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%$r !s !s ae t% be t!ll ,#e& <!=#t cl%ses !& t!s all a dream;;a&d et ,e d!e;--a&d t#e& a&d THE<

A&d st!ll t#e Nea8er l!es #!s l%%m;

,#%se ,ar a&d ,%%. !s ,retc#ed 4a&Nea8!&= t# $&atter&d dar> des!=&;s% dar> ,e d%$bt !t %,&s a la&7

'(7 Deat# !& Arab!a r!des a :amel; &%t a ale #%rse7+

7 C

D%st &%t; O 4a>er; bl$s# t% #ear;am!d t#e st%rm %. tears a&d bl%%d;4a& sa T# merc made ,#at !s;a&d sa, t#e made a&d sa!d t,as =%%d

T#e mar8el !s t#at ma& ca& sm!ledream!&= #!s =#%stl =#astl dream-Better t#e #eedless at%mt#at b$33es !& t#e m%r&!&= beamP

O t#e dread at#%s %. %$r l!8esP#%, d$rst t#%$; Alla#; t#$s t% laN!t# L%8e; A..ect!%&; Fr!e&ds#!;all t#at s#%,s t#e =%d !& m%rtal cla7



B$t a#P ,#at 8a!let# ma& t% m%$r&s#all tears br!&= .%rt# ,#at sm!les &eer br%$=#tS#all br%%d!&= breed a t#%$=#t %. 0%A# #$s# t#e s!=#; .%r=et t#e t#%$=#tP

S!le&ce t#!&e !mmem%r!al $est;c%&ta!& t# &at$res 8a!& c%mla!&t

<%&e #eeds; &%&e cares .%r t#ee %r t#!&el!>e t#ee #%, ma& came a&d ,e&t

7 C

:ease; 4a&; t% m%$r&; t% ,ee; t% ,a!le&0% t# s#!&!&= #%$r %. s$&Ne da&ce al%&= Deat#s !c br!&>;

b$t !s t#e da&ce less .$ll %. .$&

7 C)

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NHAT Tr$t#s #at# =lea&ed t#at Sa=e c%&s$med



b ma& a m%%& t#at ,axt a&d ,a&edN#at ?r%#et-stra!& be #!s t% s!&=N#at #at# #!s %ld Exer!e&ce =a!&ed

T#ere !s &% G%d; &% ma&-made G%d

a b!==er; str%&=er; cr$eller ma&Blac> #a&t%m %. %$r bab-.ears;ere T#%$=#t; t#e l!.e %. L!.e; be=a&7

"!=#t $%t# t#e H!&d$ ?r!&ce %. %ld;'(+A& Is#,ara .%r %&e I &!ll;T# alm!=#t e8erlast!&= G%%d,#% ca&&%t bate t# Eter&al !ll

Y%$r =%ds ma be; ,#at s#%,s t#e are#ear :#!&as ?er.ect Sa=e declare'C+A&d be!&=; ,#at t% $s be t#e,#% d,ell s% dar>l a&d s% .ar

'(7 B$dd#a7

C7 :%&.$c!$s7+

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All matter #at# a b!rt# a&d deat#t!s made; $&made a&d made a&e,



Ne c#%%se t% call t#e 4a>er G%d--s$c# !s t#e Z/#!ds %,l 8!e,7

Y%$ c#a&=e.$l .!&!te :reat$res stra!&Ure0%!&s t#e Dra,er %. t#e N!&eV

T#e d!33 det#s %. I&.!&!te ?%,er t% .at#%m ,!t# %$r .%%t %. t,!&e

?%%r !d%ls %. ma&s #eart a&d #ead,!t# t#e D!8!&e Idea t% ble&dT% reac# as <at$res :%mm%& :%$rse,#at a& #%$r ma s#!.t %r e&d7

H%, s#all t#e S#%,& rete&d t% >e&a$=#t %. t#e S#%,ma& %r t#e S#%,N# mea&l bar=a!& t% bel!e8e;,#!c# %&l mea&s t#%$ &eer ca&st >&%,

H%, ma t#e ass!&= <%, c%&ta!&t#e sta&d!&= <%,--Eter&!t--A& e&dless !s ,!t#%$t a ,as;t#e be a&d &e8er t#e t%-be

'(7 T#e S%%.! %r G&%st!c %%sed t% t#e Z/#!d7+

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N#% made %$r 4a>er I. Sel.-made;,# .are s% .ar t% .are t#e ,%rseS$..!cet# &%t a ,%rld %. ,%rlds;a sel.-made c#a!& %. $&!8erse

Gra&t a& Idea; ?r!mal :a$se; t#e :a$s!&= :a$se;,# cra8e .%r m%reN# str!8e !ts det# a&d breadt# t% mete;t% trace !ts ,%r>; !ts a!d t% !ml%re

Q&>&%,&; I&c%mre#e&s!ble; ,#ateer %$ c#%%se t% call !t; callB$t lea8e !t 8a=$e as a!r sace;dar> !& !ts dar>&ess mst!cal7

Y%$r c#!ld!s# .ears ,%$ld see> a S!re; b t#e &%&-#$ma& G%d de.!&d;N#at %$r .!8e ,!ts ma ,%t e ,eet

,#at !s %$ lease t% d$b des!=&d

Y%$ br!&= d%,& Hea8e& t% 8$l=ar Eart#%$r ma>er l!>e %$rsel8es %$ ma>e;Y%$ $a>e t% %,& a re!=& %. La,;%$ ra t#e La, !ts la,s t% brea>

7 R(



Y%$ ra; b$t #at# %$r t#%$=#t eer ,e!=#ed#%, emt 8a!& t#e raer m$st be;T#at be=s a b%%& alread =!8e&;%r cra8es a c#a&=e %. la, t% see

Sa; 4a&; dee lear&d !& t#e Sc#emet#at %rders mster!es s$bl!me;H%, came !t t#!s ,as Jes$s; t#at,as J$das .r%m t#e b!rt# %. T!me

H%, I t#e t!=er; t#%$ t#e lamba=a!& t#e Secret; r!t#ee; s#%,N#% sle, t#e sla!&; b%,ma& %r b%lt%r Fate t#at dra8e t#e ma&; t#e b%,

4a& ,%rs#!s sel. #!s G%d !s 4a&t#e str$==l!&= %. t#e m%rtal m!&dT% .%rm !ts m%del as t,%$ld be;

t#e er.ect %. !tsel. t% .!&d7

T#e G%d became sa=e; r!est a&d scr!be,#ere <!l$s sere&t made t#e 8aleA =l%%m Bra#m !& =l%,!&= I&d;a &e$tral s%met#!&= c%ld a&d ale

7 RC



Am!d t#e #!=# :#aldea& #!llsa m%$lder %. t#e #ea8e&l s#eresO& G$ebre stees t#e T!meless-G%d,#% =%8er&s b #!s d$al eers

I& Hebre, te&ts t#e L%rd t#at ledH!s ler%$s sla8es t% .!=#t a&d 0arYa#8e#;'(+ Ad%& %r El%#!m;t#e G%d t#at sm!tes; t#e 4a& %. Nar7

T#e l%8el G%ds %. l!bert!&e Greece;t#%se .a!r a&d .ra!l #$ma&!t!esN#%se #%mes %erl%%>d t#e 4!ddle Sea;,#ere all Eart#s bea$t cradled l!es;

<eer le.t !ts blessd b%$&ds; &%r s%$=#tt#e barbar%$s cl!mes %. barbar%$s =%dsN#ere Od!& %. t#e drear <%rt#

%er #%= a&d s!c>l mead-c$ &%ds

A&d ,#e&; at le&=t#; Great ?a& !s dead;$r%se t#e l%$d a&d d%l%r%$s crA =lam%$r ,!t#erd %& t#e =r%$&d;a sle&d%$r .aded !& t#e s>7

'(7 Je#%8a#7+



7 RR

Yea; ?a& ,as dead; t#e <a3are&e camea&d se!3ed #!s seat be&eat# t#e s$&;T#e 8%tar %. t#e "!ddle-=%d;

,#%se %&e !s t#ree a&d t#ree !s %&e

N#%se sadde&!&= creed %. #er!ted S!&s!lt %er t#e ,%rld !ts c%ld =re sellI& e8er 8!sta s#%,ed a =ra8e;a&d &eat# t#e =ra8e t#e =lare %. Hell

T!ll all L!.es ?%es s!&>s t% r%ser%ma&ce t% d$ll "eal!t .adesEart#s .l$s# %. =lad&ess ales !& =l%%ma&d G%d a=a!& t% ma& de=rades7

T#e& t#e la&> Arab .%$l ,!t# s,eat;

t#e dra!&er %. t#e camels d$=;G%r=ed ,!t# #!s lee>-=ree& l!3ards meat;clad !& #!s .!lt# ra= a&d r$=;

B%re #!s .!erce Alla# %er #!s sa&dsa&d br%>e; l!>e la8a-b$rst $%&T#e realms ,#ere re!=&ed re-Adam!te K!&=s;,#ere r%se t#e Gra&d Ka/&!a& t#r%&e7'(+



'(7 Ka/&!--%. t#e race %. :r$s %ld G$ebre #er%es7+

7 R

N#% &%, %. a&c!e&t Ka%m$rs;

%. Z/l %r "$stam cares t% s!&=;N#elmed b t#e temest %. t#e tr!best#at called t#e :amel-dr!8er K!&=

N#ere are t#e cr%,& %. Ka K#$sra,;t#e scetre %. A&2s#!r,/&;T#e #%l =ra!l %. #!=# Jams#1d;A.r/s!abs #all--:a&st tell me; ma&

G%&e; =%&e; ,#ere ( a&d t#%$ m$st =%; b%r&e b t#e ,!&&%,!&= ,!&=s %. Deat#;T#e H%rr%r br%%d!&= %8er .!.e;a&d &earer br%$=#t ,!t# e8er breat#

T#e!r .ame #at# .!lled t#e Se8e& :l!mes;t#e r%se a&d re!=&ed; t#e .%$=#t a&d .ell;As s,ells a&d s,%%&s acr%ss t#e ,%ldt#e t!&>l!&= %. t#e :amels bell7

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THE"E !s &% G%%d; t#ere !s &% Badt#ese be t#e ,#!ms %. m%rtal ,!llN#at ,%r>s me ,eal t#at call I =%%d;,#at #arms a&d #$rts I #%ld as !ll

T#e c#a&=e ,!t# lace; t#e s#!.t ,!t# racea&d; !& t#e 8er!est sa& %. T!me;Eac# @!ce #as ,%& a @!rt$es cr%,&all G%%d ,as ba&&ed as S!& %r :r!me

L!>e ra8elled s>e!&s t#e cr%ss a&d t,!&e;,#!le t#!s ,!t# t#at c%&&ects a&d ble&dsA&d %&l K#!3r'(+ #!s ee s#all see

,#ere %&e be=!&s; ,#ere %t#er e&ds

N#at m%rtal s#all c%&s%rt ,!t# K#!3r;,#e& 4$s/ t$r&ed !& .ear t% .leeN#at ma& .%resees t#e .l%,er %r .r$!t,#%m Fate c%mels t% la&t t#e tree

'(7 S$%sed t% be t#e ?r%#et El!0a#7+



7 R

F%r 4a&s Free-,!ll !mm%rtal La,;A&a=>W; K!smet; Dest!& readT#at ,as; t#at !s; t#at ae s#all be;

