,LETT] TO A ,H9DU ,! ,SUBJECTION ( ,9DIA-,ITS ,CAUSE & ,CURE #aih ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,AU?OR 3 ,G&HI ,TAGS 3 LAW ( LOVE1 CONT5TM5T & PEACE1 /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE1 FREE H9DU/AN1 *RI/IAN WORLD1 LAW C\RTS1 YASNAYA POLYANA1 FRE$OM-LOV+ PEOPLE1 RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS1 DIFF]5T NATIONS4 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,MAURE5 ,B>L91,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,9TRODUCTION BY ,M4 ,K4 ,G,&,H,I ,! LETT] PR9T$ BEL[ IS A TRANSLATION ( ,TOL/OY'S LETT] WRITT5 9 ,RUSSIAN 9 REPLY TO ONE FROM ! ,$ITOR ( ,FREE ,H9DU/AN4 ,AFT] HAV+ PASS$ FROM H& TO H&1 ?IS LETT] AT LA/ CAME 9TO MY POSSESSION ?R\< A FRI5D :O ASK$ ME1 AS ONE MU* 9T]E/$ 9 ,TOL/OY'S WRIT+S1 :E!R ,I ?\ATI & 9DUCE O!RS' TO TRANSLATE & PUBLI% IT 9 V>I\S ,9DIAN V]NACUL>S4 ,! LETT] AS RECEIV$ BY ME WAS A TYPE-WRITT5 COPY4 ,IT WAS !RE=E REF]R$ TO ! AU?OR1 :O CONFIRM$ IT AS HIS & K9DLY GRANT$ ME P]MISSION TO PR9T IT4 ,TO ME1 AS A HUMBLE FOLL[] ( ?AT GREAT TEA*] :OM ,I HAVE LONG LOOK$ UPON AS ONE ( MY GUIDES1 IT IS A MATT] ( HONOR TO BE CONNECT$ ) ! PUBLICATION ( HIS LETT]1 SU* ESPECIALLY AS ! ONE :I* IS N[ BE+ GIV5 TO ! WORLD4 ,IT IS A M]E /ATEM5T ( FACT TO SAY ?AT EV]Y ,9DIAN1 :E!R HE [NS UP TO IT OR NOT1 HAS NATIONAL ASPIRATIONS4 ,BUT !RE >E AS MANY OP9IONS AS !RE >E ,9DIAN NATIONALI/S AS TO ! EXACT MEAN+ ( ?AT ASPIRATION1 & MORE ESPECIALLY AS TO ! ME?ODS TO BE US$ TO ATTA9 ! 5D4 ,ONE ( ! ACCEPT$ & 'TIME-HONOR$' ME?ODS TO ATTA9 ! 5D IS ?AT ( VIOL5CE4 ,! ASSASS9ATION ( ,SIR ,CURZON ,WYLIE WAS AN ILLU/RATION ( ?AT ME?OD 9 ITS WOR/ & MO/ DETE/ABLE =M4 ,TOL/OY'S LIFE HAS BE5 DEVOT$ TO REPLAC+ ! ME?OD ( VIOL5CE = REMOV+ TYRANNY OR SECUR+ RE=M BY ! ME?OD ( NONRESI/ANCE TO EVIL4 ,HE W\LD MEET HATR$ EXPRESS$ 9 VIOL5CE BY LOVE EXPRESS$ 9 SELF-SUFF]+4 ,HE ADMITS ( NO EXCEPTION TO :ITTLE D[N ?IS GREAT & DIV9E LAW ( LOVE4 ,HE APPLIES IT TO ALL ! PROBLEMS ?AT TR\BLE MANK9D4 ,:5 A MAN LIKE ,TOL/OY1 ONE ( ! CLE>E/ ?9K]S 9 ! WE/]N WORLD1 ONE ( ! GREATE/ WRIT]S1 ONE :O AS A SOLDI] HAS KN[N :AT VIOL5CE IS & :AT IT CAN DO1 CONDEMNS ,JAPAN = HAV+ BL9DLY FOLL[$ ! LAW ( MOD]N SCI5CE1 FALSELY SO-CALL$1 & FE>S = ?AT C\NTRY '! GREATE/ CALAMITIES'1 IT IS = US TO PAUSE & CONSID] :E!R1 9 \R IMPATI5CE ( ,5GLI% RULE1 WE DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE ONE EVIL BY ANO!R & A WORSE4 ,9DIA1 :I* IS ! NURS]Y ( ! GREAT