Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power - Rene Guenon

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ophi Pernis Gt, NY

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dioia Nte x1 Prfce  Au   Hiahy 7 Fuct  ris & Ryly 1 Knowkg   i  Brmi  Kshatriys: T Rpv Ntrs  T Dp f Ryy o tod   Rv t  t Kry 4  U  y   Cqu  T i.  si Pd 65 ab Lw 79 T I · ·ab Inex \

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HORI & IERARCH T   e aius ages f histy, and een ell f at ae nill kn as histial imes e nd as f s te da eidene f a and ien taditi pe i)  ues f a u ppsn eeen the epeenave  t es ne it nd the e tempa. This ppsitin n e dicee pe he peial fms smetimes ssumed  ee t pe in <ping  difeen cicumtances  ime and l<e his de  an hee tha he ppsti and he tggles it engend e  d a he ld, as this muhaused eein ul p uh uld e  manifest eaggeain,  a tditins te ta in d  this ppsitn t aise uman i had  each a e uit diant fm the pue pimdl piiua. eide thee t pe d d t i ginall e a ate functin id  diee indiidua n te  te e  iniisile ases f te mmn iniple  hih the th pedd linked indissuy n the ui  a snes ha < t  supei and antei t the ditntin. Hdu d esses exactl tis en it eahes hat i  egining h < l ne ate The ame  given t hs igle pimi< a nd i iitality  a e gh . In h inning,  an r wy o n o  ih   n · w h cncrnc ro tir coon or   s tir ocn h  pi n    h tri it  th a ris    w i >   rir uncio o h r hrity

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SPIRTUAL AUHORY  EMR WR

degee whh hough quie exeonal oday was ognly omon o l en and poesed by he a i wee ponaneoly  hs gh degee of suay le beyond he o ae ha wee sbseuenly abshe and aong w he difeen oia fnons wee dsbued Te pnpl o e nsiuon of aes o opleely iundeood by Weees, s nohng ele bu he deng nae of huan indivdal i esablse among e a eahy he inompehenon o hih only bngs dsode and onfuson, and i  eisely i inopeenon ha s pled n h egal an heoy so dea o e moden wold a heoy onay o all salhed a an bele even by imple obevaion sne ealy s ealy nowhee o be fondbu h  no he plae o enlage o a pon w ave aeady eaed elewhee3 The wods used o degnae ase in nda sgnfy nohing bu ndividul nae plng all he haaess aang o he spei' human naue ha dfeenae ndividual fo eah oe; and i shou ediaely b added ha heediy play only a paial ole in he deeminaion of hese haaes fo wee i ohewe  h ame indcation i to  fond jut a clealy foulatd  the tadio  t F-t, a is own pial in t• fwing pasag o Lao u: e acient sees had a asty o Logic Clavoyance, and ntuition Ths o� of Soul raid unonsci1 s ncouss o thi Ir or ndd th appaace aesic. Who in ou day oud y his aesic luit) ify he intrnl darkn? n o d who ould viV< the nrnal d�ath y h m�tic   e n the o d, a·l t \a (  in h ol  w Atono ou Indiidual;  such, they saw th peecios of h wanesse (Tao e Chi1g, hap 4, (nhranslio by Alexand Uar  huang Tzu hap 6 whch comment on his pasag e Unonsione tiod h  to te sontanity of t ta whic Jt that ti wa not t ult of an eort ad t prsio utonoous Iniua hold b urstood i te  o t ankrit t sm yuhnri, ' who follow his ow wl, or, aordg to anoth equivant prsion fund in lamic otrm ' who s hi ow aw (As ha ben point o lswre (Te K1g f rl World, ha.  n8 and hap  n  an  Multip Swt of w Bcig, hap 6 n, Gunon d or i ts o  hins dition on a enring ta rs somwhat o any curnt Egh rio. E.   si fh Mdm \d hap  On th pinpl of th instituion o at e dcin  Std   -d /)c�. pt  hap 6

Authrty & Hr  

l th indivduas f  famiy uld b idntica Thus, ast is nt in pcipl stcly hditay, n g i hs unly m s in at and in patc sds sinc th cannt b  indiiduals idntcl d qual in a spcts, h a nvitably sm dfncs amng ths blnging t th sam cs. ut ust s t  m cmmn caactistics amg bings f t sam sps tha ng ings f dint spcs, s als  th m mmn atistis ithin  gin sps amng indvidals blnging t th sam cas than  a amg ts f diffnt sts.  cd sy n that t distincin btn asts in th uman sis csis a it natul classai t ih th dstii f sl uctins nssil  snds.  fct, ac man, y asn f hs pp nau, is suitd t cay ut ctain dt unctis t th clsin  l hs nd in a cit sablshd  a gula taditial basis ths ati tuds must b dmind ading  pcis uls, s tht by th sndnc   vaus fuctins ith th pinpl atg s in th lsstin 'ndidual ntus,ah nds his pp a bang xtns d u t s f pplicat hc, thug ssil,  dud   mmu, and thu s th scil d x! pss t haicl lainships ht sult fm th atu f  bgs thmsls Ths  i is th d tal asn  t stc f asts ad n must at last b aaintd i ts ssntl ntins in d t undtnd  lusins  shal ha  mk in th us f is stdy th  th nstitutn f ast suh s it xists n nd    algus situtns fud s f it is idnt tht t sam pin pls ali ith ing mds f applicatin hav sidd  t ganiati f al ciitins pssssig a l adtn ha  sht, cast dstcti alng i th dinttn f sci uctis hi cpnds t it, suts m a ut f th pimd uny ly tn d  spiital  and t tmpl p pa spat fm n an h Th distnct cs f ths  s   nstituts th sptiv funis f  s t casts  amins and  Kshatiys v, btn ths t ps as m gnll mng al  scial

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funtins tat attiu  in gup f iniviuals} th must iginally hav n a pft hamny y whh th iginal unty was mantan, a last t th g that t ni ins f humaniy n is nw ps wul allw f n ssn ha mny is smply a ltn  imag f tu unity It \as ny at a at sag f vlpmnt that tis istnn was t  tansfm int ppsitn an ivaly, stying h ignal ha mny an s making way f a stuggl twn th w pws whil  nf funtns n thi tun lai m t spmay sultg aly in tal nfsin, ngatin an th thw f al hiahy. T gna npin ust utlin nms   aitnl tin f th fu sussiv ags int whh th his ty f tstial humanity is ivi Ths tn is fun nt nly in Inia, ut als in h nnt Wst pilaly amng th ks an Rmans Ths f ags a th iffnt hass humanity tavss as it mvs away fm  pnip an  awy fm pimial nity an spiitualit)· Thy a lk stags in a kin f pgssiv maiaizatin that is nssaily inhn in th vpmnt f t ni yl f mnfstain, as w hav  lain lswh4 I is nly n t ast f ths fu ags knwn as  K Y  ak ag in th Hnu tatin an spning  th psnt a ha th suvsin f th nmal  an u an th tmpa pw  th s tm n pval v  spiua thity wv h st manfstatns f th vl f th Kshaiyas against th auhity f t Bahmins li muh th k than  ginnng f this g5 a ginnng that is its a ali than anythng nwn t inay  pfan histy This ppstin  th tw pws this valy wn i sptv psnttvs was pt amng th Clts as a wil a an a a l n mat, a symlism  Hpan ign an tus nnt  n f th ms anint aiins f hmanty (if nt h ls f 1  Cri>i     chap.   An ndct f t  be u in Ihe story f  h t   aiiled  rb Kharias  a im hn  a:  t HndS  btd a ntn rn

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tgo b to p ht ho h mght thk  th , b t  hb cqud thugh  duct tht td m t th t pduc l mtl dm, hul,  th h t m dg  udtdg b bl to t lt tk th ct mpl t th mblc lu  lu hch  u d t dmh    th  lt  h ocl ct t  th mblc   ht mt m  t c  thm  up mg   much pu d th th c h  thml But th pt qu uth plt ll tht   ht md  m b cl ptcp  u l pcpl d thg t cpt b ptcpt  h pcl hch  th tl d mmutbl c ctd  th pmt ctlt  th d Itlct cqtl  c  tht l thg h ctgt th m b  thml p  pt th pcpl  th  m d ccdg to th  d o tc  oth th ould l b  pu thg All thg,   d  tc  coctd d cpod t  oth   t ctbt t  u d ttl hm  hm   h ld d  thg th th th ct  pcp ut  h mulpc  th md ld; d t  h cp dc tt  th tu ud  mblm. h  h th l    dm c l  tk  mb  lt  tht upo d hc  th gd d hch  bth h pcpl d d; d  t  pg th  o mod t utc tptt  th ct tdtl dct hch pu d mpl t th hch  lthp b h dt d  lt Lt  ct h   m ut o o td mt pt th t t th ultc pt  , mbol  mh h  d th   ptg th mmt  h t, lthugh t  t th  t d  mh mg pd b thm. h mg  mt t p gcll mthg tgth dt bcu th l o th mmt tlt phcll h mphc pcpl  hch th dpd It   th tht th u tlg o th ct td. h  m mb th up, but h

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in i i i if h   fth   th ni  tan that ich it nta an n lhw  i a t it tn functi which i t   tuth  aci t an  fihin a 'u t  untanin? I i iu    han that  u f aca it ak t a xa t  t atnal nna f itin a uc n  it n h al t ait th a i thi n  a i  a th a i th a f itial fat ih  an t  hh tut   thi  wa an nf t th la f on w ha t i hil th fat a a al itnc, th a t t a ti a  an f u int f i th a uh  wth f int a l han a fact. t cl t  thi inc  ntn t la tn t inci an t  cil ti hich a w ha ain h ntiall iinih ac cinc' f an cnc I  ni n ti int i  in  t ai cni n  ut ach tn in t  lac an hit  unt a ha i la i ital knw thuh i a  alu n thi t  n a  nal u t n a n f ut in th  ntinni that tut t iat jc  hich t i  a h  ninn  f  nt f i f 'fan it ih cn clu i t fa itht n n th it i f  ntt in u  l a  tat n t h  f  uitin It i hn nt at al a an hti tin th t in  latt n that w ni th fact an thi i hat alw u  in ctain it a  ati a t  a t    that th   f can t a ha n i  n itian   t h f n a i at that w n t  ac f th l an tha h iht ha  t ncuin na  th 'atiatic' nni that 'a tahn ha a it i iin t hl   t an ta f u at w  nt  at al i  e i:>  M  

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o aiai t ree. Ti aig bee ai, we tk ta te bjet of o ty a ow be aoaed irtly witot taryig rter er ee eliiay obatio w we a oly to ee a early a obe te irit  wi we wte a ao te pit  wi ti ty ol be ea i oe really wie to eta it eaig

