The Philosophy of the Upanishads c9.s1.t3.2
The Philosophy of the Upanishads c9.s1.t3.2
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c9.s1.t3.2
It is a tribute to the high metaphysical capacity of the Indian people, that the phenomenon of asceticism made its appearance among them earlier and occupied a larger place than among any other known people. (We leave out of consideration at this point the later misuse of asceticism in the interest of merely selfish aims to excite wonder or to secure profit.)