FAI?S ( ! WORLD1 WILL CEASE TO BE NATIONALI/ ,9DIA1 :ATEV] ELSE %E MAY BECOME1 :5 %E GOES ?R\< ! PROCESS ( CIVILIZATION 9 ! %APE ( REPRODUCTION ON ?AT SACR$ SOIL ( GUN FACTORIES & ! HATEFUL 9DU/RIALISM :I* HAS R$UC$ ! PEOPLE ( ,EUROPE TO A /ATE ( SLAV]Y1 & ALL BUT /IFL$ AMONG !M ! BE/ 9/9CTS :I* >E ! H]ITAGE ( ! HUMAN FAMILY4 ,IF WE DO NOT WANT ! ,5GLI% 9 ,9DIA WE MU/ PAY ! PRICE4 ,TOL/OY 9DICATES IT4 ',DO NOT RESI/ EVIL1 BUT ALSO DO NOT Y\RSELVES P>TICIPATE 9 EVIL - 9 ! VIOL5T DE$S ( ! ADM9I/RATION ( ! LAW C\RTS1 ! COLLECTION ( TAXES &1 :AT IS MORE IMPORTANT1 ( ! SOLDI]S1 & NO ONE 9 ! WORLD WILL 5?RALL$ Y\'1 PASSIONATELY DECL>ES ! SAGE ( ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA4 ,:O CAN QUE/ION ! TRU? ( :AT HE SAYS 9 ! FOLL[+3 ',A COMM]CIAL COMPANY 5SLAV$ A NATION COMPRIS+ TWO HUNDR$ MILLIONS4 ,TELL ?IS TO A MAN FREE FROM SUP]/ITION & HE WILL FAIL TO GRASP :AT !SE WORDS MEAN4 ,:AT DOES IT MEAN ?AT ?IRTY ?\S& PEOPLE1 NOT A?LETES1 BUT RA!R WEAK & ORD9>Y PEOPLE1 HAVE 5SLAV$ TWO HUNDR$ MILLIONS ( VIGOR\S1 CLEV]1 CAPABLE1 FRE$OM-LOV+ PEOPLE8 ,DO NOT ! FIGURES MAKE IT CLE> ?AT NOT ! ,5GLI%1 BUT ! ,9DIANS1 HAVE 5SLAV$ !MSELVES 8' ,ONE NE$ NOT ACCEPT ALL ?AT ,TOL/OY SAYS-SOME ( HIS FACTS >E NOT ACCURATELY /AT$-TO REALIZE ! C5TRAL TRU? ( HIS 9DICTM5T ( ! PRES5T SY/EM1 :I* IS TO UND]/& & ACT UPON ! IRRESI/IBLE P[] ( ! S\L OV] ! BODY1 ( LOVE1 :I* IS AN ATTRIBUTE ( ! S\L1 OV] ! BRUTE OR BODY =CE G5]AT$ BY ! /IRR+ 9 US ( EVIL PASSIONS4 ,!RE IS NO D\BT ?AT !RE IS NO?+ NEW 9 :AT ,TOL/OY PREA*ES4 ,BUT HIS PRES5TATION ( ! OLD TRU? IS REFRE%+LY =CEFUL4 ,HIS LOGIC IS UNASSAILABLE4 ,& ABOVE ALL HE 5DEAVORS TO PRACTICE :AT HE PREA*ES4 ,HE PREA*ES TO CONV9CE4 ,HE IS S9C]E & 9 E>NE/4 ,HE COMM&S ATT5TION4 .<#a#i? ,NOVEMB]1 #a#i#i4.> ,M4 ,K4 ,G,&,H,I ,A ,L,E,T,T,] ,T,O ,A ,H,9,D,U ,BY ,L,E,O ,T,O,L,/,O,Y ,ALL ?AT EXI/S IS ,ONE4 ,PEOPLE ONLY CALL ?IS ,ONE BY DIFF]5T NAMES4 ,! ,V,$,A,S4 ,GOD IS LOVE1 & HE ?AT ABIDE? 9 LOVE ABIDE? 9 ,GOD1 & ,GOD ABIDE? 9 HIM4 ,I ,J,O,H,N IV4 #a#f4 ,GOD IS ONE :OLE2 WE >E ! P>TS4 ,E,X,P,O,S,I,T,I,O,N ,( ,! ,T,E,A,*,+ ,( ,! ,V,$,A,S ,B,Y ,V,I,V,E,K,A,N,&,A4 ,I ,DO NOT SEEK QUIET & RE/ 9 ?OSE E>?LY REALMS :]E DELUSIONS & DESIRES >E 5G5D]$1 = IF ?\ DO/1 ?\ WILT BE DRAGG$ ?R\< ! R\< WILD]NESS ( LIFE1 :I* IS F> FROM ,ME4 ,:5EV] ?\ FEELE/ ?AT ?Y FEET >E BECOM+ 5TANGL$ 9 ! 9T]LAC$ ROOTS ( LIFE1 KN[ ?AT ?