Hinduism
The World-Ideal (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Hinduism: The World-Ideal<br><br>Coming in contact with the life and civilization of the West, I have been able to view more profitably the great ideal of my own country. I have not come across any writings published here which have given to the English speaking public the real tone of Hindu thought. In these pages I have tried to present India as she has gradually evolved, that she may be better understood by the West. Each race has a note of its own, and each, if properly cultivated, contributes to the harmony of the whole.<br><br>In studying Western civilization I have felt that there is something wanting. This something India has. I can express the distinction in one sentence. India looks within; the West without. It was the uttering of the Great Teacher who is known in the West, that the Kingdom of God is not without but within. The whole crux is there. To find out that within is the basis of India's civilization; and that, I boldly state, must be the basis of the World-ideal.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.