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ఉపన్యాసపయోనిధి.
modern speculations of almost every shade were anticipated by the Indian philosophers many centuries ago. The conception of God, universe and the human soul which is predominant throughout the Upanishads has for depth, subtlety, sublimity not yet been excelled anywhere. Brahma Jnana is the ancient heritage of the Indian mind. But the Indian religions of all shades held that Brahma Jnana was monopoly of the Ascetics alone. If any one wanted to have Brahma Jnana he must give up society and retire to the forest. So long as a man remained in society he was required to confirm to the social customs ceremonies and tradition, which however were admitted to be useless and even false, but neverth-less men must not dispense with them in the name of Brahma Jnana, which was only fit for the Ascetics. What the Brahmo Samaj has done is that it has brought down this Brahma Jnans from the forests and the pages of Shastras to the daily common life of every man and woman......"
భగవంతుని గూర్చియును అనంతత్వమును గూర్చియును క్రొత్త యూహను దేనిని తెచ్చిపెట్టకపోయినను బ్రహ్మసమాజమతము హిందూదేశమునందలి మతజీవికకుఁ గ్రొత్తపరమావధిని దెచ్చిపెట్టినది. అనాదినుండియును హిందూ ఋషులు భగవంతునిగూర్చి మిక్కిలి ఘనమైన పరిజ్ఞానముకలవా