\ HAS /RAY$ FROM ! PA? TO :I* ,I BECKON !E3 = ,I HAVE PLAC$ !E 9 BROAD1 SMOO? PA?S1 :I* >E /REWN ) FL[]S4 ,I HAVE PUT A LITICUL>LY ( LATE4 ,I WILL TRY TO EXPLA9 TO Y\ :AT ,I ?9K AB\T ?AT SUBJECT 9 G5]AL1 & P>TICUL>LY AB\T ! CAUSE FROM :I* ! DREADFUL EVILS ( :I* Y\ WRITE 9 Y\R LETT]1 & 9 ! ,H9DU P]IODICAL Y\ HAVE S5T ME1 HAVE >IS5 & CONT9UE TO >ISE4 ,! REASON = ! A/ONI%+ FACT ?AT A MAJORITY ( WORK+ PEOPLE SUBMIT TO A H&FUL ( IDL]S :O CONTROL !IR LABOR & !IR V]Y LIVES IS ALWAYS & EV]Y:]E ! SAME-:E!R ! OPPRESSORS & OPPRESS$ >E ( ONE RACE OR :E!R1 AS 9 ,9DIA & ELSE:]E1 ! OPPRESSORS >E ( A DIFF]5T NATION4 ,?IS PH5OM5ON SEEMS P>TICUL>LY /RANGE 9 ,9DIA1 = !RE MORE ?AN TWO HUNDR$ MILLION PEOPLE1 HITICLES 9 ,FREE ,H9DU/AN AS WELL AS FROM ! V]Y 9T]E/+ WRIT+S ( ! ,H9DU ,SWAMI ,VIVEKAN&A & O!RS1 IT APPE>S ?AT1 AS IS ! CASE 9 \R TIME ) ! ILLS ( ALL NATIONS1 ! REASON LIES 9 ! LACK ( A REASONABLE RELIGI\S TEA*+ :I* BY EXPLA9+ ! MEAN+ ( LIFE W\LD SUPPLY A SUPREME LAW = ! GUIDANCE ( CONDUCT & W\LD REPLACE ! MORE ?AN DUBI\S PRECEPTS ( PSEUDO-RELIGION & PSEUDO-SCI5CE ) ! IMMORAL CONCLUSIONS D$UC$ FROM !M & COMMONLY CALL$ 'CIVILIZATION'4 ,Y\R LETT]1 AS WELL AS ! >TICLES 9 ,FREE ,H9DU/AN & ,9DIAN POLITICAL LIT]ATURE G5]ALLY1 %[S ?AT MO/ ( ! LEAD]S ( PUBLIC OP9ION AMONG Y\R PEOPLE NO LONG] ATTA* ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO ! RELIGI\S TEA*+S ?AT W]E & >E PR(ESS$ BY ! PEOPLES ( ,9DIA1 & RECOGNIZE NO POSSIBILITY ( FREE+ ! PEOPLE FROM ! OPPRESSION !Y 5DURE EXCEPT BY ADOPT+ ! IRRELIGI\S & PR(\NDLY IMMORAL SOCIAL >RANGEM5TS UND] :I* ! ,5GLI% & O!R PSEUDO-,*RI/IAN NATIONS LIVE TO-DAY4 ,& YET ! *IEF IF NOT ! SOLE CAUSE ( ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ! ,9DIAN PEOPLES BY ! ,5GLI% LIES 9 ?IS V]Y ABS5CE ( A RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS & ( ! GUIDANCE = CONDUCT :I* %\LD FL[ FROM IT - A LACK COMMON 9 \R DAY TO ALL NATIONS ,EA/ & ,WE/1 FROM ,JAPAN TO ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA ALIKE4 ,I,I YE1 :O SEE P]PLEXITIES OV] Y\R HEADS1 B5EA? Y\R FEET1 & TO ! RI TO Y\ ,I MU/ GO F>!R BACK4 ,WE DO NOT1 CANNOT1 & ,I V5TURE TO SAY NE$ NOT1 KN[ H[ M5 LIV$ MILLIONS ( YE>S AGO OR EV5 T5 ?