Mosaics from India, Talks about India, Its Peoples, Religions and Customs (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Mosaics From India, Talks About India, Its Peoples, Religions and Customs Wander with me through Hindustan - the land of varied peoples, tongues and climes, of romance and of poetry, and yet the land of sorrow, poverty and false gods. We shall wish to see old temples, wherein, since long ago, these peoples have searched after God, drift ing into strange, idolatrous worship, not finding the Living One. Here and there we shall listen to talks by the wayside, in out-caste huts or in curtained zenanas. We shall go out into the beautiful country and, standing beside Mother Ganges, see the trees so rich in blossom, delight our eyes with the beauty of old palaces and visit tombs and mosques. Yet, most of all, we shall hope to get near the people at their vocations, in their ceremonies and in their worship near to the heart of India. And, as we see and know these people better, knowledge will inspire pity, then sympathy, sometimes admiration, and all will give place to love. They will be no longer barbarians, but simply strayed brothers of our common family. And, having learned to love them, we must long to bring them home to the family reunion, for Love never faileth. Some chapters of this book have appeared in The Chautauquan, The Missionary Review of the World and other publications, and I am greatly ia debted to their publishers for permission to reprint. Monier Williams' book on Brahminism has been consulted on points regarding caste and customs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.