A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c6.37
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c6.37
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c6.37
Greece and India are, indeed, the two opposite poles in the historical development of the Aryan man. To the Greek, existence is full of life and reality; to the Hindu it is a dream, an illusion. The Greek is at home where he is born; all his energies belong to his country: he stands and falls with his party, and is ready to sacrifice even his life to the glory and independence of Hellas. The Hindu enters this world as a stranger; all his thoughts are directed to another world; he takes no part even where he is driven to act; and when he sacrifices his life, it is but to be delivered from it.