\S& YE>S AGO1 BUT WE DO KN[ POSITIVELY ?AT1 AS F> BACK AS WE HAVE ANY KN[L$GE ( MANK9D1 IT HAS ALWAYS LIV$ 9 SPECIAL GR\PS ( FAMILIES1 TRIBES1 & NATIONS 9 :I* ! MAJORITY1 9 ! CONVICTION ?AT IT MU/ BE SO1 SUBMISSIVELY & WILL+LY B[$ TO ! RULE ( ONE OR MORE P]SONS-?AT IS TO A V]Y SMALL M9ORITY4 ,DESPITE ALL V>IETIES ( CIRCUM/ANCES & P]SONALITIES !SE RELATIONS MANIFE/$ !MSELVES AMONG ! V>I\S PEOPLES ( :OSE ORIG9 WE HAVE ANY KN[L$GE2 & ! F>!R BACK WE GO ! MORE ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y DID ?IS >RANGEM5T APPE>1 BO? TO ! RUL]S & ! RUL$1 TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE = PEOPLE TO LIVE PEACEFULLY TOGE!R4 ,SO IT WAS EV]Y:]E4 ,BUT ?\< ?IS EXT]NAL =M ( LIFE EXI/$ = C5TURIES & /ILL EXI/S1 V]Y E>LY-?\S&S ( YE>S BE=E \R TIME-AMID ?IS LIFE BAS$ ON CO]CION1 ONE & ! SAME ?\$ 9 MO/ V>I\S =MS AT DIFF]5T TIMES & PLACES1 ) V>Y+ COMPLET5ESS & CL>ITY4 ,IT F\ND EXPRESSION 9 ,BRAHMANISM1 ,JUDAISM1 ,MAZDAISM 7! TEA*+S ( ,ZOROA/]71 9 ,BUDDHISM1 ,TAOISM1 ,CONFUCIANISM1 & 9 ! WRIT+S ( ! ,GREEK & ,ROMAN SAGES1 AS WELL AS 9 ,*RI/IANITY & ,MOHAMM$ANISM4 ,! M]E FACT ?AT ?IS ?\$ QUITE IRRECONCILABLE ) ! EXI/+ ORD] ( SOCIETY4 ,MOREOV] IT WAS AT FIR/ EXPRESS$ ONLY FRAGM5T>ILY1 & SO OBSCURELY ?AT ?\< PEOPLE ADMITT$ ITS !ORETIC TRU? !Y C\LD NOT 5TIRELY ACCEPT IT AS GUIDANCE = !IR CONDUCT4 ,!N1 TOO1 ! DISSEM9ATION ( ! TRU? 9 A SOCIETY BAS$ ON CO]CION WAS ALWAYS H9D]$ 9 ONE & ! SAME MANN]1 NAMELY1 ?OSE 9 P[]1 FEEL+ ?AT ! RECOGNITION ( ?IS TRU? W\LD UND]M9E !IR POSITION1 CONSCI\SLY OR SOMETIMES UNCONSCI\SLY P]V]T$ IT BY EXPLANATIONS & ADDITIONS QUITE =EIGN TO IT1 & ALSO OPPOS$ IT BY OP5 VIOL5CE4 ,?US ! TRU?-?AT HIS LIFE %\LD BE DIRECT$ BY ! SPIRITUAL ELEM5T :I* IS ITS BASIS1 :I* MANIFE/S ITSELF AS LOVE1 & :I* IS SO NATURAL TO MAN-?IS TRU?1 9 ORD] TO =CE A WAY TO MAN'S CONSCI\SNESS1 HAD TO /RUGGLE NOT M]ELY AGA9/ ! OBSCURITY ) :I* IT WAS EXPRESS$ & ! 9T5TIONAL & UN9T5TIONAL DI/ORTIONS SURR\ND+ IT1 BUT ALSO AGA9/ DELIB]ATE VIOL5CE1 :I* BY MEANS ( P]SECUTIONS & PUNI%M5TS S\ITY-OCCURR$ EV]Y:]E3 9 ,CONFUCIANISM & ,TAOISM1 9 ,BUDDHISM & 9 ,*RI/IANITY1 9 ,MOHAMM$ANISM & 9 Y\R ,BRAHMANISM4 ,I,I,I ,MY H& HAS S[$ LOVE EV]Y:]E1 GIV+ UNTO ALL ?AT WILL RECEIVE4 ,BLESS+S >E (F]$ UNTO ALL ,MY *ILDR51 BUT MANY TIMES 9 !IR BL9DNESS !Y FAIL TO SEE !M4 ,H[ FEW !RE >E :O GA!R ! GIFTS :I* LIE 9 PR(USION AT !IR FEET3 H[ MANY !RE >E1 :O1 9 WILLFUL WAYW>DNESS1 TURN !IR EYES AWAY FROM !M & COMPLA9 ) A WAIL ?AT !Y HAVE NOT ?AT :I* ,I HAVE GIV5 !M2 MANY ( !M DEFIANTLY REPUDIATE NOT ONLY ,MY GIFTS1 BUT ,ME ALSO1 ,ME1 ! ,S\RCE ( ALL BLESS+S & ! ,AU?OR ( !IR BE+4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,I T>RY A:ILE FROM ! TURMOIL & /RIFE ( ! WORLD4 ,I WILL BEAUTIFY & QUICK5 ?Y LIFE ) LOVE & ) JOY1 = ! LIS-MIRIVE AT A SIMIL> CONCLUSION ) REG>D TO ?OSE :O HAVE EMPLOY$ VIOL5CE TO !M1 & ?