Star; F%rt$&e; Fate; Qrd; <%r& %r <eed7

4a&s &at$ral state !s G%ds des!=&s$c# !s t#e s!ll sa=es t#eme4a&s r!mal A=e ,as A=e %. G%lds$c# !s t#e ?%ets ,a>!&= dream

Del$s!%&; I=&%ra&ceP L%&= ere 4a&dre, $%& Eart# #!s earl!est breat#T#e ,%rld ,as %&e c%&t!&$%$s sce&e%. a&=$!s#; t%rt$re; re a&d Deat#

N#ere #!de%$s T#er!a %. t#e ,!ld

re&ded t#e!r .ell%,s l!mb b l!mbN#ere #%rr!d Sa$r!a&s %. t#e sea!& ,a8es %. bl%%d ,ere ,%&t t% s,!m

T#e .a!r %$&= Eart# ,as %&l .!tt% sa,& #er .r!=#t.$l m%&ster-br%%d

<%, .!er #%t; &%, !c .r%re;&%, ree>!&= ,et ,!t# steam .l%%d7



7 R

Y%& =l%r!%$s S$&; t#e =reater l!=#t;t#e Br!de=r%%m %. t#e r%al Lre;A .lam!&=; b%!l!&=; b$rst!&= m!&e

a =r!m blac> %rb %. ,#!rl!&= .!re

T#at =e&tle 4%%&7; t#e lesser l!=#t;t#e L%8ers lam; t#e S,a!&s del!=#t;A r$!&ed ,%rld; a =l%be b$r&t %$t;a c%rse $%& t#e r%ad %. &!=#t7

N#at rec>t #e; sa; %. G%%d %r Ill,#% !& t#e #!ll-#%le made #!s la!r;T#e bl%%d-.ed ra8e&!&= Beast %. re;,!lder t#a& ,!ldest ,%l. %r bear

H%, l%&= !& 4a&s re-Adam!te das

t% .eed a&d s,!ll; t% slee a&d breed;Nere t#e Br$te-b!eds %&l l!.e;a er.ect l!.e sa&s :%de %r :reed

H!s c#%!cest =arb a s#a== .ell;#!s c#%!cest t%%l a .la>e %. st%&eH!s best %. %r&ame&ts tatt%%d s>!&a&d #%les t% #a&= #!s b!ts %. b%&e



7 R9

N#at c%&sc!e&ce #as t#e m$rder%$s 4%%r;,#% slas #!s =$est ,!t# .el%& bl%,;Sa8e s%rr%, #e ca& sla &% m%re;

,#at r!c> %. e&!te&ce ca& #e >&%,

Y%$ cr t#e :r$elt %. T#!&=s !s mster t% %$r $rbl!&d ee;N#!c# .!xed $%& a %!&t !& sacet#e =e&eral r%0ect asses b

F%r seeP t#e 4amm%t# ,e&t #!s ,as; became a mem%r a&d a &ameN#!le t#e #al.-reas%&er; ,!t# t#e #a&d'(+s$r8!8es #!s ra&> a&d lace t% cla!m7

Eart#$a>e a&d la=$e; st%rm; .!=#t a&d .ra;

%rte&ts a&d c$rses ma& m$st deemS!&ce #e re=ards #!s sel. al%&e;&%r cares t% trace t#e sc%e; t#e sc#eme

T#e M$a>e t#at c%mes !& eel!ds beatt% r$!&; le8el; =$l. a&d >!ll;B$!lds $ a ,%rld .%r better $se;t% =e&eral G%%d be&ds sec!al Ill



'(7 T#e Ele#a&t7+

7 6*

T#e dreadest s%$&d ma&s ear ca& #ear;

t#e ,ar a&d r$s# %. st%rm N!&dDe$res t#e st$.. %. #$ma& l!.e; breeds #ealt# a&d stre&=t# .%r #$ma&->!&d

N#at call e t#em %r G%%ds %r Ills;!ll-=%%ds; =%%d-!lls; a l%ss; a =a!&;N#e& realms ar!se a&d .alls a r%%.a ,%rld !s ,%&; a ma& !s sla!&

A&d t#$s t#e race %. Be!&= r$&s;t!ll #al !& t#e t!me t% beEart# s#!.ts #er %le a&d 4$s#tar!'(+-me&a&%t#er .all!&= star s#all see

S#all see !t .all a&d .ade .r%m s!=#t;,#e&ce c%me; ,#ere =%&e &% T#%$=#t ca& tell;--Dr!&> %. %& m!ra=e-stream a&d c#aset#e t!&>l!&= %. t#e camel-bellP

'(7 T#e ?la&et J$!ter7+



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ALL Fa!t# !s .alse; all Fa!t# !s tr$eTr$t# !s t#e s#attered m!rr%r str%,&I& mr!ad b!ts ,#!le eac# bel!e8es#!s l!ttle b!t t#e ,#%le t% %,&7

N#at !s t#e Tr$t# ,as as>t %. %re7"el all %b0ect Tr$t# !s %&eAs t,a!& %. #al8es ae ma>es a ,#%let#e m%ral Tr$t# .%r all !s &%&e7

Ye sca&tl-lear&ed Z/#!ds lear&.r%m A.lat2& a&d Ar!st2;'(+N#!le Tr$t# !s real l!>e %$r =%%d

t# Q&tr$e; l!>e !ll; !s real t%%

As alace m!rr%rd !& t#e stream;as 8a%$r m!&=led ,!t# t#e s>!es;S% ,ea8es t#e bra!& %. m%rtal ma&t#e ta&=led ,eb %. Tr$t# a&d L!es7

'(7 ?lat% a&d Ar!st%tle7+



N#at see ,e #ere F%rms; &%t#!&= m%rePF%rms .!ll t#e br!=#test; str%&=est ee;Ne >&%, &%t s$bsta&ce m!d t#e s#adess#ad%,s %$rsel8es ,e l!8e a&d d!e7

Fa!t# m%$&ta!&s m%8e I #earI see t#e ract!ce %. t#e ,%rld $&#eedT#e .%%l!s# 8a$&t; t#e blata&t b%astt#at ser8es %$r 8a&!t t% .eed7

Fa!t# sta&ds $&m%8ed a&d ,#Beca$se ma&s s!ll .a&c!es st!ll rema!&;A&d ,!ll rema!& t!ll ,!ser ma&t#e da-dreams %. #!s %$t# d!sda!&7

T!s blessd t% bel!e8e %$ saT#e sa!&= ma be tr$e e&%,A&d !t ca& add t% L!.e a l!=#t--

%&l rema!&s t% s#%, $s #%,7

Ee& !. I c%$ld I &%$ld bel!e8e%$r tales a&d .ables stale a&d tr!te;Ir>s%me as t,!ce-s$&= t$&e t#at t!rest#e d$lld ear %. dr%,s ,!=#t7

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N!t# G%ds .%re>&%,led=e ma&s .ree ,!llP,#at m%&ster-=r%,t# %. #$ma& bra!&;N#at %,ers %. l!=#t s#all e8er !ercet#!s $33le de&se ,!t# ,%rds !&a&e

@a!&l t#e #eart %& ?r%8!de&ce calls;s$c# a!d t% see> ,ere #ardl ,!seF%r ma& m$st %,& t#e !t!less La,t#at s,as t#e =l%be a&d se8e&.%ld s>!es7

Be e G%%d B%s; =% see> .%r Hea8e&;c%me a t#e r!est t#at #%lds t#e >eS% sa>e; a&d sea>s; a&d ae s#all sea> t#e last t% e&ter Hea8e&;--#e7

Are t#ese t#e ,%rds .%r me& t% #earet s$c# t#e :#$rc#s =e&eral t%&=$e;T#e #%rseleec#-cr s% str%&= s% #!=#

#er #ea8e&,ard ?salms a&d Hm&s am%&=7

N#at Fa!t# a mer!t a&d a cla!m;,#e& ,!t# t#e bra!& t!s b%r& a&d bredG%; .%%l; t# .%%l!s# ,a a&d d!!& #%l ,ater b$r!d deadP

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T#e race %. Be!&= .r%m da,& %. L!.e!& a& $&br%>e& c%$rse ,as r$&N#at me& are leased t% call t#e!r S%$ls,as !& t#e #%= a&d d%= be=$&

L!.e !s a ladder !&.!&!te-steed;t#at #!des !ts r$&=s .r%m #$ma& ees?la&ted !ts .%%t !& c#a%s-=l%%m;!ts #ead s%ars #!=# ab%8e t#e s>!es

<% brea> t#e c#a!& %. Be!&= bearsall t#!&=s be=a& !& $&!tA&d l!e t#e l!&>s !& re=$lar l!&et#%$=# #al &%&e t#e se$e&ce see7

T#e G#%st; emb%d!ed &at$ral Dread%. drear deat# a&d .%$l deca;

Be=at t#e S!r!t; S%$l a&d S#ade,!t# Hades ale a&d ,a& arra7

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T#e S%$l re$!red a =reater S%$l;a S%$l %. S%$ls; t% r$le t#e #%stHe&ce s!r!t-%,ers a&d #!erarc#!es;all =e&dered b t#e sa8a=e G#%st7



<%t %$rs; e ?e%les %. t#e B%%>;t#ese .a!r 8!s!%&s .a!r a&d .%&d;G%t b t#e =%ds %. K#em!-la&d'(+a&d .ar!&= .ar t#e seas be%&dP

T# !mm%rtal m!&d %. m%rtal ma&P,e #ear %& l%$d-l$&=ed Zeal%t crN#%se m!&d b$t mea&s #!s s$m %. t#%$=#t;a& esse&ce %. at%m!c I7

T#%$=#t !s t#e ,%r> %. bra!& a&d &er8e;!& small-s>$lled !d!%t %%r a&d mea&I& s!c>&ess s!c>; !& slee aslee;a&d dead ,#e& Deat# lets dr% t#e sce&e7

T$s#P $%t# t#e Z/#!d; ,ell ,e >e&t#e teac#!&= %. t#e sc#%%l ab#%rrd

T#at ma>et# ma& a$t%mat%&;m!&d a secret!%&; s%$l a ,%rd7

'(7 E=t Kam; Kem; K#em U#!er%=l7V; !& t#e Dem%t!c K#em!7+

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O. m%lec$les a&d r%t%lasm%$ matter-m%&=ers r%mt t% rate



O. 0ell-sec> de8el%me&t a&d aest#at =re, t% ma&s estate7

@a!& ca8!lP all t#at !s #at# c%mee!t#er b 4!racle %r b La,--

N# ,aste %& t#!s %$r #ate a&d .ear;,# ,aste %& t#at %$r l%8e a&d a,e

N# #ea s$c# #atred %& a ,%rd;,# ?r%t%te t% te ass!=&;N# $%& matter s!r!t massNa&ts a& ae&d!x %$r des!=&

Is &%t t#e #!=#est #%&%$r #!s,#% .r%m t#e ,%rst #at# dra,& t#e best4a &%t %$r 4a>er ma>e t#e ,%rld.r%m matter; a& !t s$!t H!s #est

<a m%re; t#e s%rd!der t#e st$.. t#e c$&&!&=er t#e ,%r>ma&s #a&d:ease; t#e&; %$r %,& Alm!=#t ?%,er t% b!&d; t% b%$&d; t% $&dersta&d7

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are mere .ract!%&s; ma; met#!&>s; be acceted b t#e ?#!l%s%#er7 !t ,%rs#!s ,!t# s!&=le-m!&ded de8%t!%& t#eH%l :a$se %. Tr$t#; %. Tr$t# .%r !ts %,& sa>e;&%t .%r t#e =%%ds !t ma br!&= a&d t#!s bel!e. !s e$all accetable t% #%&est !=&%ra&ce; a&d t% t#e #!=#est

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a&d se&s$al e8!de&ce; %&e !& a #$&dred ,!ll cla!m t% be r!=#t; a&d !mm%destl c#ar=e t#e %t#er &!&et-&!&e ,!t# be!&= ,r%&=7

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,%$ld be all-c%mre#e&s!8e; beca$se &%t l!m!ted b sace; t!me; %r race !ts r!&c!le ,%$ld be exte&s!8e as

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s$b0ect all 8!e,s m$st be %&e s!ded7

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%. t#e a=e; des!ses t#e %bs%lete %!&!%& t#at S%c!et; t#e State; !s b%$&d b t#e same m%ral d$t!es as t#e s!mlec!t!3e&7 He&ce; t%%; !t #%lds t#at t#e s!r!t %.

