“What struck me on the beach–and it struck me indeed, so that I staggered as at a blow–was that if the Eternal Principle had rested in that curved thorn I had carried about my neck across so many leagues, and if it now rested in the new thorn (perhaps the … Continue reading
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Caste and Social Order
Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power As was shown in the Doctrine of Castes, a person’s caste is the reflection of his nature, hence of his function in society. These functions, then, form a hierarchical relationship among each other. The first such relationship is that between Spiritual Authority, held by the … Continue reading