\< ! GREAT RELIGI\S TEA*]S ( ,BRAHMANISM1 ,BUDDHISM1 & ABOVE ALL ( ,*RI/IANITY1 =ESEE+ SU* A P]V]SION ( ! LAW ( LOVE1 HAVE CON/ANTLY DRAWN ATT5TION TO ! ONE 9V>IABLE CONDITION ( LOVE 7NAMELY1 ! 5DUR+ ( 9JURIES1 9SULTS1 & VIOL5CE ( ALL K9DS )\T RESI/+ EVIL BY EVIL7 PEOPLE CONT9U$-REG>DLESS ( ALL ?AT LEADS MAN =W>D-TO TRY TO UNITE ! 9COMPATIBLES3 ! VIRTUE ( LOVE1 & :AT IS OPPOS$ TO LOVE1 NAMELY1 ! RE/RA9+ ( EVIL BY VIOL5CE4 ,& SU* A TEA*+1 DESPITE ITS 9N] CONTRADICTION1 WAS SO FIRMLY E/ABLI%$ ?AT ! V]Y PEOPLE :O RECOGNIZE LOVE AS A VIRTUE ACCEPT AS LAWFUL AT ! SAME TIME AN ORD] ( LIFE BAS$ ON VIOL5CE & ALL[+ M5 NOT M]ELY TO TORTURE BUT EV5 TO KILL ONE ANO!R4 ,= A LONG TIME PEOPLE LIV$ 9 ?IS OBVI\S CONTRADICTION )\T NOTIC+ IT4 ,BUT A TIME >RIV$ :5 ?IS CONTRADICTION BECAME MORE & MORE EVID5T TO ?9K]S ( V>I\S NATIONS4 ,& ! OLD & SIMPLE TRU? ?AT IT IS NATURAL = M5 TO HELP & TO LOVE ONE ANO!R1 BUT NOT TO TORTURE & TO KILL ONE ANO!R1 BECAME EV] CLE>]1 SO ?AT FEW] & FEW] PEOPLE W]E ABLE TO BELIEVE ! SOPHI/RIES BY :I* ! DI/ORTION ( ! TRU? HAD BE5 MADE SO PLAUSIBLE4 ,9 =M] TIMES ! *IEF ME?OD ( JU/IFY+ ! USE ( VIOL5CE & !REBY 9FR++ ! LAW ( LOVE WAS BY CLAIM+ A DIV9E RIS1 ,SULTANS1 ,RAJAHS1 ,%AHS1 & O!R HEADS ( /ATES4 ,BUT ! LONG] HUMANITY LIV$ ! WEAK] GREW ! BELIEF 9 ?IS PECULI>1 ,GOD-GIV5 RILY1 & N[ ! MAJORITY SEE QUITE CLE>LY1 ! S5SELESSNESS & IMMORALITY ( SUBORD9AT+ !IR WILLS TO ?OSE ( O!R PEOPLE JU/ LIKE !MSELVES1 :5 !Y >E BIDD5 TO DO :AT IS CONTR>Y NOT ONLY TO !IR 9T]E/S BUT ALSO TO !IR MORAL S5SE4 ,& SO ONE MII\S K9DS1 PEOPLE W\LD TRY TO FREE !MSELVES FROM SUBJECTION TO IT4 ,BUT UN=TUNATELY NOT ONLY W]E ! RUL]S1 :O W]E CONSID]$ SUP]NATURAL BE+S1 B5EFIT$ BY HAV+ ! PEOPLES 9 SUBJECTION1 BUT AS A RESULT ( ! BELIEF 91 & DUR+ ! RULE (1 !SE PSEUDODIV9E BE+S1 EV] L>G] & L>G] CIRCLES ( PEOPLE GR\P$ & E/ABLI%$ !MSELVES >\ND !M1 & UND] AN APPE>ANCE ( GOV]N+ TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! PEOPLE4 ,& :5 ! OLD DECEPTION ( A SUP]NATURAL & ,GOD-APPO9T$ AU?ORITY HAD DW9DL$ AWAY !SE M5 W]E ONLY CONC]N$ TO DEVISE A NEW ONE :I* LIKE ITS PR$ECESSOR %\LD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO HOLD ! PEOPLE 9 BONDAGE TO A LIMIT$ NUMB] ( RUL]S4 ,I,V ,*ILDR51 DO Y\ WANT TO KN[ BY :AT Y\R HE>TS %\LD BE GUID$8 ,?R[ ASIDE Y\R LONG+S & /RIV+S AFT] ?AT :I* IS NULL & VOID2 GET RID ( Y\R ]RONE\S ?\ISE TO Y\R TRUE ,BE+1 & !N Y\ WILL HAVE NO?