i itroduced int the cial

    I h i pr n th r i ntn.2 l s sss s l, ic in Hu rinnt b hnmw; th pihm b h utinuitbl t n t ic ct tncin i b i c svahic cl b cmp Dn h fcti f is\n s" i x nti mm n h rcin chp. O thi n m rfr t hv i ls b scir n ul rit th i te r n

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    rganiatin. But t a f th tabit f drder aunt t antadictin n er f drdr i nthing but hang rducedt il peak nd h i ld be tanaunt t aertngiblit in eent Wen dide i accenuad nti aceleaed fr n r ep i taken in th direcn f puechange and fntananeit th i h>• a ee aing arlierhe r neir are te railng cal eleen the l dablei tr dinat in r lke eerhing that a nl a ngatieetenc dirdr d itelf I i in i er ece tat e re-ed fr th t dperate cae i fnd fr te inceaing rapidit

    f change l neceal ha a lit nd d a n anbginnng ee e r cnfued that ting cannt n-tin n their peent ue inden itl? En in h pent atf e rld a rectictn i n lngr pibl ihut a atarph i tha ucient rean nt t eniag it depite ethng?And if fed t d uld tha nt again b a a frget

    ing the itable prinipl hih ar bnd all the icitude tpral and hich nquntl nthing culd aectW ad earle tha huani a nee been reed f

    rrial aade a it i pn n t nt get h-e tht te end f a e inid ith the beginnng f anthee On need nl fer th pl t that the eeelit f dide predng ard n pparent annihilatin h

    eeal rld ut bing abut the adent f th eanl r-ale that ill e fr a ne peid f t ht ankn heanalgu f hat th eretrial Pard d ben t the ne atll ae ended a at ent3 he denit f e charatritic the drn ch it the indicated in the traindtrine f he nl phae f -Yug a iagin

    ithut t uch iplaibil tat tis entat} a nt ee ff and thi oud t auredl e the cplet tiuphf e piritual at te preen peid f uatin

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    c pictio oo n ty n b toto o o not po ucint trion to upportt, on cn t lt cll o t p o pt iccl o t tn pin only on t oninnt rnor nvitby p y n t orr ly ippn orr i n y ror o tt, v i orr oti to prvl it riup n onl b pn o n trtr t iorr bn o prl il t tripb. uc ill oul t oon o lr ppoonr tn on it p i t Wt orl, r i l

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