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FUNCTIOS O PRIESTHOOD & oYALY  psn tn th pitl and tmpal s i fnd  n m  nth amng lmt ll ppl hi i n pising in it p t a gna l f humn i ting  t h ystm f yli ls ht  a nl udd  thght u . n th mt anin pis this psti i uall fund in ditinl at pss i sml fm  i th   th lt mind   it  nt hi pt f th qutn th  ps spll  p h.  h mm  hll tict sls  t is amp n tan fm th at d h th m  \st. n di t antagnm tn h piitl  th tma i fund in th fm f a ivly tn th hm n h stia at hh  hall l m p ds pntly in mdal p t app pialy in   al dispt tn t isth nd th mpi vn thugh   th m ptla spct tht  qully chacti s  hal  n ht fl t is nly t a  pint t  t ould sil  11  xa sll i h Eas i C h l that k pi;Kc 
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U ATH  EP WE

tt te e tugge ontiue to ti  ltoug ue to te i oe of te oe wol  te iglg of te' it i oli te  eteogeneou eleet tt  oete oel it fo te ote o  uel oee. t  ot tt nne  ontete  let genel eking n otwttng etin eee e te ft tt e of tee two owe w we n l eol owe  o owe fo u e tei tue tition e  it ow uoe  it own o  te nl li te ute uul e on o te quetion of te ie etoi tt ou et etween te t   queto of  tuggle fo ue  tugge il g  te e e ng t een ujet to e itu utoit wio te ole of te teol owe eolt gt t utot  ele teele ineenet of l ueio owe ee tig to uote to teele te itu utoit tt te  oigl eogize  te oue of te ow owe  ll eekg to tu te itul uto t o te ee of te ow oitio  loe ou ue to ow tt  u  eolt tee ut e  eel of ol e to u te oit eoe l te oe le we tee el to e oee ot  etwee wo oe o le lel ee oil funtion ntull tenig o eo uo one note u  etween two ete oin in w tee funtion e eete eee. It   i ft te eltion etween tee o tt ut logill eteine oe etween te oeoning owe owee efoe tklig tee oietio ietl we ut ke oe ek tt will filitte tei oeenio  eel eing eti te wi wil oe u ofte  ou iuo   ll e oe ee in iew of te ft tt i ent uge tee te e tke on quite gue eng oetie f eoe fo tei oigin oe. Fi o ll if we ek of two owe  i we o o i e wee t eoe ee fo  ou eo to int  eti etel et etween te we efe to ue te wo utot' te tn te wo 'owe o te iitu oe e wo 'owe  te e eee fo te teol oe to wi it  ette ute wen tken n t ttet ene n ft e wo 'owe ot eitl eoke te e of

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engh  ce, an abe all he ea  a maeal ce a ce wc mane el bl an uwal an am el b e e  eenal mean,  uc mean nee chaacee he empal we b e enn n he na ual auh ne n eenc  ame nl b e, nepenenl  an enble up an peae a   wee nbl  we can peak n  cne  en  ce   n b analca anpn an a ea n he cae  a pual aun  pe ae   peak mu be une ha   an enel elecual enh e name  wm an whe n e  h  uh e een ceal we an al we, whch we ae ju  nuce call  een me exlanan ee. Wha a  mean b peh an al  ben wh e lae, we can a a he al ncn ncue eehn a n he a e cnu wha  pel eee  a he gen men an h   een  he enmen e n ake e m  a mch Th uncn belng pel  e ene Khaa cae  he kng  n me han he  amn em   n a wa w amae an ucal n he ne han an ma n e e W ea   eula an an uncn  m enue he manenance  neal e, an wh ea    un  pecng e ca gnm  mu manan uwa e. hee w cnuen elemen  he a pwe ae mble n ee an epecel b he e an e w We ee m h ha al pwe  nee  ne  mo ;ls nce in s noio he o o wi wc i n ia in  sc sens  he \d u whh o us s sil  he sme de sine i is ssnal et od an  The nme  he cse o he sias s deed om kl1tm, wh es oe.   Hebre, he isicn ind hee is k•d  the use o os tha oo wi c oe u de by h ·see o e lete ! d kop hh b hr hoh inettion a repecve) the sns o sa e an t·l oe we o h oe d uch sense s h wis  nowede  n e he hose o we ossssn an n u ls a  o  d   nd  th e  oms desnang e tbuns o h sced ow the ecd tse  e oa  (ee  Ki: c�( .· Wrld ha 

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nnmu t emp pe even en  e  aken n  bade ene Bu e mu me etced dea a te mde et   t cn peven  equvaence m beng peceved mmedate and  t ean t a necea   mae  denn n  at e mgt n e g   n at   f e ped  ee uncn  e cnevan and tnmn  e tadna dne n c evey egua a gantn nd  ndmena pnpe.  unctn  meve bv ndepende  a e peca m te dctne may ake  n adapng t te patca cndn  n gven ea  tee m d n n an  et te ane  ta dcne c emn eveee and   me denca and mmutabe pvded e adn nvved ae aenay d It  eay  undetand tt e unn  e pe d  n ey   bted b ete ncen epecay day  'eg  'pe e ee cnceptn my ppy n ean cae and  a cean eent e nn  e ped an a e meg ve deen In ac  ty pee a 'aced cace  e adtn dcne and  a  dey aced t  nd t dctne de nt nee ke  eg m e em 'aced nd egu e b n m equvaent  te   mu bade tan e ecnd e e gn  pt and pace  e ced dmn  ate nude eemen and mdate ta ve ue nng eg abu tem nd e petd [ ser] a  name nd ae eae  any etn ateve t   can u be ced 'cred. e tue uncn  e ped en  abve a ne  nedge and eacng an d t  y a e  d bve  ppe abe  dm. It   ce ue a cean e 

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m ua nin uh a h rrmn f ri quall   i a  rqur rinal nl a la n inil an arti n  ar haa nhrn  i u  fnn   nar, ninn an n a a, ai a  n th \t rl h ar m hr  a  h ni<, i n h nl fnn h  au h al nar f h ith a n m mll fr tn, hi in   th  f h m in hih nt all in  hin i am urluu  rall r a h   al tan n h n f ur nln  rafrm nl  i th ian ha n n al  ma all nal tahn aar  ha a la 'mn miz  an rl  t  arn ha  ha n al    r  h r r 'l r h r rk r inall in or a  t am hh n a man f h  t  f th lar h    l amn  iran   an an h n r  t l v h ant uan  n h nl a f hm   Tl xis  u n  te n hd nd tuals n   as smm� �i  ris 'tin  s isf  w divisns   f    divisins   lr xa  n  in  h  p h wh 1   a  ad e mnasi rul as t 1�  va  · c l who r a py inUtual m (t  ah liera n�   wh flws  m l lws w.  is � <l ha    h     srily aa  a .  mnks  In h i r sstm rael fl  n a  vir  < HS   dsi li   >s bsrstruly qui n an  ms cs nispa     h  nl a n  a   h    ;   sn Sm all witt c-

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patipae n the tadon to the exten hs possilites alow8 t s rios o note tha hose who oda take prde in alling he selves lamen, s well as those who take pleasue in lling hemselves agnostis' the ae indeed often the sae peopledo nothng bu oast o he own gnoane and for em o al to eale that su is he eaning of e abls he atah to temselve, eir gnorane st ndeed be geat and tul remediable. lf e priesood s in essene he deoso of adtonal knowledge, ths s not to sa at it has a monoo on t, sine is misson is no onl o onseve i ntegrall but also to omni at it o all who are t to eeive i to distte i hiearhial so to spea, aording to the intelleual aa of eah ll nowledge o this order thus has ts sore n saedotal teahng whh is t nstruent o is egula ansission Wat apas o e eseved espeal to he riesthood beause of ts haaer of pe ntelleta is te speior par o he dotrine ta s the knowledge of the priniles hemselves wereas te evelopment o etan appliatons s more suitable or the apitudes o othe nen hose own funtons u e in de and onstant onta wi he anfesd world, tat is, wth the shere o whih tese apliaons elte Ths s w we see in India for exampe ha  his does no ean ha i is legiiae o exend he eanng f he d le as dd Julen enda n his boo L    f hs eension ps gnoan of  fundaenl dsinin a of saed nowlege and p111e nwlege' Spiuly n nelleua cean! do not l   gnan for len a fo ,  he nes n h don he ua as spiua an ings ha ae in ou ew of  e eoal and a ode B hs us not e us fo acowlgg ha h ar n h oo er r esng onsraons tha ar n an ss e. he inn ae in Coliis eween he eng Chuh an e h aug oug pr o e on btwen toe wo know n se who beiee b tugh s is so in piniple in e esent sae of ings is  sll so  f?  wll oen os wh ing hs usio as  is no fo us o esole  a esdes we hae no he eans o do so Id, hough an an ndan leads us o fa h e el an on  be neg;ie we l no la o an ehauve knowege of e rese oganzaon of te oli h n an onl pres he wi a r  stll  wn  hurc a ner whee no only he ee u aso he sii of the adona dorine s ngal) oserd

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tan onar an of t otin ar ui mor pial  th Khaia a t ahmn ata on a la mpotan to tm tr atti n onanl  on th orr of h tannt an imal iil of hih all th rt ont u aintal onn. O, o look at it from th otr irtion t antion of t rahmin i x ol on th ih oal in lation to hi all  rt  nothin t a ontinn an rinat man Thr ar vn taitional oo pia nn for th u of th Kharia cau t prnt otn at aapt o tir on natr an lo taitional i piall ui to thm ra  map i th proati o t amn   Al thi i rftl litima fo t apaton or aaptation a ao a pat of ar knol vi in i ngali; an i vn ugh h arot a o not tak a i ntr in m on thir  acu t apiation or aaptaton a nvrt it ok in  alon i ali to ontol thi pf onfomt th prnipl t  ma hapn at n th rolt aain pirita atit t Khatia fail to onz th rla t an ornat haa of h a knol oniin it i on pror an nin at  i it fom th ra min an nall on o far a to poaim t pior to t   hv• h in t in ut  ;the s ud a ase ha ue wh w  sai hr: w�  B ha las apid hsv l euv  lst f th p'sa ic  e im lizti  a iane t Kshaiy dvel b   f en t  f cnd ind and nsi se spdg  h vaou sag f h  ays   nnftd O, cl et'n-ya ad ptr-)ia (Man 1 Hs Jeumg corg to /h \fd, a. 21   10. In a uc s  cae f e luisas  the  h•as t ud     ey ne he hmins bGt use i is h inil   cd wg sid as we h s la, h istintn bete th ts  � s  abl  h  as ds in  eer a  hat  h t a   atiH ll n th u cn  d mr. I      seai  tl Bhm d sl s an ;S a woe I   a l xct thy  nt in a a ae th ci  ae  p  I tha h plit  this pinl  y  "xat Spc  the nd  th Kl Yg.