+ TO FE>4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,NEW JU/IFICATIONS HAVE N[ APPE>$ 9 PLACE ( ! ANTIQUAT$1 OBSOLETE1 RELIGI\S ONES4 ,!SE NEW JU/IFICATIONS >E JU/ AS 9ADEQUATE AS ! OLD ONES1 BUT AS !Y >E NEW !IR FUTILITY CANNOT IMM$IATELY BE RECOGNIZ$ BY ! MAJORITY ( M54 ,BESIDES ?IS1 ?OSE :O 5JOY P[] PROPAGATE !SE NEW SOPHI/RIES & SUPPORT !M SO SKILLFULLY ?AT !Y SEEM IRREFUTABLE EV5 TO MANY ( ?OSE :O SUFF] FROM ! OPPRESSION !SE !ORIES SEEK TO JU/IFY4 ,!SE NEW JU/IFICATIONS >E T]M$ 'SCI5TIFIC'4 ,BUT BY ! T]M 'SCI5TIFIC' IS UND]/OOD JU/ :AT WAS =M]LY UND]/OOD BY ! T]M 'RELIGI\S'3 JU/ AS =M]LY EV]Y?+ CALL$ 'RELIGI\S' WAS HELD TO BE UNQUE/IONABLE SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS CALL$ RELIGI\S1 SO N[ ALL ?AT IS CALL$ 'SCI5TIFIC' IS HELD TO BE UNQUE/IONABLE4 ,9 ! PRES5T CASE ! OBSOLETE RELIGI\S JU/IFICATION ( VIOL5CE :I* CONSI/$ 9 ! RECOGNITION ( ! SUP]NATURAL P]SONALITY ( ! ,GOD-ORDA9$ RUL] 7'!RE IS NO P[] BUT ( ,GOD'7 HAS BE5 SUP]S$$ BY ! 'SCI5TIFIC' JU/IFICATION :I* PUTS =W>D1 FIR/1 ! ASS]TION ?AT BECAUSE ! CO]CION ( MAN BY MAN HAS EXI/$ 9 ALL AGES1 IT FOLL[S ?AT SU* CO]CION MU/ CONT9UE TO EXI/4 ,?IS ASS]TION ?AT PEOPLE %\LD CONT9UE TO LIVE AS !Y HAVE DONE ?R\<\T PA/ AGES RA!R ?AN AS !IR REASON & CONSCI5CE 9DICATE1 IS :AT 'SCI5CE' CALLS '! HI/ORIC LAW'4 ,A FUR!R 'SCI5TIFIC' JU/IFICATION LIES 9 ! /ATEM5T ?AT AS AMONG PLANTS & WILD BEA/S !RE IS A CON/ANT /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE :I* ALWAYS RESULTS 9 ! SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/1 A SIMIL> /RUGGLE %\LD BE C>RI$ ON AMONG HUMAN BE+S-BE+S1 ?AT IS1 :O >E GIFT$ ) 9TELLIG5CE & LOVE2 FACULTIES LACK+ 9 ! CREATURES SUBJECT TO ! /RUGGLE = EXI/5CE & SURVIVAL ( ! FITTE/4 ,SU* IS ! SECOND 'SCI5TIFIC' JU/IFICATION4 ,! ?IRD1 MO/ IMPORTANT1 & UN=TUNATELY MO/ WIDESPREAD JU/IFICATION IS1 AT BOTTOM1 ! AGE- OLD RELIGI\S ONE JU/ A LITTLE ALT]$3 ?AT 9 PUBLIC LIFE ! SUPPRESSION ( SOME = ! PROTECTION ( ! MAJORITY CANNOT BE AVOID$-SO ?AT CO]CION IS UNAVOIDABLE H[EV] DESIRABLE RELIANCE ON LOVE ALONE MI$ ?AT ! RIE AT ! HELM AT ! MOM5T4 ,SU* >E ! SCI5TIFIC JU/IFICATIONS ( ! PR9CIPLE ( CO]CION4 ,!Y >E NOT M]ELY WEAK BUT ABSOLUTELY 9VALID1 YET !Y >E SO MU* NE$$ BY ?OSE :O OCCUPY PRIVILEG$ POSITIONS ?AT !Y BELIEVE 9 !M AS BL9DLY AS !Y =M]LY BELIEV$ 9 ! IMMACULATE CONCEPTION1 & PROPAGATE !M JU/ AS CONFID5TLY4 ,& ! UN=TUNATE MAJORITY ( M5 B\ND TO TOIL IS SO DAZZL$ BY ! POMP ) :I* !SE 'SCI5TIFIC TRU?S' >E PRES5T$1 ?AT UND] ?IS NEW 9FLU5CE IT ACCEPTS !SE SCI5TIFIC /UPIDITIES = HOLY TRU?1 JU/ AS IT =M]LY ACCEPT$ ! PSEUDO-RELIGI\S JU/IFICATIONS2 & IT CONT9UES TO SUBMIT TO ! PRES5T HOLD]S ( P[] :O >E JU/ AS H>D- HE>T$ BUT RA!R MORE NUM]\S ?AN BE=E4 ,V ,:O AM ,I8 ,I AM ?AT :I* ?