মাঘ ১৮১৩ THE RELIGION OF LOVE $$$ তাৰ্থ করি ও ধন্য হই এবং তোমার পদেতে যুক্ত হইয়া সুখ শান্তি লাভ করি । ThIE RELIGION OF LOWE INTENDED FOR ALL SECTS AND CHURCHES BY A HINDU, (Continued from the last number) ("HAPTERIIl. Of the Purpose of Existence and of Divine Communion. 1. Religion or in other words, getting bound again to God, is the purpose of existence. God, after creating us, hath, to serve his ri ը ն inscrutable purposes. cast us down to a great distance from IIim, though always abiding in us as the Soul of the soul and it delighteth Him to see us gradually advancing towards Hinn, and after at taining Hinn partaking of Jlis nature, when, as sons of the Immortal and heirs of immortality, we obtain the Life Eternal. Life Eternal can be obtained even here on this earth when we obtain freedom from all desires. 2. eoming the normal Inau. Religion means the abnormal man beMastery over natam e is mormal for mam ; slavish subjection to natur e is abnormal. 3. the sigh of the visible for the invisible, of the Religion may be otherwise defined as finite for the infinite. It may also be otherwise defined as the aspiration of the imper fect after the perfect, ever growing, nevel to be fully satisfied. 4. But the best definition of religion remaineth to be given. It is the return of the son to the father. It is child of the house gone astray to the house. It is the return of a lover to the beloved, his “own heart's home,” after a long separation and after much secret weeping and lamenta tlon. 5. Perennial and all-absorbing communion with God is the said return, but we should not enjoy it neglöcting the duties of life, or in other words, neglecting the work with which the Father has entrusted us for execution during our sojourn here on oarth. Communion is no preventive of work. On the contrary, perennial communion giveth zest to work. - * 6. The principal element of the Religion of Love is love of God and all others are but its branches. The love of man should be based on the love of God who requiresh such lovc. The lover wanteth to be united with his beloved. Hence the necessity of commu nion. IHe wantelli nothing more from the life wanti-th thing from the beloved but the beloved. wanteth nome or nothing but the beloved. beloved but his company. ΥΥ ( ) - Ho 7. Perennial communion with God is lic only means of attai hing taue felicity here ! h He is her best goal, her on eartli. The soul f : no rest, until it resteth in (odl. best prosperily licr best world to live in aud iig is lier best joy. the etci nal festival of thc ninnl. 8. Worms as we arc, what greater favo can Gol; shew to us than the gilt of his most exalted and most sweet coulpany IIe ex tho return of a tendeth this mercy to the meanest, worm is it, know Him in the slightest degree. “The spirit of the worm beneath the sod. By love and worship blends itself with God.” 9. They say: ‘Pray without ceasing ” It would be better for them to say : “Com:mune is without Communion ceasing.” better than prayer though prayer should not be meglected: “Rapt into still communion which transcends The imperfect offices of prayer and praise.” 10. ing of religion, communion with God is its Communion with God is the begin minddle; communion with God is its end. 11. the first requisite of an orator, answeretl, J)emosthenes being asked wliat is “delivery”; on being asked what is the second requiste,answered “delivery”; on being asked, what is the third requiste, said"delivery again”. As delivery is in oratory, so communion with God is in religion. What is the best means of extricating ourselves from the bonds of sin Communion with God. The company of the Absolutely Noble maketh us noble. What is the best means of extricating ourselves from wouldly misery 2 Communion with God. What is the best means of attaining perpetual We si,ould not practise religion for the sake of felicity, for that would be barter and traffic but felicity of itself cometh with religion. 12. The best communion with God is communion with IIim as the Soul of the soul felicity Conumunion with God.