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%et; #as &%, assed !&t% t#e ract!cal E$r%ea& m!&d7 E8e& t#e l!=#t Fre&c#ma& m$rm$rs;--

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&!&et-&!&e %. t#%se ,#% #%ld %&l t% t#e e=%t!st!c !&terests %. t#e!r %,& !&d!8!d$al!t7 T#!s dar> sa!&= mea&s U!. !t mea& a&t#!&=V; t#at t#e s%-called m%ral.ac$lt!es %. ma&; .a&c a&d !deal!t; m$st l%rd !t %8er t#e ercet!8e a&d re.lect!8e %,ers;--a s!mle abs$rd!tP It

r%d$ced a T$rr!cremata; al!as T%r$emada;,#%; s#edd!&= .l%%ds %. #%&est tears; ca$sed #!s 8!ct!ms t% be b$r&t al!8e a&d a& A&c#!eta; t#e T#a$mat$r=!st %.

Bra3!l; ,#% be#eaded a c%&8erted #eret!c lestt#e latter b lase .r%m =race l%se #!s !mm%rtal s%$l7

B$t t#!s 8e!& %. sec$lat!%&; ,#!c# b!=%ts

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bra&d as D%$bt; De&!al; a&d Destr$ct!%& t#!s ear&est rel!=!%$s scet!c!sm t#!s c$r!%$s !&$!r; Has t#e

$&!8ersal trad!t!%& a& base %. .act t#!s cra8!&= a.ter t#e secrets a&d mster!es %. t#e .$t$re; t#e $&see&; t#e $&>&%,&; !s c%mm%& t% all races a&d t% e8er a=e7 E8e&am%&=st t#e "%ma&s; ,#%se m%del ma& !&

A$=$st$s da ,as H%race; t#e #!l%s%#!c; t#e e!c$rea&; ,e .!&d ?r%ert!$s as>!&=--



A& .!cta !& m!seras desce&d!t .ab$la =e&tes Et t!m%r #a$d $ltra $am r%=$s esse %test

T% ret$r& t#e ?!l=r!ms d%ctr!&es $%& t#e s$b0ect %. c%&sc!e&ce a&d ree&ta&ce ,!ll startle t#%se ,#% d% &%t

.%ll%, #!s tra!& %. t#%$=#t--

<e8er ree&t beca$se t# ,!ll ,!t# ,!ll %. Fate be &%t at %&e T#!&>; a& t#%$ lease; be.%re t#%$ d%st; b$t &e8er r$e t#e deed ,#e& d%&e7

T#!s a=a!& !s #!s m%d!.!ed .atal!sm7 He ,%$ld &%t accet t#e b%!ster%$s m%de %. c$tt!&= t#e G%rd!a&->&%t r%%sed b t#e &%ble Br!t!s# ?#!l!ster--,e >&%, ,ere

.ree a&d t#eres a& e&d %& !tP He re.ers Lamarc>s; T#e ,!ll !s; !& tr$t#; &e8er .ree7 He bel!e8es ma&

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t% be a c%-%rd!&ate term %. <at$res =reat r%=ress!%& a res$lt %. t#e !&teract!%& %. %r=a&!sm a&d e&8!r%&me&t;,%r>!&= t#r%$=# c%sm!c sect!%&s %. t!me7 He

8!e,s t#e #$ma& mac#!&e; t#e !e %. .les#; as dee&d!&= $%& t#e #s!cal t#e%r %. l!.e7 E8er c%r%real .acta&d #e&%me&%& ,#!c#; l!>e t#e tree; =r%,s .r%m,!t#!& %r ,!t#%$t; !s a mere r%d$ct %. %r=a&!3at!%& l!8!&= b%d!es be!&= s$b0ect t% t#e &at$ral la, =%8er&!&= t#e

l!.eless a&d t#e !&%r=a&!c7 N#!lst t#e rel!=!%&!stass$res $s t#at ma& !s &%t a mere t% %. .ate; b$t a .ree a=e&t res%&s!ble t% #!msel.; ,!t# ,%r> t% d% a&d d$t!es

t% er.%rm; t#e H/01; ,!t# ma& m%der& sc#%%ls;#%lds 4!&d t% be a ,%rd descr!b!&= a sec!al %erat!%& %. matter t#e .ac$lt!es =e&erall t% be ma&!.estat!%&s %.

m%8eme&ts !& t#e ce&tral &er8%$s sstem a&de8er !dea; e8e& %. t#e De!t; t% be a certa!& l!ttle $lsat!%& %. a certa!& l!ttle mass %. a&!mal a;--t#e bra!&7 T#$s

#e ,%$ld &%t %b0ect t% relat!%&s#! ,!t# ata!lless catarr#!&e a&t#r%%!d ae; desce&ded .r%m a m%&ad %r a r!mal asc!d!a&7

He&ce #e 8!rt$all sas; I came !&t% t#e ,%rld ,!t#%$t #a8!&= al!ed .%r %r #a8!&=

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%bta!&ed erm!ss!%& &a; m%re; ,!t#%$t m lea8e be!&= as>ed %r =!8e&7 Here I .!&d msel. #a&d-t!ed bc%&d!t!%&s; a&d .ettered b la,s a&d c!rc$msta&ces; !&



ma>!&= ,#!c# m 8%!ce #ad &% art7 N#!le !& t#e ,%mb I ,as a& a$t%mat%& a&d deat# ,!ll .!&d me a meremac#!&e7 T#ere.%re &%t I; b$t t#e La,; %r !.; %$

lease; t#e La,=!8er; !s a&s,erable .%r all m act!%&s7 Let me #ere %bser8e t#at t% t#e Nester& m!&d La, %st$lates a La,=!8er &%t s% t% t#e Easter&; a&d

esec!all t% t#e S%%.!; ,#% #%lds t#ese !deas t% be #$ma&; $&0$st!.!abl exte&ded t% !&terret!&= t#e &%&-#$ma&;

,#!c# me& call t#e D!8!&e7

F$rt#er #e ,%$ld sa; I am a& !&d!8!d$al U$! &!l #abet d!8!d$!V; a c!rcle t%$c#!&= a&d !&tersect!&= m&e!=#b%$rs at certa!& %!&ts; b$t &%,#ere c%rres%&d!&=;

&%,#ere ble&d!&=7 ?#s!call I am &%t !de&t!cal !& all %!&ts ,!t# %t#er me&7 4%rall ( d!..er .r%m t#em !&&%t#!&= d% t#e ar%ac#es %. >&%,led=e; m .!8e

%r=a&s %. se&se U,!t# t#e!r S#ellea& !&terretat!%&V; exactl resemble t#%se %. a& %t#er be!&=7 Er=%; t#e e..ect%. t#e ,%rld; %. l!.e; %. &at$ral %b0ects; ,!ll &%t

!& m case be t#e same as ,!t# t#e be!&=s m%st resembl!&=

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me7 T#$s I cla!m t#e r!=#t %. creat!&= %r m%d!.!&= .%r m %,& a&d r!8ate $se t#e sstem ,#!c# m%st !m%rts

me a&d !. t#e reas%&able lea8e be re.$sed t% me; Ita>e !t ,!t#%$t lea8e7

B$t m !&d!8!d$al!t; #%,e8er all-s$..!c!e&t .%r msel.; !s a& !&.!&!tess!mal %!&t; a& at%m s$b0ect !& all t#!&=st% t#e La, %. St%rms called L!.e7 I .eel; I >&%, t#at

Fate !s7 B$t I ca&&%t >&%, ,#at !s %r ,#at !s &%t .ated t% be.all me7 T#ere.%re !& t#e $rs$!t %. er.ect!%& as a&!&d!8!d$al l!es m #!=#est; a&d !&deed m %&l

d$t; t#e I be!&= d$l ble&ded ,!t# t#e Ne7 I %b0ect t% be a sel.less ma&; ,#!c# t% me de&%tes a& !&8ertedm%ral se&se7 I am b%$&d t% ta>e care.$l t#%$=#t

c%&cer&!&= t#e c%&se$e&ces %. e8er ,%rd a&d deed7 N#e&; #%,e8er; t#e F$t$re #as bec%me t#e ?ast; !t ,%$ld be t#e merest 8a&!t .%r me t% =r!e8e %r t%

ree&t %8er t#at ,#!c# ,as decreed b $&!8ersal La,7

T#e $s$al %b0ect!%& !s t#at %. ma&s ract!ce7 It sas; T#!s !s ,ell !& t#e%r b$t #%, carr !t %$t F%r !&sta&ce;,# ,%$ld %$ >!ll; %r =!8e %8er t% be >!lled; t#ema& c%melled b Fate t% >!ll %$r .at#er H/01 Abd2

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rel!es; I d% as %t#ers d%; &%t beca$se t#e m$rder ,as d%&e b #!m; b$t beca$se t#e m$rderer s#%$ld &%t beall%,ed a&%t#er c#a&ce %. m$rder!&=7 He !s a t!=er

,#% #as tasted bl%%d a&d ,#% s#%$ld be s#%t7 I am c%&8!&ced t#at #e ,as a t%%l !& t#e #a&ds %. Fate7 b$t t#at,!ll &%t re8e&t m ta>!&= meas$res; ,#et#er



redest!&ed %r &%t; !& %rder t% re8e&t #!s be!&= s!m!larl $sed a=a!&7

As ,!t# ree&ta&ce s% ,!t# c%&sc!e&ce7 :%&sc!e&ce ma be a .ear ,#!c# !s t#e s#ad%, %. 0$st!ce e8e& as !t!s t#e s#ad%, %. l%8e7 T#%$=# s!ml a

=e%=ra#!cal a&d c#r%&%l%=!cal acc!de&t; ,#!c# c#a&=es ,!t# e8er a=e %. t#e ,%rld; !t ma deter me& .r%m

see>!&= a&d sec$r!&= t#e r!3e %. s$ccess.$l 8!lla!&7B$t t#!s !&ce&t!8e t% be&e.!ce&ce m$st be al!ed t% act!%&s t#at ,!ll be d%&e; &%t t% deeds t#at #a8e bee& d%&e7

T#e H/01; m%re%8er; care.$ll d!st!&=$!s#es bet,ee& t#e ,%r>!&= %. .ate $&der a ers%&al G%d; a&d $&der t#e"e!=& %. La,7 I& t#e .%rmer case t#e c%&trad!ct!%&

bet,ee& t#e .%re>&%,led=e %. a :reat%r; a&d t#e .ree-,!ll %. a :reat$re; !s d!rect; alable; abs%l$te7 Ne m!=#tas ,ell tal> %. blac>-,#!te&ess a&d