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SP    PW

kndg tt  th cv pn   t. h c  t  th v  t n tnh btn pnp n d th pctn  vn n th t t c t p nd p ngtn   tnndnt pncp In  h   hv t bttn  th 'p  th 'tphc, kng t d n th ttt tgc ,   th d ht n b d n     btt n t   F th  tnctn  n c  tdt n kng, btn t d bd gntd  pnp nd tn  h 'tphc nd th 'pc d   hv t d)  vd h dtnctn n th ncnt t  bth Et nd t bn ht  cd th 'gt  nd t   th t cpng nt ndg  n n t  kndg  t  bn nt1 h  dtcn cnd p  tht bn dt nttn n ' nttn In t d, th dg tgt n t t   gdd  n t th  c  t pctv nn  n nd ht,  th qvnt  th t ct n th nttn  th pp 4 Bt t g tt ng tht t  th pth tht b vt   hh we k e   an Karias se he ue  te

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 pd    tim in th i uid d  dtht f y r hd  ciu dtiny f i  mit i up t h im f md Fmy n hi f u t ui in mpny it mny th tm nd ymb, y   miundd i   pt1   th diti d  it h tiy dippd; t it  pt   thd bd  th Midd , ju  it   th  f th tmp bui f iqity u  un b th  dm mu h k p du   t t pti J f h dii i  qu  t m  h m p upn h pitu; d t i  tht  th y p i     db d  i 1  h in ih mk i  pt t numm   pt f th  d i i  dii din1

 pps  ths t shld e te hat a the mas Jan h a t g  atn nt t mtees, as at the ame me the gd  th Cogia -Jrm. Ts tn s patlarl gna rm h n  ve  he espndence ndate he On he tanspsn b  al rt as  as al s an e a porly ntac a se Te Estr1 f D, a  I Sme x th date  ths lss  the ane1 tdtn resy n h md de  he teent etur, a ss ted  1459 t the egaatn  the th ers  uldes n a n ass fm that tme ard nmplt t s t e noted hat  s m h d f ths h ta th hure ad t b red n a eula a, a fat  mr de mpran as rgard th pesent sujct, tan n a a st hn  'e Kiu !e \ld, chaps 8 and 1 

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aid hat h ainsips tw th s

tua ad tmpal  mst  dtmind y hs f thi stiv dmais T usti, thus boh bak o it  l, s to s y imp, f it is ndamtally nthng th ha that  th atnhp twn knwldg ad ati O uld objt o wha w ha j  st hon tha tho wh pssss tmal pw mus nmally o a rtan knowlg als howv avng ai o t mmnt th fat a th d t pssss t o thml v  s hy di i fm th spitua authori y- h nolg s i an a a to aaton f dti an not t t pinipls hmsls ad hus is pply aing  ly a kwdg b patiip ati n wldg a xnh onl n tha tly dss thi na in its fullst sss nwldg f pinls indpd f all ontngnt pliatis n tis lgs xlusivly t ths w pssss spii u athit aus th s thg in i ivg o th l or n akig is i t widst ss ppans o hi nwldg o th o hand f t th tmpal d aus ths wdg s no lg nvisagd ly in ad  itsl b of a t givs  ai its aw an  is n  a tha t is a  tho hs pp futi s sstially i th da f ai It is us tht  a ts is fmsmilitay judial  an amina th mpa pw is ily ngg  ation b vit o t  attiuts it is d hn with th

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m m   w h m h   y  h wr h  prp b  'hum ug  h m mrvr pb mh mr v h  y mg pru ahr   r  b  up wg   w hv    u  h v  hig  r,  hu  m   m  r 1 h i rrv r h hry b h vr ur  hgwh   mmu  m w u r  hr rr b hr pb     r a upm kwg wh  b  'hum m  v m gr b h m w ha    wg wh   gr phy bu m phya  h ymg    wr I hu b ar ur h hr   u hr   wh  h pr   r   p h  wg   r  uh r      h u  rm h r  ur g mg bg, r h,  w hv r    r  r  h u    i. h wh  m r    m r ur wg     u  ruy piru b h pr mu u h u  whh h  r'u; hrw   fu  r      u   hu bwhh  pry h  y  r w wr h b r  h v  h  r w r g rh h   ppr u rg  h m , wr wh   pru uua h   rm  wh h r r   vw  w wg   a g Hr   m  rhr r brv: y pp r  g  mpy  gu bw h pru  h mpr whh  gma  v a u  w  pra hm ry; I Arn t Hind n h· l rm rh, Kow nnit r cidr tl  t� pm Prinil   t  ning f  ml  j   I Ii knowldg  orig to  j or  o. i dt gh t pm   onpm 

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rthe t hpn ht he t rdr h neer en   d thr    t prnt nd tht b  tmp prcptn  r  ffeed ht ht t be bt ndpnent f thm h  dbte ntbe b ren  the  ndtn f  p hch  h decrbed ehere.   t   f ntrrtt  hd theer te  tht    hre ner  ht e h ed p ht  t pre e  hch e hd e r f n n fr mpe  ne he, th  b thh    her tpn    pthh n trh th   ii n  n ntre r n e d renze  n htr <pp t   nee t  ntn nt &cnt t t t  rtn etent bt en he    h  tk th ztn  th t  h t   tn nd n <WI)' tht cn b epnd b t ct th t rp t th  h<  he Kli- Yuga. t t  r  th nhp beteen nede nd n  h <d h n t tt th etn t  cern tt nd nt  h nt repet  tht  d t  m It  npn her t et t rc the mt t pnt  nr th nthe  Et nd et n the pn tt f hn t nt t th th Et nn th p  d er t hre the mde et fm n the ntr h rrt  tn r nde hn  de n      dn knede pee) e r her  t h mde et n thn er qte her n tqt n n th d e  tdtn ctrn, hth Ete   r nnm n ffrmn the pr   d een h trendnce f nd  n rtn t tn  reern  hih t i    th e f rte nmd mr hih  r d nt en ht tn h  tmae p nd mpn hn  n rder.  th er   tt  Un ntnnc. Chne d b mpbe ht  prnp  hc  ped nd hch, b he   t   h prnp f he cnnt tf b be  3  Ciss   \    ·

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n, t i iy 'nd d t t   t   tin.4 n t  y   bn t t d   nt  t pp  t n t d  iy   pp t  byd t d nd tt n ny b ud i kd dd, knd n b  t  bid  d    bi d t innt ittn d n t tt t iutb,  i t   p  t py knd  kd p nt t p tbty    kd  nty dtt t it bj y t y t t t ip pin  t nd t ptu utty  p ubty  tp p  t ty  jt t    td  t tnt nd t tity un   pinp unit t it, in  u ptb  t nu nd t t tbiity t nt   t n T piip n ny b tt pd y iu utity  d t ubit, tn, tp p nd  ntin tt   piit tty t  t t tt  pn it ity tt i t y y t t y d  ti u  t n dt  t y nttn   pd  t d in pt nd t  n t tt t d t  kn ppy nt, t t FE tdti  t ndt  n: t i  tp p by tu   dt   iit tty, t i tt p int    id   n tt d t d  kd i kin i pnip nd tu i nt but  in ttn k  tp p t  t z t ubdi  e umvg t  te mag f te il e, e n i rsoo ere s te l  age  geral, of w t s  o ti id 5 On te t ad, ysal' ledge s ol oldg f te ws f ge, las at r mry te rectn fe tdt iiles in aure e a  ntn t ta t dman f ag. rov te Lat 11/ d  r·k pys�  e e i oeg'    y e od 11eck  me i i r ad A, a  t ae e, ad idd frm, te eag f v.

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si t  ts ssil u u  i r it     k this thi s  s s  r r  I I  is tru tht st st  t  t  st  ui; ui ;  is ls   l lll tht th t hih i h h tur      i i  ths r tht uti i rr iils t   h       r r  ss    t tu u     t  t   s s i itt hr thr   Th r t  it hr t  ss i h tr ss  h    it i t h thr r  is h i  rst  thr i  rl r t h tr  iil  h uti th r  r ut sj     rr rrss  ppliti tht r i i     t t s hrs i t  this r  t ts t istt  t l ts l is  l itl itl th th  lttr  s s h ht s h h i rizt lks  riti   11 I I  r  r  s sss thr is  s s thi thi   t th sit s iti i  s s   hh th iti r rr r t thi thi r th th  t h zti zti    I I  i i  th  th t htt r rpr p  th sts th st l t th t t th lii  phsl p hsl  t t  t h h  h m m  r r rr I I  shrt shr t th th  rs rs   h  hul ul   s sti ti th t h trs  h t t i r r r r- t ths t<t  iht h  r iituti h  hir  z r  h  li   pplti pplt i r r h tr  u  u u  t uih th  pssi pssiilii ilii   xi xi r r  tr trt ths hs   r     1  i is s  i  hr  hih thuh r  t  t is t i i  t is   m m k k  ht h t th i i ti ti   h s s   i  th Mil Mi l A As s s s pr pri isl sl  th iii ii i  s st t th l l rrpi t th rh  rhi is s th  t  Ksrs t thirt t h shs  th rs  th        Th r t ts i th u i    l  l n n   n n out  so lss  th)  noo n ·    n  co w tr cast, ben  o ol    unee  L'Il.  l  sgn sgncc cc snc     no n o a t l  un t· ·rs n sl l n  ate o n   . T ron for      n e r r ol ol o on n vng vng s s   U   s  <    c  c n nee ss o   os  f fo t            s  n  w \ \ n n  nt   rral      o nl  r S   os ol r o   r o  o f    

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 e   but bu t    ee ee    et t tt, t e  e e e npt npt  f te n png   te   e t te te te; ;     e ek k  n t t  pp pptn tn  te t t  epe e    ne be be 

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BRAMNS & l(SHAYAS: H    S SC C V ATS       a n  tn tnth th uh a th p p iiv v at att t  u f Bahin Bah in an Khati Khatia a  if n pf pf  piital auth  an tpa pw; pw; an it i nt ntin in t nt ta tatt n th nint ni nt Ept Eptian ian n f  f t mni mnin n  th  l l f  f h Sphinx Sph inx jn pc th tw attut w ccn t h n al atnhp In act t man a can  n  p nn w w m m an an  itit lnin l nin    a p p nt ntin in tn h h a  h pita uh whi t an h   th pa pw pa pw  wi wi  at. It hul  nt     tha h p p nx nx  awa  p p n n  at  tt f f th t h tmpa tm pa p pw w  an h i n h nnact ta ta   n  pi pi ua ua pinip wh it i na  nain in innt an an  h h f f  a a pi p ilt lt  at atnn n nl l  t put  t tt t  n n t t i iin in p pn ni ipl pl hi ni th th piua piu a an th tpoa tpoa cu cu t l l    n n hi h i itintin itin tin an i  mmn mm n u u whn whn  h  h p p   h h t i i  tt  an th n  n n  in in  il t tuh uh t i iati atinn f  f th t t wh wh w n a v v aa  that tha t   it hlpic ntut nt utnn   an ua aln ln  t  pnx p nx h hii  i th w w ui whih i    xat u a d-l'id, th t t inin tnth an t n wi 1 B B   hw tat t at  a altlt  ntin ntin mpl  mpl l l with wi thnn  pith pith th uin ui n  f th tw tw attut attut in h na li li  T Ti i       du dul l m m  g g lt ltd d t ) ) t  t ) )     l· tl  r dgn b ·nt d   in   In n   t 1d vit i i  d md 

