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A Sketch of the Life and Works of the Late Mr. Justice M. G. Ranade, Judge of Her Majesty's High Court of Judicature, Bombay - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1902. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... chapter iv. Religious Opinions. Mr. Ranade was an earnest, devout, and de'voted member of the Prarathana Samaj. The religion of this Sabha is monotheism, and is destined in the end to be the religion of India. At least this is the opinion of those who refuse to believe that the country will sink into Agnosticism. For history shows that the human mind in cthe long run is never satisfied with a negative explanation of the origin of things and the destiny of the human soul. Of two explanations of 'the origin of things and the nature of being one positive and another ne gative vjhich are possible, it has chosen and will continue to choose the former; only it will make it conform to the principles of rationalism and progress which men 'have made in civilization and enlightenment, and divest it of superstitious and erroneous beliefs which are incompatible with such progress. "But the mental state," says Professor A. C. Fraser in his Gifford Lectures, "in which one doubts about everything is a state in which man cannot live. Even animal life in man includes perceptions of some things and faith in some of their physical meanings. We cannot live without eating and drinking, and we cannot eat and drink without faith in the nutriment, or in the agreeable sensations, which we" believe the visible food to supply, when it g only seen and before it is tasted." What has attracted me in the conduct and character of Mr. Ranade was his thoroughness and earnestness in whatever he undertook to do. These noble traits have marked his career as public servant, his lectures, religious or lay, his writings on political and economical subjects, and his conduct as a member of the Prarathana Samaj. His sermons delivered at the Samaj at Bombay or Poona struck me as calculated to inspire a...
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