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%. ,#!te-blac>&ess7 A #$&dred =e&erat!%&s %. d!8!&es #a8e &e8er bee& able t% ree t#e r!ddle a m!ll!%& ,!ll .a!l7T#e d!..!c$lt !s !&s$rm%$&table t% t#e T#e!st ,#%se

Alm!=#t !s er.%rce Om&!sc!e&t; a&d as Om&!sc!e&t; ?resc!e&t7 B$t !t d!saears ,#e& ,e c%&8ert t#e ?ers%&

!&t% La,; %r a settled %rder %. e8e&ts s$b0ect;m%re%8er; t% certa!& excet!%&s .!xed a&d !mm$table; b$t at rese&t $&>&%,& t% ma&7 T#e d!..ere&ce !s esse&t!alas t#at bet,ee& t#e e&al c%de ,!t# !ts &arr%,

.%rb!ddal; a&d t#e br%ad c%mma&dme&t ,#!c# !s a =$!de rat#er t#a& a tas>-master7

T#$s; t%%; t#e bel!e. !& .!xed La,; 8ers$s arb!trar ,!ll; m%d!.!es t#e H/01s %!&!%&s c%&cer&!&= t#e $rs$!t %.#a!&ess7 4a&>!&d; das rastl%se Qrsac#e&t#!er; !s

b%r& t% be %& t#e ,#%le e$all #a a&d m!serable7 T#e #!=#est %r=a&!sms; t#e .!&e %rcela!& %. %$r .am!l;e&0% t#e m%st a&d s$..er t#e m%st t#e #a8e a

caac!t .%r r!s!&= t% t#e emrea& %. leas$re a&d .%r l$&=!&= dee !&t% t#e s,!.t-.l%,!&= r!8er %. ,%e a&d a!&7 T#$s Da&te UI&.7 8!7 (*V--

--t$a sc!e&3a

:#e 8$%l; $a&t% la c%sa [ !\ er.etta ?!\ se&ta l be&e; e c%s! la d%=l!e&3a7

7 9R S% B$dd#!sm declares t#at ex!ste&ce !& !tsel. !ml!es e..%rt; a!& a&d s%rr%, a&d; t#e #!=#er t#e creat$re;t#e m%re !t s$..ers7 T#e c%mm%& cla e&0%s

l!ttle a&d s$..ers l!ttle7 S$m $ t#e ,#%le a&d d!str!b$te t#e mass t#e res$lt ,!ll be a& a8era=e a&d t#e be==ar !s7%& t#e ,#%le; #a as t#e r!&ce7 N#; t#e&;

as>s t#e %b0ect%r; d%es ma& e8er str!8e a&d str$==le t% c#a&=e; t% r!se a str$==le ,#!c# !&8%l8es t#e !dea %.!mr%8!&= #!s c%&d!t!%& T#e H/01 a&s,ers; Beca$se



s$c# !s t#e La, $&der ,#!c# ma& !s b%r& !t ma be .!erce as .am!&e; cr$el as t#e =ra8e; b$t ma& m$st %be !t,!t# bl!&d %bed!e&ce7 He d%es &%t e&ter !&t% t#e

$est!%& ,#et#er l!.e !s ,%rt# l!8!&=; ,#et#er ma& s#%$ld elect t% be b%r&7 Yet #!s Easter& ess!m!sm; ,#!c#c%&trasts s% s#arl ,!t# t#e %t!m!sm %. t#e Nest;

re-ec#%es t#e l!&es

--a l!.e; N!t# lar=e res$lts s% l!ttle r!.e; T#%$=# bearable seems #ardl ,%rt# T#!s %m %. ,%rds; t#!s a!& %. b!rt#7

L!.e; ,#ate8er ma be !ts c%&se$e&ce; !s b$!lt $%& a bas!s %. s%rr%,7 L!terat$re; t#e 8%!ce %. #$ma&!t; a&d t#e8erd!ct %. ma&>!&d

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r%cla!m t#at all ex!ste&ce !s a state %. sad&ess7 T#e #s!c!a&s %. t#e S%$l ,%$ld sa8e #er mela&c#%l .r%mde=e&erat!&= !&t% desa!r b d%ses %. stead.ast

bel!e. !& t#e rese&ce %. G%d; !& t#e ass$ra&ce %. Imm%rtal!t; a&d !& 8!s!%&s %. t#e .!&al 8!ct%r %. =%%d7 NereH/01 Abd2 a mere T#e%l%=!st; #e ,%$ld add t#atS!&; &%t t#e %ss!b!l!t %. re8%lt; b$t t#e re8%lt !tsel. a=a!&st c%&sc!e&ce; !s t#e r!mar .%rm %. e8!l; beca$se !t

r%d$ces err%r; m%ral a&d !&tellect$al7 T#!s ma&,#% %m!ts t% read t#e :%&sc!e&ce-la,; #%,e8er !t ma d!..er .r%m t#e S%c!et-la,; !s =$!lt %. &e=l!=e&ce7 T#at

ma&; ,#% %bsc$res t#e l!=#t %. <at$re ,!t#s%#!str!es; bec%mes !&caable %. d!scer&!&= #!s %,& tr$t#s7 I& b%t# cases err%r; del!beratel ad%ted; !s

s$cceeded b s$..er!&= ,#!c#; ,e are t%ld; c%mes !& 0$st!ce a&d be&e8%le&ce as a ,ar&!&=; a remed; a&d a c#ast!seme&t7

B$t t#e ?!l=r!m !s d!ssat!s.!ed ,!t# t#e !dea t#at e8!l %r!=!&ates !& t#e !&d!8!d$al act!%&s %. .ree a=e&ts; %$rsel8esa&d %t#ers7 T#!s d%ctr!&e .a!ls t% acc%$&t .%r !ts

c#aracter!st!cs;--esse&t!al!t a&d $&!8ersal!t7 T#at creat$res e&d%,ed ,!t# t#e mere %ss!b!l!t %. l!bert

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s#%$ld &%t al,as c#%%se t#e G%%d aears &at$ral7 B$t t#at %. t#e m!ll!ards %. #$ma& be!&=s ,#% #a8e!&#ab!ted t#e Eart#; &%t %&e s#%$ld #a8e bee& .%$&d

!&8ar!abl t% c#%%se G%%d; r%8es #%, !&s$..!c!e&t !s t#e s%l$t!%&7 He&ce &% %&e bel!e8es !& t#e ex!ste&ce %. t#ec%mlete ma& $&der t#e rese&t state %. t#!&=s7



T#e H/01 re0ects all %$lar a&d mt#!cal exla&at!%& b t#e Fall %. Adam; t#e !&&ate dera8!t %. #$ma&&at$re; a&d t#e abs%l$te er.ect!%& %. certa!&

I&car&at!%&s; ,#!c# ar=$es t#e!r d!8!&!t7 He ca& %&l ,a!l %8er t#e re8ale&ce %. e8!l; ass$me !ts .%$&dat!%& t% be err%r; a&d $r%se t% abate !t b $&r%%t!&= t#at

I=&%ra&ce ,#!c# bears a&d .eeds !t7

H!s esc#at%l%=; l!>e t#at %. t#e S%%.!s =e&erall; !s 8a=$e a&d s#ad%,7 He ma lea& t%,ards t#e d%ctr!&e %.4are A$rel!$s; T#e $&r!e =rae; t#e r!e a&d

t#e dr!ed all t#!&=s are c#a&=es &%t !&t% &%t#!&=; b$t !&t% t#at ,#!c# !s &%t at rese&t7 T#!s !s %&e %. t#em%&str$%sa %!&!%&$m %rte&ta me&t!%&ed b t#e

It# Ge&eral :%$&c!l; al!as t#e F!rst :%$&c!l %. t#e @at!ca&7 B$t #e %&l accets !t ,!t# a l!m!tat!%&7 He clea8est% t#e et#!cal;

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&%t t% t#e !&tellect$al; ,%rs#! %. <at$re; ,#!c# m%der&s de.!&e t% be a& $&sc!e&t!.!c a&d !ma=!&ar s&%&m.%r t#e s$m t%tal %. %bser8ed #e&%me&a7

:%&se$e&tl #e #%lds t% t#e dar> a&d de=rad!&= d%ctr!&es %. t#e 4ater!al!st; t#e Hl%t#e!st !& %%s!t!%& t%

t#e s!r!t$al!st; a d!st!&ct!%& .ar m%re mar>ed !&t#e Nest t#a& !& t#e East7 E$r%e dra,s a #ard; dr l!&e bet,ee& S!r!t a&d 4atter As!a d%es &%t7

Am%&= $s t#e Ideal!st %b0ects t% t#e 4ater!al!sts t#at t#e latter ca&&%t a=ree $%& .$&dame&tal %!&ts t#at t#eca&&%t de.!&e ,#at !s a& at%m t#at t#e ca&&%t

acc%$&t .%r t#e tra&s.%rmat!%& %. #s!cal act!%& a&d m%lec$lar m%t!%& !&t% c%&sc!%$s&ess a&d 8!ce 8ers/; t#att#e ca&&%t sa ,#at matter !s a&d; lastl; t#at

Ber>ele a&d #!s sc#%%l #a8e r%8ed t#e ex!ste&ce %. s!r!t ,#!le de&!&= t#at %. matter7

T#e 4ater!al!sts rel t#at t#e ,a&t %. a=reeme&t s#%,s %&l a st$d !&s$..!c!e&tl ad8a&ced t#at ma& ca&&%tdescr!be a& at%m; beca$se #e !s st!ll a& !&.a&t !&

sc!e&ce; et t#ere !s &% reas%& ,# #!s mat$re ma&#%%d s#%$ld &%t ass t#r%$=# err%r a&d !&caac!t t% tr$t# a&d>&%,led=e t#at c%&sc!%$s&ess

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bec%mes a r%ert %. matter ,#e& certa!& c%&d!t!%&s are rese&t t#at Hle UGree> ]Pl#V %r 4atter ma be r%8!s!%&all de.!&ed as #e&%me&a ,!t# a

s$bstr$ct$re %. t#e!r %,&; tra&sce&de&tal a&d eter&al; s$b0ect t% t#e act!%&; d!rect %r !&d!rect; %. t#e .!8e se&ses;,#!lst !ts r%ert!es rese&t t#emsel8es !& t#ree

states; t#e s%l!d; t#e l!$!d; a&d t#e =ase%$s7 T% cas$!st!cal Ber>ele t#e re.er t#e c%mm%& se&se %. ma&>!&d7T#e as> t#e !deal!st a&d t#e s!r!t$al!st ,# t#e

ca&&%t .!&d &ames .%r t#emsel8es ,!t#%$t b%rr%,!&= .r%m a dar> a&d de=raded sc#%%l ,# t#e .%rmer m$stcall #!msel. a.ter #!s ee U!de!&V t#e latter a.ter #!s



breat# Us!r!t$sV T#$s t#e H/01 t,!ts t#em ,!t# a..!x!&= t#e!r %,& l!m!tat!%&s t% t#e!r %,& Alm!=#t ?%,er; a&d;as S%crates sa!d; ,!t# br!&=!&= d%,& Hea8e& t%

t#e mar>et-lace7

4%dem t#%$=#t te&ds m%re a&d m%re t% re0ect cr$de !deal!sm a&d t% s$%rt t#e m%&!st!c t#e%r; t#e d%$ble

asect; t#e tra&s.!=$red real!sm7 It d!sc$sses t#e <at$re %. T#!&=s !& T#emsel8es7 T% t#e $est!%&; !s t#ere a&t#!&= %$ts!de %. $s ,#!c# c%rres%&ds ,!t# %$rse&sat!%&s t#at !s t% sa; !s t#e ,#%le ,%rld