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th  th t eent f the phn n ne d h  beng,  dbte  r  the ree ph h the  per ere t nted n the tt f prrd ndffrenttn n ther n d upr prnpe. e h ed dedtd   tud t th pee prpe f th t per n hh  ndtd h t prpe t t e bee ne nd hddn nd retrted  the et rd n prprtn  th tter d  fr  prd h  t d net   ppre drg  th t per   hd h th prnp  fud, nder  n  b, n  trdtn, d h t pp n prtur  t Jdehr td  th ge  Meede nd th MgKg Hr   p r tht  hrtn egnt f th uque pe t ubt t et thrt, d th  ned b th r f t t un f prethd nd rlt  prb n te pn f r Fr  ert pn  e, en thee t fun re reted  th   ter prne the   be egd  petr; n h e hugh the end  t dte prnpe n the rt there   nd f rretn bteen    ther er dtn I ther , f  ent the prehd de t hd the regur, effe eer f rt te repet reeett f pretd d rt t thn der thr per r   ur th  'nd t e hh dre btn h   t f tht th prthd  t p dr r th e, th hh t  n edte ntt  t er tue, here rt g vion, t aso o h milto:   is te msetoe o he ok wc a  a on o th nal )•mbos o s, a  t sam im t sgi th a in ho aids isdom staid b stnt oro t oot , s  s sn n t qlt an�kt oms  an dhri, ls th d of tabl) whh is aso o of th mans o th bol of t tre in <'n·-1 an of the oa n arlr; a his sns o stabilt osos wq• xacl} o < ttd f t Shi in rose  As w t ot aboe i th ciio fm Put;h, th incoain i Egt of th kg io th risthood was lik a Y'tie o this ci st o aars  Th Kn  th 

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npird b th pirit o h hihr dotri 1 ut it  hppn tht on thi dption i  tho who r h poitori o th trditonl or uquntl nd thl onnd o i ptto hin lot t onoun o wht li bon t hi  b du oror to ro irutn bo ll to th inlin o  b ron o wh r  ond on th n wo r n rt or th o prt ri. Fro i it i  to undrtnd tht uh   i poibl prinipll in th t, ll th or n tht th rliou o thr ptiulrl l itl to th h obintion o intllul n ntintl lnt tht rtriz thi or t rt  kind o id don whr knowld i nid l in it thn in it pplition to tion  th itinton btw rotl nittion n rol nition i no inti lrl n riooul w h n inti round wh ll ort o onuion n ri, not o nton rtn onit ht would no n b onib  t tporl powr hd to   pr piritl uhort.1 u prt purpo i not to iquir  to wih o th two poibiliti orrpon to th liiou t o th t wol t prnt nd  ron or th   o undrnd  liio thori nnot h th pprn o wh w ll  pr pri tul uthort n i t rri uh  lit within it hr w rtn  ti whn th liou powr  t po th  I  T i ;1gan  diicio bwn ho ho n n  who blie  Whn upm de h n gn hee  onl a non upe o n ng d   h  h haiya a in  ca dcibd ali u ahe  a o  inlcal dgaion o e lemn cponding   on i o ) i n  ,  h Bm In hi ce  dion i  ad a i i i h om u o n l diinh in i pio pa.  h endpon  hi dneai h i n log  e kn , o onl i uli ui du o   oo  h l, and o ig main  a mpl  had y al wihu cpin W u add  h wo ca bng dinuid  oeca)' n in a alo b omd o  l•a h an ou onl n  ame mliu   pol coi io n anoh o o ;  no ma o on hi po  o   o k any applicio  pec 

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rlt t i thi   ? hi   ll th mr iult t rn   hn ru nllulit h n lt  m   it h in m  it i ntu tht th urir n itrir t   iin hul m m n r i n inl   h r pl  unrtnn t ;ne  m th  tin mrt nti   f t th n t  lim h   h  n tht niun f t t ritin th ll tt it impi till uit til n m f  l ir n m ;  n i hi ni h nti ip th f rin ht    m nrt i  h ltt n it ptin rm n l<n  ul nu tritinl fr  in<n th lit  it  trtin hh ll n  tk  i mn  rpnt h r h  p h u itlltu ptitu.    n   m mn  h mr pri inrm t n thi ut  u nt  li  t it ulil unls   l     pinl irutn n t r i thi n  rt tht i nl rliiu i nrthl n   m unr  ill  lti piritul uthr;   tht iht n  l t iril uhrit it th  th  f rm h innin   iuit n r th r   n l rr ut hi nin l   i th litil pl thi rl ii th tmp pr n t  be rul nir  h n  lin ith th tr  w h unr ur pint  i ill D T o d  mer fr, to te      u   ac  Chur d t Cuc  gt.     ·.r IW  t o who  ffll the exte fct of  B  wth)UI  vg t qu t qaifat a v  ot rr  w e r> K;tiy  tq wr to ak te  a of  rh   t et u  1<g o. Th s m a t a i  o t ra >   i  u a sta mree tat  t ia  t (   st ee coptbl w  o dt  t t  t  o way a  here     G e: T i a • Pi�>   \• •  te  o wtr      .     ..

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reaze wtht dt that  ae f a t etwee a prta ahrtwhaeer  a be ee a reate ead a pre tepra pwer we mu  re awa take the de f he prta athrt we a  prpe f t m e ear udertd tha we hae  the ghtet et  ate tereg  h t r ae a  takg a part whaee  the uarre  the eter wd f h d eer be r re.  the eame t be dered   what fw we w t therefe ake a dt etwee he eg a pue prta authr ad the eg  a reate prtua authrt  eer ae we ha de a a pua ah that whh  h t a. Meer he trkg marte reeted  a hee ae hweer dta the ma e r e ather ha w et jutf th aa t. e wud  hae t make a dt  the quet f the eete pe f pue teetuat happeed t are ad h qe de   a ae here ar we wud t hae t demarae the eat bdar   peak f a auht hat  ee ttahed t a patar trada fm eept   ae whee t aed t rpa hee mt ad uh ae d  t gre amg he we ha eame  th a pt we ha rea what we ad eare the uperr emet ta the ferr; wheer the  mpetet wh he mt that dee h w dma   ao  rr fr a he da tha e wh thee ae t wheea  he he had he   mpetet f that whh e bed If th pe e were bered ad apped prpera ea b the wh hae a tre t f herah f f dma ad  err f'rdt  t pea wd ee ur me w  dubt ee  reaut  a dub t  he dtt ad reerat we hae frmated here ad ther w be teed  ag t them  a hereta ae; bu we thk tha there are  ther h w dead hat he ae  eat mehg ee ete ad   thee ate wh e te  eet  them wh patar atte.

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H D O OALTY O RISHOOD LE  n d  nn o   lnh

bwn  mn nd h K n h l onzon f nd  h h nol blon owd pw n h ld  n wh onn hm dl,  h xl nd bl wld; b h w  nohn wh n no n,  l pl n, h n h h   n nd n w  nd  nl l n. W  h t h lonhp wn  tw w old l b pnd   bw  no nd  ,  onh  n f mbz wll h bwn knwld nd n , o   dn bewn  v nd  vd, tkn  n  d  pnd ov n n o oln ho s wl  Hnd dn.    m  hmon bwn h n nd xo  hn mov h  n b nvd   nd 'pll, wh wd ml n noan  h n dn   w domnh h   nl  of wh n b ld  o n.  h s   n n w do n n   n  of opn f  olv   vn n, p  n pol hv d h non n h n w n n m ee  ul n   g  ! ee   ccfc    o ns I

42 •  RAL ARTY

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makn ha  m aaoy and opodn fo a  dny n an fo h aan of  po by  pal aho  haya m  h po o  a  am l ha  man o paflly aomplh h pop fon of knold ad a hld fom obl ad aaon h   ha  nd   d ymbom by  ma o kada od of a n h mdao of Ganha lod of kod  hod b od ha h am  a ah n oadly   W Mddl  ndd, an homa qna p dla ha all man o a boda o omao a h po d o ha hn ondd poly h aU m o b  h  of ho ho onma h h h  ao d of h n o mn of l lf fdamaly l n h aan of h pa na fo h onmao. O  ho fa h  fom h mod pon of  ad alo o h domnan o a d o aon a  noably  amo W do no nal bn abo h daam of omplaon ha  of knold,  l o lo a a popl o a lzao of a adoa haa a fom ha ado may akh n h on d a lo  h ooal a ha a homa aay  e in b bs in itsf t ii of its ny,  is se#

ior o t ltliiy o  emnt h ene o  ctio d  tre i non s in te colleit i is tty s ol t  of t iuls  omo it  o s s oion  e o e nno e tken  si te s sns O c sy o t e  o  ritu uto ods io e oil oltiiy  incl eio o is onsitue iu si  oity by its nt  ori is ite srivul. B is rsos  soy e no vsd meely und is emo sc d  on oy o t c mk of  somtn mo   ime oletiy in  e jt ntdis rcy  of o t s most o)  o soiooists o clim to idi soty it  i b 3 G  k  o st s rotrs bo i sos of hi ic i no y of syin th bo e ritu d  tmorl or o om  ommon ile

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k bng nr   bu t  thrugh h ntdtn tht th  pwr  trnmttd whr t rdtl wr  l rd dr rm th r  t h ut bn  dn  nr tnh bwn r uhrt nd prl pwr, nd  th rtnh wr whr n lw bvd n nt wul r r bwn th  h wuld  t wn pp pl n th hrh  unn n bng  hrrh  w tr gn m trtl  t v nur  thng ntnl th   rm lw bng th  nd th nr rlnp  nl  tn ndrd nd vn nvrd Hr   rt  ll mrtnt t n t t  lrd  gr rrr ml t ndr th prtul n th trl  tw rrlv r mmnr trm nd  l ght  th t t th lt nd t rnpl n t rmr h rr n r l th r l n m  rn n   vw,  w hv lrd , t nrtn   mplmnt  h t rn dr t l whn th w wr r ndrd n th t  vn whr n  n ng th m n ultmt prl  t hr b nl t mt prnpl, hh s uh  tl rt.  w h xln lw grd knwldg n tn   t mlnrt  nt l but nl nnt r nt t   ud l t  un  lt   r t :' a ie ni  t n t  f t  n  li vari  hr in n•td mr r  dir!  thm  w bin u ti ub j hee it i nl  ta t e w v ome wed f th thi m  t ur rr  dlilr d n  t  blitn. lO. As  t rnn f ral w r r hwr l a  fr l rn i i ·d iret y  eeeatve  h    r    t thu i l nd Dd r t i·d b th h ri    r ht ml T  b m wih wa w s h  K1g  e Worlf, ha.   th trfl   rit  't prt nd in i cn it e et  funti f   n  thml nd   hr rld,   al   ru t t rhi fntin  i) a di inirtin d r rd r o th lt< w I  . ·re Cs fte Modem Wd  2.

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6  O O TH J(SHATRYAS A M  N G  l ot l opl n tho h ot  ohn th ntin fqn   poh   h i of tpl o h i,   h , t f hl f  i  thoit liin to ho thi  o hl on, n o o p otl h l  th to o n to boit h t to th on. h inbinio, tkn n h tolo n h o  t iin , th ot n lo bn th o nt   n n h pn ht. It  in n o o f in thi ion  n o i n bo l t  tht th io i tht nt lon ih it n o ti  n  it no th nl ntlt  h h bo n th lt nti n thi nion, lt  pt   h  i lh on iniili oni   htit o f h o ol 1 th fn  h pitl ht  th l on th l b to  pnil o n  fo t n thi thoit o nnol , t i loi th iniili ho tl pp     nn i ot   l fon,2 in  th il fntin nnn ith th n ntl (hh  th o h po   f  l hn o ini l bin pil h ton of h ho of liin o       d    \htv• f t   t i i i reli   or k$ i-

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ua eleet le t i the ae with atli a wa e ie elie ie it  ied t etpyial ad taedet wlede, the pitual authity ale ha a tly upeatul haate, all the et be  a tl  phyial de a we ite t eadi e kd  eai tha i  atal i iai i aily the eatie  the hatya. Mee, diiduali d atuli ae uite ely itedepeet,  they ae aialy y tw apet  e d the ae t, lked t ehe wi epet    t te wld ad it y be ai eeally tt atl  a i ehyial die ppea  a iti whe the eleet eeei the tepl pwe bee edat e that eee the pitual athity h  wha happee i  da tel whe he haiya  le tet t py e ed a  the iey  ial ut (ee thuh h ed  ilded e eee  al eteal a be we, elte aai the autity  the ah d te t ee heee  l deedee  the ee iy e a ti i  wat we ad ae, th e epl pwe bi but  w u we i t diead t bdiati t the itl uity beae ike eeyti beli t the wld  hae t i  iet ut el ie hae i eiable ad adity witu eeee t  uable piple y eti tt ee the uable by pla the be eely  e wd be ile  eleet  taditi it wil be eietly at �eahyial ie the eahil di i peely tht  he  thr s a whh   n nt t  ssg  h t

r v t a b  f t   i rt s h n  rns  t hya   dtr gurl td  h   i th htx ia  th smms br n  nt  m n  ut tha  n amg tn s   i sh ss   i t  d  th rr at a fc t  b l  n  b) h rr  th s  m v m  sh , d   thr d b al  h rrn n th m rr f h mn th Pmkrit   ri ur, hh i  rp g d  tp mut.

