Word: upanishads
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...keynote of this philosophy is that man cannot ever acquire Brahma, but must realize him. This aim cannot be accomplished by knowledge, for all knowledge is partial. In the Upanishad is written, "Mind can never know Brahma; words can never describe him. He can only be known by our soul, by its joy in him and by its love for him. Let man but once understand this great truth, and every obstacle, every task will become a joy; remain ignorant and we will pass from starvation to starvation, from trouble to trouble, and from one fear even to another...