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s!ml I; t#e rel t#at %b8!%$sl t#ere !s a s%met#!&= else a&d t#at t#!s s%met#!&= else r%d$ces t#e bra!&-d!st$rba&ce ,#!c# !s called se&sat!%&7 I&st!&ct %rders

$s t% d% s%met#!&= "eas%& Ut#e bala&ce %. .ac$lt!esV d!rects a&d t#e str%&=est m%t!8e c%&tr%ls7 4%der& Sc!e&ce; b t#e d!sc%8er %. "ad!a&t 4atter; a .%$rt#

c%&d!t!%&; seems t% c%&c!l!ate t#e t,% sc#%%ls7 La dc%$8erte d$& $atr!me tat de la mat!re; sas a"e8!e,er; cest la %rte %$8erte [ l!&.!&! de ses

tra&s.%rmat!%&s cest l#%mme !&8!s!ble et !malable de mWme %ss!ble sa&s cesser dWtre s$bsta&t!el cest le

m%&de des esr!ts e&tra&t sa&s abs$rd!t da&s lad%ma!&e des #%t#ses sc!e&t!.!$es cest la %ss!b!l!t %$r le matr!al!ste de cr%!re [ la 8!e d%$tre t%mbe;sa&s re&%&cer a$ s$bstrat$m mater!el $!l cr%!t

&cessa!re a$ ma!&t!e& de l!&d!8!d$al!t7

N!t# H/01 Abd2 t#e s%$l !s &%t mater!al; .%r t#at ,%$ld be a c%&trad!ct!%& %. terms7 He re=ards !t; ,!t# ma&m%der&s; as a state %. t#!&=s; &%t a t#!&= a

c%&8e&!e&t ,%rd de&%t!&= t#e se&se %. ers%&al!t; %. !&d!8!d$al !de&t!t7 I& !ts =#%stl s!=&!.!cat!%& #e d!sc%8ersa& art!.!c!al d%=ma ,#!c# c%$ld #ardl bel%&= t%

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t#e br$tal sa8a=es %. t#e St%&e A=e7 He .!&ds !t !& t#e .$&ereal b%%>s %. a&c!e&t E=t; ,#e&ce r%babl !t assed

t% t#e Ze&da8esta a&d t#e @edas7 I& t#eHebre, ?e&tate$c#; %. ,#!c# art !s st!ll attr!b$ted t% 4%ses; !t !s $&>&%,&7; %r; rat#er; !t !s del!beratel !=&%red b t#e a$t#%r %r a$t#%rs7 T#e earl :#r!st!a&s

c%$ld &%t a=ree $%& t#e s$b0ect Or!=e& ad8%cated t#e re-ex!ste&ce %. me&s s%$ls; s$%s!&= t#em t% #a8e bee& all created at %&e t!me a&d s$ccess!8el

emb%d!ed7 Ot#ers ma>e S!r!t b%r& ,!t# t#e #%$r %. b!rt# a&d s% .%rt#7

B$t t#e bra!&-act!%& %r; !. %$ s% #rase !t; t#e m!&d7; !s &%t c%&.!&ed t% t#e reas%&!&= .ac$lt!es &%r ca& ,e a..%rdt% !=&%re t#e se&t!me&ts; t#e a..ect!%&s ,#!c#

are7; er#as; t#e m%st %te&t real!t!es %. l!.e7 T#e!r l%$d a..!rmat!8e 8%!ce c%&trasts str%&=l ,!t# t#e t!t$ba&tacce&ts %. t#e !&tellect7 T#e seem t% dema&d a



.$t$re l!.e; e8er; a state %. re,ards a&d $&!s#me&ts .r%m t#e 4a>er %. t#e ,%rld; t#e Ort%la&% Eter&%;'(+ t#e?%tter %. t#e East;

'(7 T#e Eter&al Garde&er s% t#e %ld !&scr!t!%& sa!&=--

H%m% l%cat$s est !& #%rt% dam&at$s est !&

#$mat$s est !& re&at$s est !&

+

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t#e Natc#ma>er %. t#e Nest7 T#e r%test a=a!&st t#e !dea %. a&&!#!lat!%&7 T#e re8%lt at t#e &%t!%& %. eter&al art!&= .r%m are&t s; >!&sme& a&d .r!e&ds7 Yet t#e

d%=ma %. a .$t$re l!.e !s b &% mea&s cat#%l!c a&d $&!8ersal7 T#e A&=l%-E$r%ea& race aare&tl ca&&%t ex!st,!t#%$t !t; a&d ,e #a8e latel #eard %. t#e Ara&

S%$l-la&d7 O& t#e %t#er #a&d ma& %. t#e B$dd#!st a&d e8e& t#e Bra#ma& Sc#%%ls reac# <!r,/&aUc%marat!8e &%&-ex!ste&ceV a&d ?ar!&!r,/&a Uabs%l$te

&%t#!&=&essV7 4%re%8er; t#e =reat T$ra&!a& .am!l; act$all %cc$!&= all Easter& As!a; #as e8er !=&%red !t a&dt#e C**;***;*** %. :#!&ese :%&.$c!a&s; t#e mass

%. t#e &at!%&; r%test em#at!call a=a!&st t#e ma!&sta %. t#e ,ester& creeds; beca$se !t $&.!ts me& .%r t#e b$s!&ess a&d d$t %. l!.e b .!x!&= t#e!r sec$lat!%&s %&

a& $&>&%,& ,%rld7 A&d e8e& !ts 8%tar!es; !& all a=es; races a&d .a!t#s; ca&&%t de& t#at t#e &ext ,%rld !s a c%;m%re %r less !deal!3ed; %. t#e rese&t a&d t#at !t

lac>s a s!&=le art!c$lar sa8%$r!&= %. %r!=!&al!t7 It !s !& .act a mere c%&t!&$at!%& a&d t#e c%&t!&$at!%& !s &%t r%8e&7

It !s m%st #ard t% be a ma&



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a&d t#e ?!l=r!ms s%le c%&s%lat!%& !s !& sel.-c$lt!8at!%&; a&d !& t#e leas$res %. t#e a..ect!%&s7 T#!s smat# ma be a& !&d!rect sel.-l%8e; a re.lect!%& %. t#e l!=#t %.

e=%t!sm st!ll !t !s s% tra&s.erred as t% !ml a d!..ere&t sstem %. c%&8!ct!%&s7 It re$!res a d!..ere&t &ame t% call be&e8%le&ce sel.-l%8e !s t% ma>e t#e .r$!t %r .l%,er &%t %&l dee&d $%& a r%%t .%r de8el%me&t U,#!c# !s tr$eV; b$t t#e 8er r%%t !tsel. U,#!c# !s .alseV7 A&d;

.!&all; #!s !deal !s %. t#e #!=#est #!s ra!se !sreser8ed .%r

--L!8es L!8ed !& %bed!e&ce t% t#e !&&er la, N#!c# ca&&%t alter7

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<ext <%te IISacred Texts Islam I&dex ?re8!%$s <ext

<OTE II

A FEN ,%rds c%&cer&!&= t#e Kas1da# !tsel.7 O$r H/01 be=!&s ,!t# a m!se-e&-sc&e a&d ta>es lea8e %. t#e:ara8a& sett!&= %$t .%r 4ecca7 He sees t#e N%l.s

ta!l UD$m-!-=$r=V; t#e Gree> l>a$=s; %r ,%l.-=leam; t#e D!l$c$l$m; t#e Z%d!acal da,&-l!=#t; t#e .!rst .a!&t br$s#es %. ,#!te rad!at!&= .r%m bel%, t#e Easter&

#%r!3%&7 It !s acc%ma&!ed b t#e m%r&!&=-breat# UDam-!-S$b#V; t#e c$rre&t %. a!r; alm%st !mercet!ble excet b t#e !&crease %. c%ld; ,#!c# 4%slem

#s!%l%=!sts s$%se t% be t#e earl raer %..ered b <at$re t% t#e F!rst :a$se7 T#e G#%$l-!-B!/b/& UDesert-Dem%&V !s e8!de&tl t#e ers%&!.!cat!%& %. ma&s

.ears a&d %. t#e da&=ers t#at s$rr%$&d tra8ell!&= !& t#e ,!lds7 T#e ,%ld-,#ere-&%&e-sa8e-He UAlla#V-ca&-d,ell!s a =reat a&d terr!ble ,!lder&essUDas#t-!-l/-s!,/ H$V a&d Alla#s H%l H!ll !s Ara./t; &ear 4ecca; ,#!c# t#e :ara8a& reac#es a.ter



a $%tat!%& .r%m Sarda&aal$s; s%& %. A&ac&daraxes; etc7 #ere Gree> a1>s! ma mea& s%rt b$t t#ec%&text determ!&es t#e >!&d %. s%rt !&te&ded7 T#e

Z/#!d !s t#e l!teral bel!e8er !& t#e letter %. t#e La,; %%sed t% t#e S%%.!; ,#% bel!e8es !& !ts s!r!t #e&ce t#e.%rmer !s called a Z/#!r! U%$ts!derV; a&d t#e latter a

B/t!&!; a& !&s!der7 4%ses !s $%ted beca$se #e !=&%red .$t$re re,ards

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a&d $&!s#me&ts7 As re=ards t#e t,% Eter&!t!es; ?ers!a& a&d Arab meta#s!c!a&s sl!t Eter&!t; !7e7; t#e&e=at!%& %. T!me; !&t% t,% #al8es; A3al

Ube=!&&!&=less&essV a&d Abad Ue&dless&essV b%t# be!&= mere ,%rds; =at#er!&=s %. letters ,!t# a s$b0ect!8es!=&!.!ca&ce7 I& E&=l!s# ,e $se Eter&al U_8!ter&$s;

a=e-l%&=; l!.e-l%&=V as l%%sel; b al!&= !t t% t#ree d!st!&ct !deas U(V t#e #ab!t$al; !& %$lar arla&ce UCV t#eexemt .r%m d$rat!%& a&d URV t#e e8erlast!&=;

,#!c# embraces all d$rat!%&7 Om&!sc!e&ce-4a>er !s t#e %ld "%ma& scet!cs H%m% .ec!t De%s7

T#e &ext sect!%& !s %&e l%&= ,a!l %8er t#e c%&trad!ct!%&s7; t#e mster!es; t#e dar> e&d; t#e !&.!&!te s%rr%,.$l&ess%. all ex!ste&ce; a&d t#e arca&$m %. =r!e. ,#!c#;

L$t#er sa!d; $&derl!es all l!.e7 As ,!t# E$r!!des t% l!8e !s t% d!e; t% d!e !s t% l!8e7 H/01 Abd2 b%rr%,s t#e H!&d$!dea %. t#e #$ma& b%d7 It !s a ma&s!%&; sas4e&$; ,!t# b%&es .%r !ts beams a&d ra.ters ,!t# &er8es a&d te&d%&s .%r c%rds ,!t# m$scles a&d bl%%d .%r

ceme&t ,!t# s>!& .%r !ts %$ter c%8er!&= .!lled ,!t# &%s,eet er.$me; b$t l%aded ,!t# !m$r!t!es a ma&s!%& !&.ested b a=e a&d s%rr%, t#e seat %.