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iable o wl  nd ate o beomn; ad it old al  alled  temal  eby indiatin that i point o vie  ivly that o io n .  old be    th at   e ey e o th e od tal wh li t  oe o deiated ha a it i  e to i ni f tha thi we doe ot etend beyond what i il vd i ui  what i bjet o hane. Moden 'evolnit thi  th vaiu fom ae ot the oly eample  h  tha cosists n  bin al ality in beom ahh me ave ven it a ial nua  intodin he eent ia  f  e h  hi k have eited ine aiity noaby am   the  an al in cai cl o ddhim, h hold   aed a deviant o deeeate om  l  h in the t it l beome umy to one he a i iial uim n eaity he moe loely  iveigt wha is   h la the moe i appea  die  h idea ta  n    it all hae o i i paiula it w  wltlih a   eve  ay ay denied a  t l hat i th an a n d immtable pinipe o the i hih i   el y wat we patlaly have i vi hee hte the e hata (o the de thei iia i n  oed thi <on lat i eain hoo o a d   heth th onl wihe to e i o tle o end  a t ha e will t   e o t i ate all o ttle impotane i th o   ay ev  the e5 h i then k;uly   lik etee he neato o all iabe p  a th neatio o iita athoi ty i  y  Bu   ls r ld sn-n1hkn  s w u   l y   n Th ly  n  vlnt t(>  •  'rl  u y in nur plprs  ·1

      ni f    shtriy t  nd   rum i \' W S  u t g Bm   t ·n      ly  xp by th  nti

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btw h dct  f a rat  bcmng and th armatn f th srmac f th hara; ad t mut b addd that n sbrdnag h bg r t chang  hrb duc t t wat  nddua fr what aw pasag bnd ndda an  trascnt wth rpc  t ca  b h muab prcp f h bg. A hs car hws th sdar f nat ras an dduasm ha w just ntd t h rt rsht ts mark an h Ksharas wr nt ab  tp t a th prcs pnt whr h cud ha rapd adanag fm wha th had   mtn It was h wt cat hat a rtd fm t, and h ca a b udrtd sc, c ndrwa dw ch a    mb n t dcd a t wa t th bttm h dna fAtmn1 was t th n n ntrducd b hs datd uddhsm thr was as h da f cast dnctns th bass f th tradtna sca rdr, and ths dna, drctd at th st aans th Bahs was n  n urnng ans th Kshatras hs 7 n fact as sn as hrarch s dnd n s r prcp t  pssb  s hw an cast can ana  upmac r h thr, r r hat atr n h na f what th cd cam t mp t In such cndts ann ca cnsdr that h has as much gh  wr a ann s prdd tha h  fac ha uct fc at hs dpa  z  an  wd t ad  t  s r a qu f maa frc,   t nt bs ha hs mus b fnd t h hhst dgr  h sca mnts that ar bth st numrs a,  h fctn frths fr a prccpat uchg n nct upn  sprua? Th dna f cas pnd th dr  r urpat, ad mn  th wt cast h Sh1ras wr  g n ak ng adanag f t s  hm n fac wr n ab  s hd 6

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The Rc1oft (�te Kslntriya  

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 A    nw f r a rro to lvs  til  tn f    t ci  cl t)ran,· f ic i n   t t i n   w  t d r t  unand    u    non fd.

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HE suROS  YY & HER SEQEEs I i i aid tat i a tf but ti i a f t at b i   uv tw bi  tw v tl a i al t; f t w h w  l b tw bu i  wuld id  vthi  wuld   a il  u a wa ta  wd  bt  ad  a b   ad t a vt1 Mv t titi f ial blti il  th tadi uiti f a litati  uiva ad tal ibli a a w av ad  dal lw wit al th a laati  i thi wh alw u t fut  th a th f a i ad a 'ta t Bu ath  l fal  whih i qit th i f t  i h ti tat itial a a ti ila ad tat th   i  �a t.  tth  tha t a awa iati   t t ad ilat i  a a a  a fft  f i i atu,  th a al  t da a i  all th th) t t f fat i t wd t a fa tat a th aifati  i f  ad  a law i bni l i  ip  i. A   lad d casn  pin u, Lbn  cs t  d plp   sm tal n f rmatn hh a hv fen) nd in i  rt  t f hlf fr rta mns 2. The  F p.  p 6 

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W als  i Eu bgiig th h Mdd gs a aa gu t t v f t shatias atical i Fac h f t ti f Phi th Fai h us b csid  f th icia auths f t dviai chaactisic  th d c alt kd alst ctial at bcg id  h stual autt hl csvig hv b a sigua ilgicalit  utad sig f its igia ddc sic as  av xaid th aitig f kigs sd thig s ha his Lg bf t haiss  th aissac th juists f Phili th ai  alad th al cuss  d scula s ad i s t this id a s h bgig f th tth ctu that  st i ali tac h utu f h Wst l f its  taditi. F ass that d ak t g  st fth h ad hich  av i a cas idiad i  studis3  tik at th satigit f th is utu as ad v clal b  dstci th    W shal l call hat this d as a k f lik b East a Wst a that i t Wst itsf t as bcaus f its a c ligis ad atial chaact sch a lik als t th siitual ad th al v  ths ul caac ust t b it t as th sg f a  dic lai it h c suc f h t s  a b ttd  bct that v if this dsucti as lial dsid b t kg f ac it as at las ilt ith th agt  th aac bt th tuth is tat t as isd u h aac hich is sthig altgh ft B tus vsig t a aishi th tal  cfh bga t us t situal autt  its  ds  ltcal at.  igt dtlss bc futh hat h fact tha th sii ta authit l its  subjugad i this a vs that t as  S  n t The Esrm f D  O th sb s u ty n d Jgt o Cht c·  ap ro J  h we  th th  f  th mk ad  k  d   e rn f  Brd uthr f  r    f e Te hh he  d d mii h xps is ia   pcem d t  th us n poi  .

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 l wh it shld h b d th ts stts w  l ull cscius f its tscd hct his is tu d t  lis d justis s stis lt icis s th l f is ti; b th ct s tht i lti t th tol w th stil std siiul hi d tht it ws f h is uthit tt th tl w did its c. h sttis f h tl w  t s sc uid t ci whth  t h stul uthi csdi t  tditi  f whc h di ssss th litud  is ffcti it h   c  di s b diti sic thi  tc is litd   lw di but wht h s uth iht b f t dsd ti subdii t it h tb cis ti lic W us  tk t c t distuish btw t us t f wht  siitul uthit  b  itslf   i i  th f its ltish with th tl w.  scd ust is ddt f th st whic hs t d sll wih s wh xcis th istl fctis  wh wuld l  d t is th d  i this uthit d t lst  siit f s dcti thh th ft f ts ss th  csti  h dsit f th ltt d f th utwd s i which this doct is  s w ctd wuld sill ctu t su f it th css d suci w · l l xcis ts suc  th t F this suc is tthd t   ssc  siitl uit d bls t t s l s  xists l d   hw diishd it   th lst ti f situlit is still icl sui t t  h tl d t fllws f this ht th sii ul uthi c d us ws tl  tl w d   :    t  a   h inrid  u   l bx t  n n d h  s nn   l u h  man ld tl b th• n  f h t f t   t  u nt d m  t n nd f ct t  t '   t  p 1< ld l tn t t t xe ·   h nc im al   vus t ud t n     j  t .

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ta t nnot telf be controlled y anytn ele, t le out wrly6 owee okng u a aen may ee  n te eye of ot of our contmoae, we do not ete to dere tat   but t eeon of n undenbe rt. But o retu o Pl te ar wo for or prn puoe furne an epecay caactrtc amp It  ntrue t Dte ttrbute  acton to cupdty8 w  a  no o a atrya bu of  Vay we could ay ta wn ty nt  at of reolt te ry a t were drde tee long te   reevao oe t rme pip of t pitual n th tor whih is bend al artul ar ms  th rt rrsts of hh oos hv h gt of orol ov bot os. B th aco o t supeme pipe in e peset sate o e wod is ot being eecse visb so ht oe may  t all irit u hoy rs outwardl s sr v f  i oly h w hav ld  live pitual tori t,  eve  a n t C<e i as o e  o e titional om   cged to oneve 7 h same holds rue fo l fliity, h polmaton of wc h s so much rotst my bau of mo  an or so moover tat rd s l  sol rm ton all e oe nisesl  atec represeatve o a tdol dotre  necesrily ifali h e seas in th name of t ori ad  mu  r n too t t i faUbl y i attacld, ot to th idividJ,  to th fo. Thus i slm, every j is inible isofar as e i  uhze interpeter o t  th is of th lgilaio ased stilly o th igon, en oh is comp:e may o e to a or iterio odr Eter woud be ao$d ot t he oe i li ble  hi own dominsomhing that pos o ul o mbut h hat h old b te o) o• ialble i al h We.  hs ls ot ol th sruo o t Orr of th Tl  lso, ad even me sly wa was cle te deam o te oiage two ct t r rhs mo losly ee  h  rst glne eem pat.  y s   oorrs of Pili t Fr od hi ebasement a rime on the pa of he   s b oncld h by angng e stadad o coig o s ow  h xcd  ackowlgd righs o th oal or Hee is  idiaio l wot ong n m o n ntiquity and  h Mdd Ag th on of oing a crta act ntly nknown to  ms wo conne them to a nrl eoomi point f view Simill,  as been td th h syols gurig  tc oin  ol e eained n rfr o th otral knowldg th ws rsrd o th Drs wich impl tir irct evio  hs dmain Such contrl by he piul orit mu hav ted l ary he e o the le ge

