Présentation de l'éditeur
Mr. Mehta's central theme is that "Brahman the transcendent and immanent real is the world, is man the existent." Without condoning the defects of India's religious situation, he presents an integrated, balanced picture of its social and ethical life, its religious genius and vision. Indian religious thought is raised out of the sphere of mere abstraction, and practical means of transcending human limitations are demonstrated in a way that will give the serious student much food for thought.
The opening chapters deal with Pre-Vedic religious thought, the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Buddha and his teachings and the Bhagavad-Gita. The deeper philosophical and moral-ethical implications of these doctrines are taken up in the second part of the book. The author's approach is critical, highly original and stimulating, and lucidly presented.
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During his lifetime he gave over three thousand lectures on religion and Indian culture to learned societies, university students, schools and conference centres in England, Holland, Germany, India and at his London home.