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malad #arassed ,!t# a!&s #a$&ted ,!t# t#e $al!t %. dar>&ess UTama-=$&aV; a&d !&caable %. sta&d!&=7 T#e?%t a&d ?%tter be=a& ,!t# t#e a&c!e&t E=t!a&s7

S!tt!&= as a %tter at t#e ,#eel; :&e# Uat ?#!lXV m%$lds cla; a&d =!8es t#e s!r!t %. l!.e t% t#e &%str!ls %.Os!r!s7 He&ce t#e Ge&es!t!c breat#7 T#e& ,e meet

#!m !& t#e @edas; t#e Be!&= b ,#%m t#e .!ct!le 8ase !s .%rmed t#e cla %$t %. ,#!c# !t !s .abr!cated7 Ne .!&d

#!m &ext !& Jerem!a#s Ar!se a&d =% d%,& $&t% t#e?%tters #%$se; etc7 Ux8!!!7 CV; a&d lastl !& "%ma&s U!x7 C*V; Hat# &%t t#e %tter %,er %8er t#e cla <%,%&der t#at t#e .!rst Ha&d ,#% m%$lded t#e

ma&-m$d !s a l!e$ c%mm$& !& Easter& t#%$=#t7 T#e ,aste %. a=%& !s B$dd#!sm7; %r Sc#%e&#a$er!sm $rea&d s!mle; I #a8e m%$lded Eart# %& Eart# $%&

Se!&t Ys!dre s ,ell->&%,& r#mes UA7D7 (66*V--

Ert#e %$t %. Ert#e !s ,%&d!rl! ,r%$3t; Ert#e %$t %. Ert# #at# =ete a d!=&!t %. &%$3t;



Ert#e $%& Ert#e #at# sett all #!s t#%$3t H%, t#at Ert#e $%& Ert#e ma be #!s br%$3t; etc7

T#e :amel-r!der; s$==ests Oss!a&; et a .e, ears a&d t#e blast %. t#e desert c%mes7 7 (* T#e dr%medar,as c#%se& as Deat#s 8e#!cle b t#e Arabs;

r%babl beca$se !t bears t#e Bed%$!&s c%rse t% t#e d!sta&t b$r!al-=r%$&d; ,#ere #e ,!ll l!e am%&= #!s >!t# a&d>!&7 T#e e&d %. t#!s sect!%& rem!&ds $s %.--

H%, %%r; #%, r!c# #%, ab0ect; #%, a$=$st; H%, c%ml!cate; #%, ,%&der.$l !s 4a&P

T#e H/01 &%, asses t% t#e res$lts %. #!s l%&= a&d a&x!%$s t#%$=#ts I #a8e $r%sel t,!sted #!s ex%rd!$m !&t%a& ec#% %. 4!lt%&--

T!ll %ld exer!e&ce d%t# atta!& T% s%met#!&= %. r%#et!c stra!&7

He b%ldl declares t#at t#ere !s &% G%d as ma& #as created #!s :reat%r7 Here #e !s at %&e ,!t# m%der&

t#%$=#t--E& =&ral les cr%a&ts .%&t le D!e$ c%mme !lss%&t e$x-mWmes; Usas J7 J7 "%$ssea$; :%&.ess!%&s; I7 V les b%&s le .%&t b%& les mc#a&ts le .%&t mc#a&tles d8%ts #a!&e$x et b!l!e$x; &e 8%!e&t $e

le&.er; arce $!ls 8%$dra!e&t dam&er t%$t le m%&de les /mes a!ma&tes et d%$ces & cr%!e&t =$re et l$& dest%&&eme&ts d%&t 0e &e re8!e&s as est de 8%!r le

b%& F&l%& e& arler da&s s%& Tlema$e c%mme

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s!l cr%%!t t%$t de b%& ma!s 0esre $!l me&t%!t al%rs car e&.!& $el$e 8r!d!$e $%& s%!t; !l .a$t b!e&me&t!r $el$e.%!s $a&d %& est 8W$e7 4a&

de!cts #!msel. !& #!s =%ds; sas Sc#!ller7 He&ce t#e <at$r-=%tt; t#e de!t %. all a&c!e&t e%les; a&d ,!t# ,#!c#e8er sstem be=a&; all%,ed a&d ar%8ed %.

act!%&s d!st!&ctl !mm%ral; %.te& d!ab%l!cal7 Bel!e. became m%ral!3ed %&l ,#e& t#e c%&sc!e&ce %. t#ec%mm$&!t; a&d ,!t# !t %. t#e !&d!8!d$al !tems; be=a& as!r!&=t% !ts =%lde& a=e;--?er.ect!%&7 D!e$ est le s$erlat!.; d%&t le %s!t!. est l#%mme; sas :arl @%=t mea&!&=; t#at

t#e %$lar !dea %. a &$me& !s t#at %. a ma=&!.!eda&d &%&-&at$ral ma&7



Nell d!dst t#%$ sa; At#e&as &%blest s%&; T#e m%st ,e >&%, !s &%t#!&= ca& be >&%,&7

T#e &ext !s--

Esse&ce a&d s$bsta&ce; se$e&ce; ca$se; be=!&&!&=; e&d!&=; sace a&d t!me; T#ese be t#e t%s %. ma&#%%ds m!&d; at %&ce r!d!c$l%$s a&d s$bl!me7

He !s &%t t#e %&l %&e ,#% s% re=ards b%t#er!&= T!me a&d Sace7 A late de.!&!t!%& %. t#e !&.!&!tel =reat; 8!37;t#at t#e !dea ar!ses .r%m de&!&= .%rm t% a&

.!=$re %. t#e !&.!&!tel small; .r%m re.$s!&= ma=&!t$de t% a& .!=$re; !s a .a!r sec!me& %. t#e d!smalsc!e&ce--meta#s!cs7

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A&%t#er %m!tted sta&3a reads--

H%, ca&st t#%$; ?#e&%me&P rete&d t#e <%$me&%& t% mete a&d sa&

Sa ,#!c# ,ere eas!er r%bed a&d r%8ed; Abs%l$te Be!&= %r m%rtal ma&

O&e ,%$ld t#!&> t#at #e #ad read Ka&t %& t#e K&%,able a&d t#e Q&>&%,able; %r #ad #eard %. t#e Ya&>ee lad;,#% c%$ld d!..ere&t!ate bet,ee& t#e F!&!te

a&d t#e I&.!&!te7 It !s a c%mm%&-lace %. t#e a=e; !& t#e Nest as ,ell as t#e East; t#at Sc!e&ce !s c%&.!&ed t% #e&%me&a; a&d ca&&%t reac# t#e <%$me&a; t#e

t#!&=s t#emsel8es7 T#!s !s t#e sc#%last!c real!sm; t#e res!d$$m %. a bad meta#s!c; ,#!c# de.%rms t#e sstem%. :%mte7 N!t# all !ts rete&s!%&s; !t s!ml mea&s

t#at t#ere are; %r ca& be c%&ce!8ed; t#!&=s !& t#emsel8es U!7e7; $&related t% t#%$=#tV t#at ,e >&%, t#em t% ex!sta&d; at t#e same t!me; t#at ,e ca&&%t >&%, ,#at

t#e are7 B$t ,#% dares sa ca&&%t N#% ca& meas$re ma&s ,%r> ,#e& #e s#all be as s$er!%r t% %$r rese&tsel8es as ,e are t% t#e :a8e-ma& %. ast t!me

T#e :#a!& %. Q&!8erse all$des t% t#e Ja!& !dea t#at t#e ,#%le; c%&s!st!&= %. !&tellect$al as ,ell as %. &at$ral r!&c!les; ex!sted

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.r%m all eter&!t a&d t#at !t #as bee& s$b0ect t% e&dless re8%l$t!%&s; ,#%se ca$ses are t#e !&#ere&t %,ers %.&at$re; !&tellect$al as ,ell as #s!cal; ,!t#%$t t#e

!&ter8e&t!%& %. a de!t7 B$t t#e ?%et r!d!c$les t#e &%&-#$ma&; !7e7; t#e &%t-%$rsel8es; t#e &e=at!%& %. %$rsel8esa&d c%&se$e&tl a &%&-ex!ste&ce7 4%st Easter&s

c%&.$se t#e c%&trad!ct%r!es; !& ,#!c# %&e term sta&ds .%r s%met#!&=; a&d t#e %t#er .%r &%t#!&= Ue7=7; %$rsel8esa&d &%t-%$rsel8esV; ,!t# t#e c%&trar!es Ue7=7; r!c#a&d &%t-r!c# ` %%rV; !& ,#!c# b%t# terms exress a s%met#!&=7 S% t#e %s!t!8e-&e=at!8e !&.!&!te !s &%t t#e

c%mleme&t %. .!&!te; b$t !ts &e=at!%&7 T#e Nester&ma& der!des t#e r%cess b ma>!&= &%t-#%rse t#e c%mleme&tar e&t!t %. #%rse7 T#e ?!l=r!m e&ds ,!t# t#e

.a8%$r!te S%%.! te&et t#at t#e .!8e Us!xV se&ses aret#e d%%rs %. all #$ma& >&%,led=e; a&d t#at &% .%rm %. ma&; !&car&at!%& %. t#e de!t; r%#et; a%stle %r sa=e; #as

e8er r%d$ced a& !dea &%t c%&ce!8ed ,!t#!& #!s bra!& b t#e s%le %erat!%& %. t#ese 8$l=ar mater!al a=e&ts7 E8!de&tl #e !s &e!t#er s!r!t$al!st &%r !deal!st7

He t#e& r%ceeds t% s#%, t#at ma& de!cts #!msel. !& #!s G%d; a&d t#at G%d !s t#e rac!al

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exress!%& a ?eda=%=$e %& t#e <!le; a& abstract!%& !& I&d!a; a&d a& astr%l%=er !& :#aldXa ,#ere Abra#am;sas Ber%s$s UJ%se#$s; A&t7 I7 ; C; a&d II7 9;

CV ,as s>!l.$l !& t#e celest!al sc!e&ce7 He &%t!ces t#e A>/ra&a-Zam/& Ue&dless T!meV %. t#e G$ebres; a&d t#e,%r>!&= d$al; H%rm$3d a&d A#r!ma&7 He bra&ds

t#e G%d %. t#e Hebre,s ,!t# $=&ac!t a&d cr$elt7 He #as #eard %. t#e bea$t!.$l creat!%&s %. Gree> .a&c,#!c#; &%t attr!b$t!&= a m%ral &at$re t% t#e de!t;

!&cl$ded T#e%l%= !& ?#s!cs a&d ,#!c#; l!>e ?r%.ess%r T&dall; seemed t% c%&s!der all matter e8er,#ere al!8e7Ne #a8e ad%ted a 8er d!..ere&t Q&!tar!a&!sm

T#e%l%=; ,!t# !ts %&e :reat%r ?a&t#e!sm ,!t# !ts %&e S!r!ts last!c stress a&d Sc!e&ce ,!t# !ts %&e E&er=7He !s #ard $%& :#r!st!a&!t a&d !ts tr!&al G%d I

#a8e &%t s%.te&ed #!s exress!%& U ` a r!ddleV; alt#%$=# !t ma %..e&d readers7 T#ere !s &%t#!&= m%ree&!=mat!cal t% t#e 4%slem m!&d t#a& :#r!st!a&

Tr!&!tar!a&!sm all %t#er %b0ect!%&s t#e ca& =et %8er; &%t t#!s7 <%r !s #e a& l%8er %. Islam!sm; ,#!c#; l!>e:#r!st!a&!t; #as !ts ascet!c Hebra!sm a&d !ts Helle&!c#ed%&!sm ,!t# t#e ,%rld %. t#%$=#t m%8!&=