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n aac ad ai on a  a lw ca  ma vn b a a  an mu invabl acmpan  loss  mac:  b i  faul  aa a dpvd  i mal    c f mpal pw,   bca  a n ul aa b i  ma a  a n  a na    fu l a a  p ncin I  kn i n ln cnn       aia a i  a  a   nbl, and  pla  uain l  wic   id a    a· all cni  a d and a  am  pp mlf   nbl  w  i  an mana and  it   m cmpl pin. T   al  d  cna and  ab n ilf  p a ln llil  all  bl,  in a ul i  i d wk lnll wad  duc   v l m m wic i ad il iud I a  , mv on  b ln n  pp    ida, c cpn   Vaia; and i  w w al , il m   f Pip  Fai,  n  Fan b   uun ml alm ninual w  b  pcall u  a i X and Lu I w pd  k fcnaai  fu  b m la apin  n  i wn   pw dui  lin. L u ad a ml naain i all  i f an piin   pal a  inln  wc  mn   na n   biu  wn.   w  ual fm   n  c  ai ca m cmpl c  m funi i a  am m  n a b m  i  ula anan  anal civilia  a a    idd A T m p   a  u p m adin ld b aa f  pliial in  viw a  u f  naal m   fal m and  wa i a in  fu nu a nain ban  m    a  a \:ent.ralzati'  j pk   i   a a  fman   n nai n pacula wa  w   kn, b n dn i  uniil ppad  w

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PAL AHOT & TPAL PW

uin;9 nd  rne  te rt Eopen onry ee te monry  bolied, i i beue 'ntionzon d trte tere. Beide e re nee rell o erely ntionit nd 'en tit te Reoluion  n lo t trl reolutionr e  mde troot e nineteent enury o te oled rinile o ntion tee i teeore  rte nul ontriion in te ntonlim proimed tody by ertin oed derrie o te Reoton n d it ok B  te mo interetin oint o  t preent i e olloin te ormion o nion i eenll one epiode in te re o te emporl n e iritl nd i e n to e to e oot o e mer, it m be id t ti  reel te eon  i poe tl to te monry,  een  te moment en it eemed to be relizin ll i mbton,  onl ruin o rn.   ere   kn o potil (nd teeore enrely etel) nty t impe  dire i no te denil o e piritl rinile t one n etbli te true nd roound unit o  iz ion nd nion re n emple o ti Dn te e Ae ere eited roout e Wet  e unity, bed on ropery dton ondion  e ll Critenom bt en ee eondry unie o  pely pol i o y temorl nd no loner pirorder ere orme, i ret niy o te We  irremeby broken nd e eetie eene o rendom me to n en Nion, meel te dpered rment o t  ormel ritenom le uniie btted or te re one b te empo oer  to dominte n en te  er ondition o eir orin, ie only by opoin e oter 

 is tule  lt aas te euda lit e  q til appl  p ai Ad f  u  ivid aai sl at s wl    t td Mak 3 :25    ld  td tt  il f at wa lit ell ais t p a ais Ata whi eesed the t esie f e erita  te Hl R Epre.    he e mrc as mitaed i b b ttil     ta  aw  it a s   t a ia d es taiv t s i prs b th wlkw ula th k ei  d t . i  u i bt  at f  fr a.

Upi oy

hi Coquc

 Upi oy  hi Coquc I• 

a eaeely ontei aon theelve n all el   Now pirit i t ater  tpliity an vion an the ore oe reove oneelf fo piriait the ore antaoni are eate an apie. No oe an eny hat the eal war whh wee qie loae a bjet oeove o etitive relaion by the piital atory were nothi opae to the atioal war tha have ee foowi the Revolto an the Napoleoi Epire in 'are naton 3 a we have ee  or own a ew evelopent hal reari for the fte n he othe han the etabihent of natio ae oible atal attet o ate the pira to the tepoal iplin a oplete reveral of the hierarhial relaton etwee the two powe hi bjao fon it ot eitive epreio in the noion o a atoa hrh, that i oe boriate to the tate a onne whn it liit he very phrae tate reliio i a elberate eivoation iiin fnaental oth ee tha t reion i e by the tepora oveet to ene i ow oiation it i relion ree to no ore tha a ee fator of the oial orer 14 h iea of a aioal hh rt ppeare i Proteta on tre or to be oe eat, it wa perhap above a to reaie thi iea that Potetanti wa itate for it ee lea tha Lther wa har athin ore at leat poltall tha a nte o he abitio o ertn Geran prine an it i oreover qite el hat if the revot aaint Roe ha taen plae withot h  

This is wy te e o a gu  n ti ons an ly be a utia on• wit n rl nia l tn or is stial sil to t rogiio f a uni) superi to its ow Besids rin t pesentd otio  a un)  H xi tml an n l th o ifft oer woul e ·d wih oul onl b aody f te rue un) 3. As w a ed elwre   f he M Worl p.  y oi l me indsima!) to ak prt i moe ws t ssenti;�l ds inis mon t scal uni a nti ior his bein moree  logial onsqn of \g iai;nism. 1 ·loreo", h in  b ez in form oter th tat  a aion<l cch oply sp•aig Of his w ae a mot riking •;unp  ch  gi  t Na Cnordt wh trnsfo' p int ii Svta te monr

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ut it cnqunc wuld av bn uit a ngligbl a th f an th tJivd incidn f dint  Rfatin   t viibl t f th ruptur f th pita nit f Chind but it i nt what actuall r bgan t rnd t al rb a h d Mait put  f th uptur ad lng n a ait accpli inc a w hav alrad ad i bginning can in fact  racd back tw cnur arr; and an analgu ark culd b ad abut t naianc whch  a nt altghr frtuitu cincidnc ca abut a  alt th a ti a th Rfratn and nl whn t trad tnal knwldg  th Middl Ag ad bn alt ntirl lt. Prtani wa in ti ct rahr r an utc tan a pin f dpatr; but f n rait i  wa abv al h wrk  pinc and vign wh rt f a ud it fr litca nd i ndividalit tndnci wr n lng in ung bak upn th,  h wr dictl prparing h wa  h dcraic and gataran cnctin charactriic f th n pch  5 wv a rgard th qutn f th ubugatin  ligin t th a in  wa w av indicatd t wuld b wng t biv that apl utid  Pttani cannt  fund16 i f t Angcan chi f Hnr VII  prnt th  cpl  c n h cratin f a natinal church Gallcan tl [t pirit f natina wn h Ran Catic church n Frac] a cncivd b Lui XIV wa in rat ntng  i i atr vnt had ccdd h n with  wud n db av cninud at la in tr but n pactc it ffct wud hav � n an nulld  th inpin  th plica w and  ituain in anc wuld nt hav bn apcial difrnt f 

It  wrt ntn  Petntm prese e clr n hu    l e uthy f  Be t n t run   ee qu 1  Ve e  cne ee the cs  Rs wc   pecl  u  r  tn t wl uele cmpce e pe estn Whle    le r t n  n e  te e   ee w e ene te mnc e e t le n  ce t  ce tn er  br  he pu t e tml heres  t Pnt cunte ter sps  rnr  ur  cpt  pse

 U  R & Tir q  6

 it uld   d if  tndnis f h 'ritulis f ti   huc of  r t ri dnitiJ. dr its ri fs Ptsts ushd things t  trs but it  t  in untrs hr Ptstntis stb sh itlf tht l dtd its n diin rightht is th sl fundti f  liti nd t th s ti th nl gu n f is stbiifr crdig t ht  h shn t h h ut ing s fr s  n bk ith t itl uthrit td n tl th s  (tugh by  ndbt  n it v ss u l tht i s t  t tk ths  T f its rtss  sdr s  kind f dstintn s  th squs tht this titd g ut qus t  itbl Th tru s th   f h <tit th rh unsusl d th  fr t l nd this b dstrng t n tu   fthr i h dtin f disrdr t hi th nr d un t it itlf Tr h Wstrn rld in ft  isi sud  sig th r hih t nr  s irl s ih th nr ds i  ttr r th bisi susqntl blshd h nh s in   lld t t st ni s i Eglnd nd ls r f bth r i  ih f th ni nd is nl rlid src.  s n sik  int triit instblit grs d s tk l  id; hus t rg f h bgisi i  rltil li i risn it t rgi ht rcdd  uhr, s srt ls frt usu it is n th hd  fl th ss n siig fr dnti h bi ri th signi  blshis W d n s t frult < f r but it ld nt   df cu t dt f t in rks tin squs fr  fu If th lowest scil ns   r     thr th  i bb b th rfst f ll d it il  th st hs f   hisri cl s it s nt ssibl 1 .

 J\'' a dose y btwn the tem nnm n (lm,  d dd coep wl  th  There

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STU T & TORAL PWR

 decend an ler and een f uch an eent ee nt  ae ider ipicatn ne a ppe tha hi phae ill be at te er lea fr the We the en fthe de perid. A n hitian cneran ith he abeenined fact cd n bt eep thee cniderin al indenel ech n t e paticar detail that ud ephae ee e preciel at e princip aned t h hee  8 e t lle knn repniblit  the al per fr the riin f the le de dider i r deiain in te relatin beteen the piit and the tepra ic ead neab t al e ther But thi cannt be ur re e ihed n  e e eape in er t hed li n a ie nthei and  e ut e c tent  cne nl te ain trend f hitr and lit urele t the eeni ndcan that tan t in he ce f een

 t wu b ig f ntnc t  m ti   iw th le  chli w w b n tn v l ig  fuli n w whl itin th t  c t,  n c wit t b gt wt in     Ei, h  gint  g  t r t

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HE EESA & EESA AADSES potic constitution o medieva Chrisendom as, s e have sd, esseniall feda; it ound its onsummation in a ncion that as tru sueme n the temporl oder hat of the emperor ho as, h respet to the kngs, hat the kngs ee n t o heir vassals  mst be admitted hoeve that ths concep ton of the Hol Ron Empie remned someh heoretial an as neve fll realed, doubtless thoh the ult o the emperos themselves ho misled b the exent of the poer on feed pon them ere the rst to cones thei suborintion to he sirial  uthorit from hich hoeve he hed thei poe even more rect hn did the othe soveregns. This cme to be knon ter s the ed of he piesthood and he empe and its divese vicissitudes a ell enogh knon that e need not reca them even summaril hee, al the moe so as e details are of ltle imptance to o prsent purpose What is moe nterestin is o undesand hat he empero ouh tul to have been and lso ha could have proved the eror that led him to misake his relae spemac fo an bslute spemac he istintion beteen the paac and the empire oginated  a  rom a division of poes that  ancien Rome ee nted 

l . T H R   n t rn    wl n t  wa   w  n   mpl dn  r  n ltz n n t 

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PAL AHO & P O

  ng n, nc urg tht r th mr w t th m tm Po1j Maus; bt w  t thk tht  t  nc   h c c  nqu hw t unn f t tul n h tmrl  t b ln f th wul k nvvng u n m r cml cnrtn3 Th  n th mrr  n n c crl n h tw lv  G  cr Hug wrt but muc mr rcl th tw hv f th rtn gu wch cn rtn ct ng     hn n  ct n th th, mbm cv f th r  r wr unt   gur   hr cmm rnc l T mbc mtn  Chr wth nu  th urm rncl f th tw wr   vr clr gn   crtn  n cnnt t ftn gn r lbr  tw ncnt Rm n t m n w mut nt frgt tht  th M Ag th mr w jut  Rmn  th c But th m gu l  th rrr w ut t ut n whc w t rv f f th mr: th r  n brf, n rgng  quvln th w fc  nu th  n   n rnc but whn t rrt h t tu n  h    e emble th th pp h ) tned 

ie f Ponfex aius, e rigin f whh   bv fo reg o Chtay nd rvr gl te t t, i fc bin amn  a ug to lusa t   et cale of rectn tt cle 'pag d n rel iy an  d  cc m t ay tbuted  i. 3 he mn emr p  a w  a Khr execising  tn t hi w fnc th   Bra hch ee mhig   ml;   e gh  qe wehe  m tn m n e a  cce th w iS  nd h a mtg oth n  mee  . n l  h  m e duted th te e rr \er f the  r l ued m e ul pnt  vw gh  dnc mut mei m e md ben h f epeente f the a u ht) d t tu d t  nugh t te a hu in r h fmn f e  t   tm f hin t  a e g    See a aice y L Charnn - .ay ttd Un ncen emblme u m de ,  hed n e eew Rgbi1 Mc 1925. he e) and th cpt  uvl e  the me cm) g f th  ) e  gld nd th h f ilve.   ymol ve meve a dec rtoh  Chis accrin   his t rgic mu ' Ke o David a cl  h he  Irae (Ra breviary v f 20 Decem er)

