The Conduct of LifeHarcourt, Brace, 1951 - 342 pages Discusses the ultimate ethical and religious issues that confront modern man and offers a new orientation, directed to the renewal of life and the reintegration of modern civilization. |
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... role and unite with the source of all energy and life , blessed through spiritual exercises by ineffable illumination ( sattva ) , which those of lesser faith and more sluggish energies ( tamas ) will accomplish for themselves only ...
... role and unite with the source of all energy and life , blessed through spiritual exercises by ineffable illumination ( sattva ) , which those of lesser faith and more sluggish energies ( tamas ) will accomplish for themselves only ...
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... role other than his natural biological one , or the fixed prescriptions of social ritual . Thus emerging and developing social purposes get the better of habit and custom , tempting man into efforts that call forth otherwise unused ...
... role other than his natural biological one , or the fixed prescriptions of social ritual . Thus emerging and developing social purposes get the better of habit and custom , tempting man into efforts that call forth otherwise unused ...
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... role for the hero , with subordinate roles for the supporting cast . But in the further development of the drama , more than this is re- quired : the building of a special stage , the design of fresh scenery and properties , which will ...
... role for the hero , with subordinate roles for the supporting cast . But in the further development of the drama , more than this is re- quired : the building of a special stage , the design of fresh scenery and properties , which will ...
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THE CHALLENGE TO RENEWAL | 3 |
The Nature of Man 223 | 22 |
COSMOS AND PERSON | 58 |
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achieved action activities animal balance become biological biological type bring Buddhism capable capacity century Christian civilization concept consciousness cosmic create creative creature culture death detachment dionysian discipline disintegration divine doctrine dominant drama dream dynamic equilibrium effort elements emergence energy environment essential ethical evil existence experience external fact forces functions further goal growth habits Herman Melville higher Hindu Hinduism human personality ical ideal impulses inner insight interpretation invention isolationism living man's Marxism means mechanical ment merely mind modern moral nature once one's organic original Patrick Geddes pattern perhaps philosophy physical Plato possible potentialities practice present present philosophy primitive produce psychodrama purpose rational religion religious renewal response role romanticism sacrifice Schweitzer seek self-fabrication sense single Singular Points social society Socrates spirit super-ego survival symbols teleology tion totalitarian Toynbee transformation universal values whole York