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bet,ee& t#ese t,% extremes7 T#e .%rmer; de.!&ed as red%m!&a&t %r excl$s!8e care .%r t#e ract!ce %. r!=#t; !srerese&ted b Sem!t!c a&d Arab !&.l$e&ce;

K%r/&!c a&d Had1s!c7 T#e latter; t#e rel!=!%& %. #$ma&!t; a ass!%& .%r l!.e a&d l!=#t; .%r c$lt$re a&d !&tell!=e&ce.%r art; %etr a&d sc!e&ce; !s rerese&ted !&

Islam!sm b t#e .%&dl a&d !m!%$sl-c#er!s#ed mem%r %. t#e %ld G$ebre >!&=s a&d #er%es; bea$t!es; bards a&dsa=es7 He&ce t#e me&t!%& %. Z/l a&d #!s s%&



"%stam %. :r$s a&d %. t#e J/m-!-Jams#1d; ,#!c# ma be tra&slated e!t#er =ra!l Uc$V %r m!rr%r !t s#%,ed t#e,#%le ,%rld ,!t#!& !ts r!m a&d #e&ce !t ,as called

J/m-!-Je#/&-&$m/ U$&!8erse-ex%s!&=V7 T#e c%&temt$%$s exress!%&s ab%$t t#e d!et %. camels m!l> a&d t#emeat %. t#e S$sm/r; %r =ree& l!3ard; are e8!de&tl

$%ted .r%m F!rda$s!s .am%$s l!&es be=!&&!&=--

Arab-r/ be-0/1 ras1dest >/r7

T#e H/01 !s se8ere $%& t#%se ,#% ma>e %. t#e De!t a K#,/&-!-a=#m/ U%r tra %. l$&derV as t#e ?ers!a&s #rase !t7 He l%%>s $%& t#e s#e#erds as me&;

--N#% r%b t#e s#ee t#emsel8es t% cl%t#e7

7 ((5 S% Sc#%e&#a$er ULebe&; etc7; b N!l#elm Ge,!&&erV .$r!%$sl s#%,s #%, t#e E&=l!s# &at!%& %$=#t t%treat t#at set %. #%cr!tes; !m%sters a&d

m%&e-=rasers; t#e cler=; t#at a&&$all de8%$rs R;5**;***7

T#e H/01 br%adl asserts t#at t#ere !s &% G%%d a&d &% E8!l !& t#e abs%l$te se&se as ma& #as made t#em7 Here #e

!s %&e ,!t# ?%e--

A&d s!te %. r!de; !& err!&= &at$res s!te O&e tr$t# !s clear--,#ate8er !s; !s r!=#t7

Q&.%rt$&atel t#e c%&8erse !s 0$st as tr$e--,#ate8er !s; !s ,r%&=7 K#!3r !s t#e El!0a# ,#% $33led 4!lma&7 Hererese&ts t#e S%%.!; t#e B/t!&!; ,#!le 4$s/

U4%sesV !s t#e Z/#!d; t#e Z/#!r! a&d t#e stra&=e ad8e&t$res %. t#e t,a!&; !&8e&ted b t#e Je,s; #a8e bee&ar%r!ated b t#e 4%slems7 He der!des t#e Free,!ll

%. ma& a&d; l!>e D!der%t; #e detects a&tal%%& !& a relate; a satr !& a res!de&t; a != !& a r!est; a& %str!c# !& am!&!ster; a&d a =%%se !& a c#!e. cler>7 He #%lds

t% F%rt$&e; t#e Gree> T]x# %. Alcma&; ,#!c# !s; Gree> E$&%mas te >a ?e!f%2s adel.[ >a ?r%mafeasf$=gt#r;--:#a&ce; t#e s!ster %. Order a&d

Tr$st; a&d t#e da$=#ter %. F%ret#%$=#t7 T#e Sca&d!&a8!a& S!&&ers %. Fate ,ere Qrd Ut#e Nas; t#e ?astV;

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@erda&d! Ut#e Bec%m!&=; %r ?rese&tV; a&d S>$ld Ut#e T%-be; %r F$t$reV7 He all$des t% ?lat%; ,#% made t#eDem!%$r=%s create t#e ,%rlds b t#e L%=%s Ut#e



Hebre, DabarV %r :reat!8e N%rd; t#r%$=# t#e _%&s7 T#ese Gree> A!,h&es %. t#e 4st!cs ,ere s!r!t$alema&at!%&s .r%m Gree> A!,&; l!t7 a ,a8e %.

!&.l$x; a& a=e; er!%d; %r da #e&ce t#e Lat!& X8$m; a&d t#e Nels# A,e&; t#e stream %. !&s!rat!%& .all!&= $%&a bard7 Bas!l!des; t#e E=t%-:#r!st!a&; made

t#e :reat%r e8%l8e se8e& _%&s %r ?ter%mata U.$l&essesV .r%m t,% %. ,#%m; N!sd%m a&d ?%,er; r%ceeded t#e

R5 de=rees %. A&=els7 All ,ere s$b0ect t% a?r!&ce %. Hea8e&; called Abraxas; ,#% ,as #!msel. $&der =$!da&ce %. t#e c#!e. _%&; N!sd%m7 Ot#ers rerese&tt#e .!rst :a$se t% #a8e r%d$ced a& _%& %r

?$re I&tell!=e&ce t#e .!rst a sec%&d; a&d s% .%rt# t!ll t#e te&t#7 T#!s ,as mater!al e&%$=# t% a..ect Hle; ,#!c#t#ereb ass$med a s!r!t$al .%rm7 T#$s t#e t,%

!&c%mat!bles c%mb!&ed !& t#e Sc#eme %. :reat!%&7

He de&!es t#e t#ree a=es %. t#e B$dd#!sts t#e ,#%ll #a t#e #a m!xed ,!t# m!ser; a&d t#e m!serablet!&=ed ,!t# #a!&ess;--t#e rese&t7 T#e

Z%r%astr!a&s #ad .%$r;

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eac# %. R;*** ears7 I& t#e .!rst; H%rm$3d; t#e =%%d-=%d; r$led al%&e t#e& A#r!ma&; t#e bad-=%d; be=a& t% r$les$bser8!e&tl !& t#e t#!rd b%t# r$led e$all a&d!& t#e last; &%, c$rre&t; A#r!ma& #as =a!&ed t#e da7

A=a!&st t#e %$lar !dea t#at ma& #as ca$sed t#e m!ser %. t#!s ,%rld; #e c!tes t#e a=es; ,#e& t#e Old "edSa&dst%&e bred =!=a&t!c ca&&!bal .!s#es ,#e& t#e

O%l!tes r%d$ced t#e m!=#t ret!le tra&ts %. a!r; eart#; a&d sea a&d ,#e& t#e m%&sters %. t#e E%ce&e a&d4!%ce&e er!%ds s#%%> t#e =r%$&d ,!t# t#e!r

%&der%$s tread7 A&d t#e ,%rld %. ,aters !s st!ll a #!de%$s sce&e %. cr$elt; car&a=e; a&d destr$ct!%&7

He declares :%&sc!e&ce t% be a =e%=ra#!cal a&d c#r%&%l%=!cal acc!de&t7 T#$s #e a&s,ers t#e m%der& #!l%s%#er ,#%se s%$l ,as %8er,#elmed b t#e mar8el

a&d t#e a,e %. t,% t#!&=s; t#e starr #ea8e& ab%8e a&d t#e m%ral la, ,!t#!&7 He ma>es t#e latter se&se a

de8el%me&t %. t#e =re=ar!%$s a&d s%c!al !&st!&cts a&ds% tra8ellers #a8e %bser8ed t#at t#e m%ral !s t#e last ste !& me&tal r%=ress7 H!s 4%%rs are t#e sa8a=e Da&>al!a&d %t#er &e=r%!d tr!bes; ,#% %..er a c$ %. m!l>

,!t#

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%&e #a&d a&d stab ,!t# t#e %t#er7 He tra&slates l!terall t#e I&d!a& ,%rd H/t#1 Ua& ele#a&tV; t#e a&!mal ,!t# t#eH/t# U#a&d; %r tr$&>V7 F!&all #e all$des t% t#e



a=e %. act!8e 8%lca&%es; t#e rese&t; ,#!c# !s merel tem%rar; t#e s#!.t!&= %. t#e ?%le; a&d t#e sectacle t% besee& .r%m 4$s#tar!; %r t#e la&et J$!ter7

T#e H/01 a=a!& as>s t#e %ld; %ld $est!%&; N#at !s Tr$t# A&d #e a&s,ers #!msel.; a.ter t#e .as#!%& %. t#e ,!seEmer%r %. :#!&a; Tr$t# #at# &%t a& $&c#a&=!&=

&ame7 A m%der& E&=l!s# ,r!ter sas I #a8e l%&= bee& c%&8!&ced b t#e exer!e&ce %. m l!.e; as a !%&eer %.8ar!%$s #eter%d%x!es; ,#!c# are ra!dl bec%m!&=%rt#%d%x!es; t#at &earl all tr$t# !s temerame&tal t% $s; %r =!8e& !& t#e a..ect!%&s a&d !&t$!t!%&s a&d t#at

d!sc$ss!%& a&d !&$!r d% l!ttle m%re t#a& .eedtemerame&t7 O$r %et seems t% mea& t#at t#e ?ercet!%&s; ,#e& t#e erce!8e tr$l; c%&8e %b0ect!8e tr$t#;

,#!c# !s $&!8ersal ,#ereas t#e "e.lect!8es a&d t#eSe&t!me&ts; t#e ,%r>!&= %. t#e m%ral re=!%&; %r t#e m!ddle l%be %. t#e #re&%l%=!sts; s$l!es %&l s$b0ect!8e

tr$t#; ers%&al a&d !&d!8!d$al7 T#$s

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t% %&e ma& t#e ax!%m; Oes !rr!tame&ta mal%r$m; rerese&ts a d!st!&ct .act ,#!le a&%t#er #%lds ,ealt# t% be a&!&ce&t!8e .%r =%%d7 E8!de&tl b%t# are r!=#t;

acc%rd!&= t% t#e!r l!=#ts7

H/01 Abd2 c!tes ?lat% a&d Ar!st%tle; as $s$al ,!t# Easter& s%&=sters; ,#% del!=#t !& 4a&t!> Ul%=!cV7 Here #eaears t% mea& t#at a .alse r%%s!t!%& !s as real a

r%%s!t!%& as %&e t#at !s tr$e7 Fa!t# m%8es m%$&ta!&s a&d 4a&et !mm%ta .!des are e8!de&tl $%tat!%&s7 Heder!des t#e teac#!&= %. t#e F!rst :%$&c!l %. t#e

@at!ca& Uca7 87V; all t#e .a!t#.$l are l!ttle c#!ldre& l!ste&!&= t% t#e 8%!ce %. Sa!&t ?eter; ,#% !s t#e ?r!&ce %.t#e A%stles7 He =la&ces at t#e .a&c %. certa!&

m%der& #s!c!sts; de8%t!%& !s a de.!&!te m%lec$lar c#a&=e !& t#e c%&8%l$t!%& %. =re $l7 He &%t!ces ,!t#c%&t$mel t#e r!ddle %. ,#!c# 4!lt%& sea>s s% =l!bl;

,#ere t#e D!al%=$!sts;

--reas%&ed #!=#

O. r%8!de&ce; .%re>&%,led=e; ,!ll a&d .ate; F!xed .ate; .ree ,!ll; .%re>&%,led=e abs%l$te7

I& %%s!t!%& t% t#e %rt#%d%x 4%#ammeda& te&ets ,#!c# ma>e 4a&s s%$l #!s erc!!e&t E=%; a& e&t!t; a $&!t;t#e S%%.! c%&s!ders