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toral, canno b  in ralit. n othr ord it i agan th rrr of iaking th rlionhi of th to r for on of oordiation h it i ll on f ordination bcau on th ar d h on rocd dirc fro th ur rincil hil ·h hr dos o onl idrct  ont hich in  h bn dal with ucintl ao  ill not init n furhr h  th nd of hs r;t De rchi, Dant r cla d th rct ors f h o and th ror Th k aag i thi: Tofld thrr  th nd hch unring Prodnc ha d for  h b of thi lf hich conit in th fntining of hi n or and hich i tid b th rh Paradi nd h bli  tal i hch conit n th n of ht diin ii to hich h  cannot ttain b h n or xc hy  idd b th diin light and thi at i ad itlgi b th lal aradi h to stt o b ik  difn goal, an ut rach b diffnt  or   to th t a  follo th hiloohical t<chig ang 1 h ccrdng to our ral and intllctal iti ir  nd  c to th cond a  olo h itul taching whic ncnd huan raon ccoding o u thologica aiti irtu] Faith o, and hart hugh th t ol ad hir a ar ad lain to  th on  huan rs ich a t i ud  th hiloohr s al th thg k to  th oth b th Hol Sri hch hough h oht throh th hol rir, through us Chrit h n f God cot ih h irt and thrgh hi d i i, h rad to u har atual  th  nd,  t  d ould k th fro u r not n lk or i th  gar kt on h road  bi and rin h  rn of  ar hd  a dou drir ccordng to s ood nd on i th  ontiff ho gu nki ih la o lif tl and th othr i th or l g kind ith hiloohical nc i to  <pin nd n on r r f and

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I li  u pvu pli  ul  b u    e i De w ew  w e f m rep ve e   bewee e ler mri   rr mre  eul    bew  ii  e ii. Te emper pi vr e l mere wi rep  e Terei Prie      zi   pfe f  m e; e v piff pe ver e rr meri wi  e e C Pe    rei f prum e jie     m  b  pi  u  i r mll ee   m  elf bvul i    f e w e wi    rl were e  i ppl pe upl e i lie be  mife wl      i  bewee  p   mil rr. ere w e  lel  pble w  e  re i reme we   e  r  e. B i e repeiv ribue f  i   m  we  we were qi      m mi ppll l   r frm f vilzi   I e we  m i  i  rul i frm  w w bfr e m evi e i vii f  W wrl  u i   mperr   e pp rpivl  fi f l mi   erril Pr    Cl Pri e r f ee w ui b mplie i  ilp w pilpil irui  emprl pp   e  r  revei  w rveli   f e j, eprei  m rul  Tis rlzt  n  th m e   pmoi ste t  ou n n al t dii  e  a·y xpli  < cn 9 n e    s te ft  tee t elizin is rr by te defi kp ment o t• nt l n ad e ec y t f t· ri lne t< beng a    lng  sla esotism he  ss·  ap ad 'ltin  u mn  ic is eied n 'Uesl !a o is e i Ci th 'se Adm  ait Pul.

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 AL AH & EO- W

anation I gos withou saing of cours tht philoso an not b undrstood hr in its ordna and ofan sns for f it wr it woud  all oo obviousl inapab o lang t rol assignd to it To undstand wa is ral involvd w mus rsto to  wod ilosoh its oigina signianc as undrstood b th Ptagorans who wr  s o us it s w av indicatd lswhr, O tis word whih tmologi al signs ov of wisdom dsignats rst of all a pror dsosi ion quird fo attaini ng wisdom and b a natual nough nsion o s manng it can also dsigna th sarh arisng fom is disoson, that wil ad o ru knowldg so that pi osoh is thus onl  plimina and rparator sg a s ward wisdom ust as h  Trstrial Paadis is a stg on th wa to h sial Paradis ndrstood thus phosop ould b alld uman wsdom baus it ompriss h sum of  knowldg ta an b attand b th facuis of h human indivdual alon faultis that an snthsizs s ason or it s tis that trul dns man as su; bu  this h um an wisdom, prisl baus t is on human s no ru wsdom whc, dntid with masca knowldg is ssnall suprarational and us aso suahuman And ust as th ath to th lstia Paradis dats at from th Trsrial Paads in ordr o / l ll as Dant us it  1 tha s to ascnd to t surior stas prsntd n astologial anguag b th plant and stla sphrs, and n thologial angag b  anglical hiarhs), so in  as of ll knowldg that surpasss th human stat do  individual fac utis bom powrlss and othr mans bom nssa and i is isl r hat 'rvaton intrvns a is a dirt ommu nicaton from th suror stats wi is as w hav sad fftivl sablshd b h ona This rvation is possibl baus o th stn of fauts ransndnt wih st to th individua and watv ma b t nam on givs to m, wht on spaks for amp of inltual in u ion o of nspiraion , it is awas ssnal!  sam thing Th rs o ts 

The Crisi oftlw Mdm IVrl, cap. 1    Purgntori II 1·  h EoS/1 o Dn p 

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tw tems m  us t think  n ne sense  e ngelc sae whic in ffc ae idenical wit the supndivu states  the bein nd  ecnd m eve abve ll tt ctn f e  iit t wh nte xessl lludes ne ight als  tat wha is inwad inspitin t he ne w eceies i dictl becmes utwd eveltin t the umn lecivit f wich it ss s the medium  tnsmissin insf s this is pssb  s t a wtin te mits f te epessibe. We ae na ll nl smming u cncisel n thus in ehas t simd  w ttes tht wuld be qte cmple if he wee full dd and t wud meve lead us f m u subject i n ce wht s been sid sfces f  esen upse nestd in ti w evelin nd pilsh cesnd eseciel  w in dcne clls hi an ii. 3 ee in it shuld b nd tat w se f cespndence nd n  entit te difnc f ttnl fms impling a el distinctn between h n f iew fm which thngs ae hee envsaed Sh, wich indes l e edic tets is te fut f diec iniain wh  nclues  te cnseences nd divese liatins  b dawn fm them  elecin; tei eatinsi is in cetn est t ha f inuitie knwedge t dscuse nwlede; and  nd f these w mdes  nwlede the st  umn n  scnd sticl human ust as the dmin  eelain is ttiud  the ac nd th f philsph t the e s als  cncen te Bhmns me diectl the st f the Veda bin i incial ccutin whees nrii (incuding e -  e 'k f w 4 tat is t s  sl acatn f th dcne cnces e Kshtis   e l h  f  r  n n dvdu d,  hh lk l h : of i  n t·t  h pnp Hnu tn ll ludrhi,  nm   t  x nlly  d fwo. . Sc M d  lomi1� g  th Vdll/  .

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whm mst f the bks deing wit tis ppln e espeill iended S is the iniple fm wh ll e es f the dtine deves n d knwledge f it impig tht f the spei sttes nstitutes he 'gete msteies; nwledge f smri  he the hndtht s f pplitins t the wd f mn (nde snding b ths te itegl hmn se sideed  the fll mplitde f ts pssibilitiestiutes te 'lesse msteies  zru s die ght whh ike pue intelgene ee eqivle t pe spitulit espnds  te sn nd smi is eeted light whh like mem the nme f wih i es nd whih is th e 'templ ful  ve deni t n espnds   e mn16 This is w  he e t  he gete mseies is mde  f gd d t  elesse msteies f slve f gld nd sve e heml e equivents t wht the sun d the mn epesent in the sgi de. These w kesthse f nus n nient Rmewee ne f the tibues f te sveeign pti  wh m t he funn f ephnt   mste f the msteies essentil benged Alng th e ve title onx Maxmus the hve emined mng the ini emblems f e p; nd the wds f the Gspe  eing he pwe f e es s meve f mn the pns fl nm the pmdil diin. We n nw udesnd een me mplete n befe wh ese w kes e t the me time thse f spiitul nd templ bos We se tis to  evidce of t secl apss o he rligus rm to eo # ps  whom he ur of he Ksriya eominates nd lo o the pariuar imporan the socl o f viw assumes  that fm hes  onsdeio moeovr n quie osl) likd S  mst  eary urtod ht i l  hat we s it is lways a question of nowlde t is not ony heoeia b ectiv> a hat  nsce  essenia cus th corrsondig rlizio  I his rspect  shu b noe ta te estial Pradise is ssetly t Bmw-L deted wh he spual sun v  His i    h d£ . 1 n  and hat on he r , he Trstrl Pi is dsrib as  t shee o  moo ( K f \r hap. 6: in the smoism o he Diin  e smmi of te mountaj o Puga is he our f he u o earthl indvidul sat and he oi  mmii wh  csil supaivdu sats

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oer The reaioshp etween hese to poers may be expessed by saying that he oe must keep for himself the golden key to he Celesa Parase ad entrust to he emeror the silver key to the Teresia Prase, and as e jst sa the symbosm of ths sec on ey is someties elaced by that of he sceer the insigia beoging moe artiurly to royatyY In he preceing eflectos there is oe oint to ich we must ra frher aetion i order to avoid even he apearace of a cotradictio We sad on the oe hand hat eaph)Sical koedge wich is te isdom, is the piciple om hch all other koledge eies a by applcatio o contingent orders, an o the oher had that hilosophy (n its origina sese, desigatig the entre su of coingent knoledge ust be cosdered as a reparatio for wsdm so hen how ca these two hings be recon ced? We have alreay eplaed his n aohe suy, i conec io wth the double le of the tadioal sciences:I $  is a mater o points o vie on escedng and he othe ascening the rs corespoding to a deveoment of kowlege sating from rinci pes and leaig to catios icreasigly remote from hem, and he secod coreog to a gradual acquison of tha sane knoedge by procedng fom he nfeior o the superor, or if one refers fom h exterio to the nteior This atter point of view coespods en to he ath by hich men can e le to nowedge i a gada maner opotioed o heir telectual caaciies; ad it s hs that they are ed s to the Terestral Pa dise an the to the Celesal Parase. B this oder of teaching or of commuicaing the 'saced science verts that of s hierar chca consto.  deed all kowledge that ruly has he chaac e of 'sace science, of hatever oer it may be, can only be validy esablished by those ho fuy possess princpia! koledge ad ho b ths very act are aone qaied to realize  cofomty wh the srictet traitioal orthodoy al the adatations Tl pt•r, l• th• ky  rlatd ym�l t  Wld Axi'; but th  a in t hc w � o) ma psi rc rvng t rvi f eg i uiay t r tud. 18. Tlte Crsis of the Modem World, ca 4· 17.

