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... mystical Taoist sage , speaks of the " pure men of early times " in his work , the Chuang - tzu , and characterizes ... mystical in character ; hence , even in early Hindu- ism ascetics were highly honoured . Mysticism generally starts ...
... mystical Taoist sage , speaks of the " pure men of early times " in his work , the Chuang - tzu , and characterizes ... mystical in character ; hence , even in early Hindu- ism ascetics were highly honoured . Mysticism generally starts ...
Page 165
... mystical ,. ism ascetics were highly honoured . Mysticism generally starts with ascetic practices as a means of eliminating a desire for worldly existence . Thus , Yājñavalkya , a sage and mystic of the Upaniṣads ( philosophical ...
... mystical ,. ism ascetics were highly honoured . Mysticism generally starts with ascetic practices as a means of eliminating a desire for worldly existence . Thus , Yājñavalkya , a sage and mystic of the Upaniṣads ( philosophical ...
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... mystical saints point out new and contemplative directions of religious thought to the religious masses , who seldom are capable of following such a life . Theological teachers as saints . Often numbered among the saints are certain ...
... mystical saints point out new and contemplative directions of religious thought to the religious masses , who seldom are capable of following such a life . Theological teachers as saints . Often numbered among the saints are certain ...
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