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!t a .a&c; %%sed t% b%d; ,#!c# !s a .act at m%st a state %. t#!&=s; &%t a t#!&= a c%&se&s$s %. .ac$lt!es ,#ere%. %$r .rames are b$t t#e #e&%me&a7 T#!s !s &%t

c%&trar t% Ge&es!t!c le=e&d7 T#e Hebre, "$ac# a&d Arab!c "$#; &%, er8erted t% mea& s%$l %r s!r!t; s!mls!=&!. ,!&d %r breat#; t#e %$t,ard a&d 8!s!ble

s!=& %. l!.e7 T#e!r later sc#%%ls are e8e& m%re exl!c!t7 F%r t#at ,#!c# be.alls ma& be.alls beasts as t#e %&e d!es;

s% d%es t#e %t#er t#e #a8e all %&e deat# all =%$&t% %&e lace UEccles7 !!! (9V7 B$t t#e m%der& s%$l; a &%t#!&=; a str!&= %. &e=at!%&s; a &e=at!8e !& c#!e.; !s t#$sdescr!bed !& t#e 4a#/b#/rat It !s !&d!8!s!ble;

!&c%&ce!8able; !&c%&cet!ble !t !s eter&al; $&!8ersal; erma&e&t; !mm%8able !t !s !&8!s!ble a&d $&alterable7He&ce t#e m%der& s!r!t$al!sm ,#!c#; re0ect!&=

mater!al!sm; ca& $se %&l mater!al la&=$a=e7

T#ese; sas t#e H/01; are mere s%$&ds7 He ,%$ld &%t assert @erba =!=&$&t 8erba; b$t @erba =!=&$&t res; a ste.$rt#er7 T#e !dea !s Bac%&s !d%la .%r!;

%m&!$m m%lest!ss!ma; t#e t,%.%ld !ll$s!%&s %. la&=$a=e e!t#er t#e &ames %. t#!&=s t#at #a8e &% ex!ste&ce !&.act;

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%r t#e &ames %. t#!&=s ,#%se !dea !s c%&.$sed a&d !ll-de.!&ed7

He der!8es t#e S%$l-!dea .r%m t#e sa8a=e =#%st ,#!c# Dr7 J%#&s%& de.!&ed t% be a >!&d %. s#ad%, be!&=7He 0$stl remar>s t#at !t ar%se Uer#asV !& E=t

a&d ,as &%t !&8e&ted b t#e ?e%le %. t#e B%%>7 B t#!s term 4%slems de&%te Je,s a&d :#r!st!a&s ,#% #a8e arec%=&!3ed re8elat!%&; ,#!le t#e!r !=&%ra&ce

re.$ses !t t% G$ebres; H!&d$s; a&d :%&.$c!a&s7

He e8!de&tl #%lds t% t#e d%ctr!&e %. r%=ress7 N!t# #!m r%t%lasm !s t#e Yl!astr%&; t#e ?r!ma 4ater!es7 O$r,%rd matter !s der!8ed .r%m t#e Sa&s>r!t

Um/tr/V; ,#!c#; #%,e8er; s!=&!.!es r%erl t#e !&8!s!ble te %. 8!s!ble matter !& m%der& la&=$a=e; t#es$bsta&ce d!st!&ct .r%m t#e s$m %. !ts #s!cal a&d c#em!cal

r%ert!es7 T#$s; 4/tr/ ex!sts %&l !& t#%$=#t; a&d !s &%t rec%=&!3able b t#e act!%& %. t#e .!8e se&ses7 H!s:#a!& %. Be!&= rem!&ds $s %. ?r%.7 H$xles ?ed!=ree%. t#e H%rse; Or%#!$s; 4es%#!$s; 4e!%#!$s; ?r%t%#!$s; ?le!%#!$s; a&d E$$s7 He #as e8!de&tl #eard

%. m%der& b!%l%=; %r Hl%3%!sm; ,#!c# #%lds!ts $arter-m!ll!%&

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sec!es %. l!8!&= be!&=s; a&!mal a&d 8e=etable; t% be r%=ress!8e m%d!.!cat!%&s %. %&e =reat .$&dame&tal $&!t;a& $&!t %. s%-called me&tal .ac$lt!es as ,ell as %.



b%d!l str$ct$re7 A&d t#!s !s t#e 0ell-sec>7 He sc%..s at t#e %$lar !dea t#at ma& !s t#e =reat ce&tral .!=$rer%$&d ,#!c# all t#!&=s =rate l!>e mar!%&ettes !& .act;

t#e a&t#r%%ce&tr!c era %. Draer; ,#!c#; stra&=e t% sa; l!8es b t#e s!de %. t#e telesc%e a&d t#e m!cr%sc%e7 Asma& !s %. rece&t %r!=!&; a&d ma e&d at a&

earl e%c# %. t#e macr%c%sm; s% be.%re #!s b!rt# all t#!&=s re8%l8ed r%$&d &%t#!&=; a&d ma c%&t!&$e t% d% s%

a.ter #!s deat#7

T#e H/01; ,#% else,#ere de&%$&ces c%m%$&d !=&%ra&ce; #%lds t#at all e8!l c%mes .r%m err%r a&d t#at all>&%,led=e #as bee& de8el%ed b %8ert#r%,!&=

err%r; t#e %rd!&ar c#a&&el %. #$ma& t#%$=#t7 He e&ds t#!s sect!%& ,!t# a =reat tr$t#7 T#ere are t#!&=s ,#!c##$ma& "eas%& %r I&st!&ct mat$red; !& !ts $&de8el%ed

state; ca&&%t master b$t "eas%& !s a La, t% !tsel.7 T#ere.%re ,e are &%t b%$&d t% bel!e8e; %r t% attemt bel!e. !&;a& t#!&= ,#!c# !s c%&trar %r c%&trad!ct%r t%

"eas%&7 Here #e !s d!ametr!call %%sed t% 7 (CR "%me; ,#% sas; D% &%t aeal t% H!st%r t#at !s r!8ate 0$d=me&t7 D% &%t aeal t% H%l Nr!t t#at !s

#eres7 D% &%t aeal t% "eas%& t#at !s "at!%&al!sm7

He #%lds ,!t# t#e ?atr!arc#s %. Hebre, H%l Nr!t; t#at t#e rese&t l!.e !s all-s$..!c!e&t .%r a& !&tellect$al U&%t a

se&t!me&talV be!&= a&d; t#ere.%re; t#at t#ere !s &%,a&t %. a Hea8e& %r a Hell7 N!t# .ar m%re c%&trad!ct!%& t#e Nester& %et s!&=s--

Hell #at# &% l!m!ts; &%r !s c!rc$mscr!bed I& %&e sel.-lace b$t ,#e& ,e are !& #ell; A&d ,#ere #ell !s t#ere m$st ,e e8er be; A&d; t% be s#%rt; ,#e& all t#!s ,%rld d!ss%l8es; A&d e8er creat$re s#all be $r!.!ed; All laces s#all be #ell ,#!c# are &%t #ea8e&7

F%r ,#at ,a&t !s t#ere %. a Hell ,#e& all are $re He e&lar=es $%& t#e a&c!e&t B$dd#!st t#e%r; t#at Ha!&essa&d 4!ser are e$all d!str!b$ted am%&= me&

a&d beasts s%me e&0% m$c# a&d s$..er m$c# %t#ers t#e re8erse7 He&ce D!der%t declares; S%ber ass!%&s

r%d$ce %&l t#e c%mm%&lace 7 7 7 t#e ma& %. m%derate ass!%& l!8es a&d d!es l!>e a br$te7 A&d a=a!& ,e #a8e t#e #al. tr$t#--

T#at t#e mar> %. ra&> !& &at$re Is caac!t .%r a!&7



A&d; ,!t#%$t as>!&= ,#!t#er #$rr!ed #e&ceP O# ma& a c$ %. t#!s .%rb!dde& ,!&e 4$st dr%,& t#e mem%r %. t#at !&s%le&ce7

S%%.!st!call; t#e ,%rd mea&s t#e c%$etr %. t#e bel%8ed %&e; t#e d!8!&X art!c$la a$rX7 A&d t#e sect!%& e&ds

,!t# ?%es--

He ca&t be ,r%&= ,#%se l!.e !s !& t#e r!=#t7

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<ext :%&cl$s!%&Sacred Texts Islam I&dex ?re8!%$s

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HE"E t#e H/01 e&ds #!s ract!cal st$d %. ma&>!&d7 T#e !ma=e %. Dest!& la!&= ,!t# me& as !eces !s a 8!e,

c%mm%& am%&=st Easter&s7 H!s !dea %. ,!sd%m !s%&ce m%re ?%es--

A&d all %$r >&%,led=e !s %$rsel8es t% >&%,7

UEssa I@--R9)7V

"e=ret; !7e7; ree&ta&ce; ,as %&e %. t#e .%rt-t,% deadl s!&s %. t#e A&c!e&t E=t!a&s7 T#%$ s#alt &%t c%&s$met# #eart; sas t#e "!t$al %. t#e Dead7; t#e

&e=at!8e 0$st!.!cat!%& %. t#e s%$l %r =#%st ULes!$s Alteste des T%dte&b$c#sV7 Ne #a8e b%rr%,ed c%met!t!8eexam!&at!%& .r%m t#e :#!&ese a&d; !& t#ese

m%rb!d das %. ,ea> !&tr%sect!%& a&d retr%sect!%&; ,e m!=#t lear& ,!sd%m .r%m t#e st$rd %ld K#em!tes7N#e& #e s!&=s Ab0$re t#e N# a&d see> t#e H%,;

#e re.ers t% t#e %ld Sc#%last!c d!..ere&ce %. t#e 7 (C Dem%&strat!% r%ter $!d U,# !s a t#!&=V; as %%sedt% Dem%&strat!% $!a U!7e7 t#at a t#!&= !sV7



T#e =reat 4a& s#all e&d ,!t# bec%m!&= deat#less; as S#a>eseare sas !& #!s &%ble s%&&et--

A&d Deat# %&ce dead; t#eres &% m%re d!&= t#e&P

L!>e t#e =reat ?a=a&s; t#e H/01 #%lds t#at ma& ,as b%r& =%%d; ,#!le t#e :#r!st!a&; t%rme&ted b t#e t#!&=s

d!8!&e; clea8es t% t#e c%m.%rt!&= d%ctr!&e %. !&&ates!&.$l&ess7 He&ce t#e $&!8ersal te&et; t#at ma& s#%$ld d% =%%d !& %rder t% =a!& b !t #ere %r #erea.ter t#ee&l!=#te&ed sel.!s#&ess; t#at sas; Act ,ell a&d =et

c%m%$&d !&terest !& a .$t$re state7 T#e all$s!%& t% t#e T#e!st-,%rd aare&tl mea&s t#at t#e 8%tar!es %. a ers%&al De!t m$st bel!e8e !& t#e abs%l$te

.%re>&%,led=e %. t#e Om&!sc!e&t !& art!c$lars as !& =e&erals7 T#e "$le %. La, ema&c!ates ma& a&d !tsexcet!%&s are t#e =as le.t b #!s !=&%ra&ce7 T#e ,a!l

%8er t#e .alle& .l%,er; etc7; rem!&ds $s %. t#e ?$lambal ULame&tat!%&sV %. t#e A&t!-Bra#m!&!cal ,r!ter; ?at#!ra-G!r! /r7 T#e all$s!%& t% 4// !s .r%m D/s

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(C)

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