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ra & ltil Pi

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bah ust  I is dlia cisss his passa   1aha pesets, as fa as e , the clast ad the s pl psii  the cstitut  hised ad f the a i ich e elaiships etee the  ps ee  b sid hei Oe it dubtess  h suh a cepti has eaie a idal a as e t be ealied a it is ae that at the e te Date fulatd it ets u i Eue ee pecise such as t fee pelude is eliai Daes ps a a he is i etai esecs lk a tstaet t the lsi ei ea ae; it shs hat the Ws ld ud ae bee hd it  bk  s aditi But ha the d iai di tae place shs that tis ld eal did t ca suh ssil itis  at lest hat the e  e ta he pi f a ala sced lie tat btess ealied te  its  bee, th thu b abe  ass the   b eleed  the sial aiati  At tis pit e each he e i hst he the dakst pid f  dak ae as t bei0 haateie i l s b the lpt fth s ifei pssibitis d his deelpt e daci i te diecti f hae ad ultiplicit, as ieital  esult   e see aud us da  te sial pt  e as  all thes, isabilit s as  ee at its aiu dise ad cusi a , ad uat as s  be fhe f h Testial Pade ad 29 Ti is h oi of Catolc oterim  h l d A id mr paiulary n s nctons with H·rtcism; ilng nwkg of tis orr th o1r  te pp n e mpror h as the v bee deed abve o  hv b •ctv) relized and s i pr·i te �dge ht ms os lot o h'  wold. nd W   i ertain seon s · hey wr nt iortant fr he puros of  td); t h al on Dant as t t hr' tegcl s, Faith, Hp and har, shuld e compared o h r at e tribt  m n th il·in Comdy (se h b:(tcri> vf/)a1c, chap 3 ) On h oter hand ne old aso omar th rspc rols  Dat tree ud, Vrgl Baric,  Saint rnar t t of h el 01r t siril tri and r common pnl As rgd t rd ths t oin sld e ete t what w si ar.   Th ii  M   h 1.

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fom pmodial ialiy Mu  olud ha hi alinao i nal, ha no al and liia mpoal po ill  aan ul h ah, a all piia auhoiy ill diappa fom hi old and ha n adi fo W o Ea il o hid h li of h fo mn   uh  o oion  ould ainl no ha in h pa, an o han  od hav  any o ou o ok, fo on h an ypo i h ffo naild ould ha bn fuil Ou mainin ak i o ay hy  do no hn hi i o

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 M M A  AW

TE eachgs of all traditial dtr r a  hv , aiu i ai th prmy  th pritual vr th tmprl d i  wsdr a rma d litmat ly that  rt  hh hi prm i rd ad xprd i th rati bt th  p rpdi  th t di  rvr, hit larly h that idr adi  ths hhial rdr alay ad vryhr bri au h am cqe: l ibla fui f fu ti dmiati b ivy mr ifir lm d l iu drtitul  th trdt priipl mi rt, lld, a  dt fll ahr, y th ai f al  kd. I huld  td hr tha thi di, hih l u t fr tht thi ut ivtaly happ thi ay, d t  ad f itlf d uh  pstri rati; thl  ll i a  tr th pit b a ur tmprri  patulrly tv t f bau f thir   d tal bt hr  h r  tult thm t l riuy d prh b ll t ad thm t r i ze e truth f th dti. If tha truth r rid v b a a mbe t ud til b a rlt f idra imprta  r it i ly   thi ay tht a ha f itai ld t a rtrati  h rm rdr a i  tha trati, tr may b t  d at, il arly ak l r r lat pi t hh   u. We hv aid hat th tpl pr r th rld  ati d h  ha,  havi i itlf it uit

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SRT UTHT  TPR POWR

ean, mut receive it a f a uperior prciple b hic ane i i integated ith the u nieal order If n te cna it tie  be idepedet f all uperior incipe, it i o lnge an thi but diorde ure and ile. Dide i fundaentall the ae hi a dieuibrium, ad in he huan domai it ani fet ief tugh hat i caed iutic f there i an idenit beteen the ntin outce order equiibrum and han;   be mor ecie ee ae nl divere apect f ne ad he ae thig enaged in difeen ad tile a accordig  the dain t hic e al  accding t aate dcine, j utice i ced f the u f all injutice and in the tal order al diorder ae cenated b e dide; hi i h the evoutio tha eh the nach i bth he lgical eut and e nihent ta i t a he balancing cena tin  te rior revol of tha ae moarchy againt te iitua ait} La i eudiated f te ome oe deie he very incile f hic it emaate; bu the deier cod n eal ue it and o it ecil un the; th de dide nal et again t de againt hich oth ca ad ecet in aeaance and in an altgee ill a e il n dbt bect tat he elutin b hich the e f the infei cate a biuted f that o te ai a a n a ening f that dide, and i i cetaiy tue if oe con  de n he imediate reu bu t it i ecie tha ening ich eent dide f niuing ideite If te teal e dd no oe i tabilit b the e fact tat it * igned t ubodiatio  the iiual atit, thee uld be  ean  diorder t ceae nce i  itroduced int the cial I h i pr n th r i  ntn. 2 l s sss   s  l,  ic in  Hu rin nt b   hnmw; th pihm b h    utin uitbl t  n t  ic ct tncin i b i c svah ic cl b cmp   Dn   h fcti f is \n s" i  x  nti  mm n  h rcin chp . O thi  n m  rfr  t  hv i ls b sc ir  n   ul rit  th i  te r n b i cntn it 

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rganiatin. But t a f th tabit f drder aunt t a ntadictin n er f drdr i nthing but hang rduced t il   peak nd hi ld be tanaunt t aertng iblit in eent Wen dide i accenuad nt i aceleaed fr n r ep i taken in th direcn f pue change and fntananeit th i h>• a  ee aing arlier he r neir are te railng cal eleen the l dable i tr dinatin r lke eerhing that a nl a ngatie etenc dirdr d itelf I i in i er ece tat e reed fr th t dperate cae i fnd fr te inceaing rapidit f change l neceal ha a lit nd d a n an bginnng  ee e r  cnfued that ting cannt ntin n their peent ue indenitl? En  in h pent at f e rld a rectictn i n lngr pibl ihut a atar ph i tha ucient rean nt t eniag it depite ethng? And if  fed t d  uld tha nt again b a a  frget ing the itable prinipl hih ar bnd all the icitude   tpral and hich nquntl nthing culd aect W ad earle tha huani a nee been  reed f  rrial aade a it i  pn n t nt get he tht te end f a e inid ith the beginnng f anthe e On need nl fer  th pl t  that the eee lit f dide predng ard n pparent annihilatin  h eeal rld ut bing abut the adent f th eanl rale that ill e fr a ne peid f t ht  ankn he analgu f hat th eretrial Pard d ben t the ne at ll ae ended a at  ent3 he denit f e charatr itic  the drn ch it the indicated in the train dtrine f he nl phae f  -Yug a   iagin ithut t uch iplaibil tat tis entat} a nt e e  ff and thi oud t auredl e the cplet tiuph f e piritual at te preen peid f uatin 

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  c pictio  oo n  ty  n b to to o o not po ucint trion  to upport t, on cn t lt cll o  t p o  pt ic cl o t  tn pin only on t oninnt  rnor nvitby p y n t orr ly ipp n orr i ny ror o tt, v i orr oti  to prvl it riup n onl b  pn o n t rtr t iorr  bn  o prl il t trip b. uc ill oul  t  oon o lr  pp oonr tn on it p i t Wt orl, r i l oin io  on tr tn n l bor; but r lo it i btr to t t n n vn i ti ior  to p o   ovr U  rt  tr  o oun to r oul no o o oncluion, or it oul only cor t priction  v ju  rrn  n o n toicl y, tou i ti c t rtorto o orr o v to opr on   vtr cl tn  ll  ko p but n it oul lo b icoprbly or pooun  or intrl inc  ol o    tt rt to t proril tt o i ll ion pk i, n  pc ourlv,    no oin, t t point o v o piritu ri  n it itout nxity  lon  ncr or   v  i i t oin o t iut  t t  vri  o crtriic o or ti pov t our onpor ll t ol to t tporl poit o vi n n t biv  v lt t n n tt pt t ci o o i i rpc ty crcy kno  pr pirulity i orovr vn on to o r to r int o ri o y r ctu ll cpb o onvin  piriuty  o ll pl o n o prily ro  rliiou forn o ptn lsal a whh wul mv ly t u  t pua an  tl w n th pp h bn  bl) an a it wa  t gg  t hl  un at h ttn h ml tt i awa pb  ta pl b11 ht h ent e·pal   hi s tatn i a    lil a   ttlt

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d hi cn n b n wy fm i c i cnn m hn h hn ply hm n pii n wkn  dmn h p ll nc h n n nfl, h nl hg h  n p w6 Pan quia t [pn bc  I  mim d f pil h nd ighl ; n f c  n f h nl fm  my m will b  nl f y fm i ny cninn nd ni b bc in lf in   nc i p f h  n h imm bi f h pncipl; n h  wh in ll cnic h pi m pl pw gin pil hi, n n  d , w h pprnc m b   lw h  h wl   l w 6

We ae thnkg ee of the ell-non n�atie om he Gspe i h Mar) and artha ma be condered to Sbolize the spitual and te tempoa eseiy insofar  hq corepond to he contemlatve if and he ativ lif. Accodng o nt Augin Com Fat>/11 X, 5-5) on ds te ae ymblim in h wo we o Jaob, Lea (lS) rreing acv if and Rl •iu pr11cii penting te contmlatve e orove in J ice :m� ummd p all th vrtue of actv if wherea n Pae' h· peection o h coempative ife i riz; n hee w ind he t w fntl attbute of lcizek, hat  o te ommon pincple o the spirtal and tepora po ers whih gorn h dom1in o t active fe nd the cotemplativ ie ese tivl) Fheor lo accorng to an gutin  XL 0  Ws ' mih ap 2), rao is  the ummit o tl inerio a o th ol (n, memo a lecton n he intlt is at the ummt o it upio part (whih now he ena ides tha ae te mnale easons f hings; to the rst beong cience (o eahl ad raniory hn and to the econd Widom nowlde o the aboute and the immutale, th r beg reat o atie lfe and te econd  conempatie life Thi dstnction i euivale to that between he indiida a h• rainiual faculties and bewen h• two ordrs of nwlege t corrond repec ively te and  can lo copar his wit he fl owin tx of int homa uinas: iJ IOd :w RA10NI'IIlt fJI'Or i[W' I'UL HiOS(>I, fi i s U$C axe 1 on. w NTETUA I !l poc: ibi IVI INE o quo in ise obs�ur e ou itu t must be aid tat jus a to proe o/(ly is aributed o 11 iloso beaue  it te  obeve mo grely th ode of eason o to proceed 'uay i atrie to 1 i1e, bcse  it tr i rvd most of all he oe of th intct (/ ot  ·i  6 ar.  ad3 We e sen Hi ta accorng t Dant tep owe  exed accoring t ploophy or to na ciene' and iritul powe accoring to eeaion or supra-rational Wisdomwh orepod most eactl to the dstntion beween te two pat of the oul the eor d the upror