\ HA/ SE>*$ = S9CE ?Y BABY EYES GAZ$ WOND]+LY UPON ! WORLD1 :OSE HORIZON HIDES ?IS REAL LIFE FROM !E4 ,I AM ?AT :I* 9 ?Y HE>T ?\ HA/ PRAY$ =1 DEM&$ AS ?Y BIR?RIS4 ,SOMETIMES ,I LAY 9 !E GRIEV+ BECAUSE ?\ DID/ NOT RECOGNIZE ME2 SOMETIMES ,I RAIS$ MY HEAD1 OP5$ MY EYES1 & EXT5D$ MY >MS CALL+ !E EI!R T5D]LY & QUIETLY1 OR /R5U\SLY1 DE- M&+ ?AT ?\ %\LD/ REBEL AGA9/ ! IRON *A9S :I* B\ND !E TO ! E>?4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,SO MATT]S W5T ON1 & /ILL GO ON1 9 ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD4 ,BUT WE MINESS AMONG Y\R PEOPLE TO BE ! RELIGI\S BASIS ( HUMAN LIFE4 ,LOVE1 & =CIBLE RESI/ANCE TO EVIL-DO]S1 9VOLVE SU* A MUTUAL CONTRADICTION AS TO DE/ROY UTT]LY ! :OLE S5SE & MEAN+ ( ! CONCEPTION ( LOVE4 ,& :AT FOLL[S8 ,) A LIT & 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY Y\1 AN ADH]5T ( A RELIGI\S PEOPLE1 D5Y !IR LAW1 FEEL+ CONV9C$ ( Y\R SCI5TIFIC 5LIE N[ TRY+ TO FIY PEOPLE1 HAVE SUBDU$ TWO HUNDR$ MILLION VIGOR\S1 CLEV]1 CAPABLE1 & FRE$OM-LOV+ PEOPLE8 ,DO NOT ! FIGURES MAKE IT CLE> ?AT IT IS NOT ! ,5GLI% :O HAVE 5SLAV$ ! ,9DIANS1 BUT ! ,9DIANS :O HAVE 5SLAV$ !MSELVES8 ,:5 ! ,9DIANS COMPLA9 ?AT ! ,5GLI% HAVE 5SLAV$ !M IT IS AS IF DRUNK>DS COMPLA9$ ?AT ! SPIRIT-DEAL]S :O HAVE SETTL$ AMONG !M HAVE 5SLAV$ !M4 ,Y\ TELL !M ?AT !Y MIE SO ACCU/OM$ TO IT ?AT !Y CANNOT AB/A91 & ?AT !Y MU/ HAVE ALCOHOL TO KEEP UP !IR 5]GY4 ,IS IT NOT ! SAME ?+ ) ! MILLIONS ( PEOPLE :O SUBMIT TO ?\S&S' OR EV5 TO HUNDR$S1 ( O!RS-( !IR [N OR O!R NATIONS8 ,IF ! PEOPLE ( ,9DIA >E 5SLAV$ BY VIOL5CE IT IS ONLY BECAUSE !Y !MSELVES LIVE & HAVE LIV$ BY VIOL5CE1 & DO NOT RECOGNIZE ! ET]NAL LAW ( LOVE 9H]5T 9 HUMANITY4 ,PITIFUL & FOOLI% IS ! MAN :O SEEKS :AT HE ALREADY HAS1 & DOES NOT KN[ ?AT HE HAS IT4 ,YES1 ,PITIFUL & FOOLI% IS HE :O DOES NOT KN[ ! BLISS ( LOVE :I* SURR\NDS HIM & :I* ,I HAVE GIV5 HIM4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,AS SOON AS M5 LIVE 5TIRELY 9 ACCORD ) ! LAW ( LOVE NATURAL TO !IR HE>TS & N[ REVEAL$ TO !M1 :I* EXCLUDES ALL RESI/ANCE BY VIOL5CE1 & !RE=E HOLD ALO( FROM ALL P>TICIPATION 9 VIOL5CE-AS SOON AS ?IS HAPP5S1 NOT ONLY WILL HUNDR$S BE UNABLE TO 5?RALL$ MILLIONS1 BUT NOT EV5 MILLIONS WILL BE ABLE TO 5?RALL$ A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL4 ,DO NOT RESI/ ! EVIL- DO] & TAKE NO P>T 9 DO+ SO1 EI!R 9 ! VIOL5T DE$S ( ! ADM9I/RATION1 9 ! LAW C\RTS1 ! COLLECTION ( TAXES1 OR ABOVE ALL 9 SOLDI]+1 & NO ONE 9 ! WORLD WILL BE ABLE TO 5?RALL$ Y\4 ,V,I YE :O SIT 9 BONDAGE & CONT9UALLY SEEK & PANT = FRE$OM1 SEEK ONLY = LOVE4 ,LOVE IS PEACE 9 ITSELF & PEACE :I* GIVES COMPLETE SATISFACTION4 ,I AM ! KEY ?AT OP5S ! PORTAL TO ! R>ELY DISCOV]$ L& :]E CONT5TM5T ALONE IS F\ND4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,:AT IS N[ HAPP5+ TO ! PEOPLE ( ! ,EA/ AS ( ! ,WE/ IS LIKE :AT HAPP5S TO EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL :5 HE PASSES FROM *ILDHOOD TO ADOLESC5CE & FROM Y\? TO MANHOOD4 ,HE LOSES :AT HAD HI!RTO GUID$ HIS LIFE & LIVES )\T DIRECTION1 NOT HAV+ F\ND A NEW /&>D SUITABLE TO HIS AGE1 & SO HE 9V5TS ALL SORTS ( OCCUPATIONS1 C>ES1 DI/RACTIONS1 & /UPEFACTIONS TO DIV]T HIS ATT5TION FROM ! MIS]Y & S5SELESSNESS ( HIS LIFE4 ,SU* A CONDITION MAY LA/ A LONG TIME4 ,:5 AN 9DIVIDUAL PASSES FROM ONE P]IOD ( LIFE TO ANO!R A TIME COMES :5 HE CANNOT GO ON 9 S5SELESS ACTIVITY & EXCITEM5T AS BE=E1 BUT HAS TO UND]/& ?AT AL?\< HE HAS \TGR[N :AT BE=E US$ TO DIRECT HIM1 ?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT HE MU/ LIVE )\T ANY REASONABLE GUIDANCE1 BUT RA!R ?AT HE MU/ =MULATE = HIMSELF AN UND]/&+ ( LIFE CORRESPOND+ TO HIS AGE1 & HAV+ ELUCIDAT$ IT MU/ BE GUID$ BY IT4 ,& 9 ! SAME WAY A SIMIL> TIME MU/ COME 9 ! GR[? & DEVELOPM5T ( HUMANITY4 ,I BELIEVE ?AT SU* A TIME HAS N[ >RIV$-NOT 9 ! S5SE ?AT IT HAS COME 9 ! YE> #a#i#h1 BUT ?AT ! 9H]5T CONTRADICTION ( HUMAN LIFE HAS N[ REA*$ AN EXTREME DEGREE ( T5SION3 ON ! ONE SIDE !RE IS ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! B5EFIC5CE ( ! LAW ( LOVE1 & ON ! O!R ! EXI/+ ORD] ( LIFE :I* HAS = C5TURIES OCCASION$ AN EMPTY1 ANXI\S1 RE/LESS1 & TR\BL$ MODE ( LIFE1 CONFLICT+ AS IT DOES ) ! LAW ( LOVE & BUILT ON ! USE ( VIOL5CE4 ,?IS CONTRADICTION MU/ BE FAC$1 & ! SOLUTION WILL EVID5TLY NOT BE FAVORABLE TO ! \TLIV$ LAW ( VIOL5CE1 BUT TO ! TRU? :I* HAS DWELT 9 ! HE>TS ( M5 FROM REMOTE ANTIQUITY3 ! TRU? ?AT ! LAW ( LOVE IS 9 ACCORD ) ! NATURE ( MAN4 ,BUT M5 CAN ONLY RECOGNIZE ?IS TRU? TO ITS FULL EXT5T :5 !Y HAVE COMPLETELY FRE$ !MSELVES FROM ALL RELIGI\S & SCI5TIFIC SUP]/ITIONS & FROM ALL ! CONSEQU5T MISREPRES5TATIONS & SOPHI/ICAL DI/ORTIONS BY :I* ITS RECOGNITION HAS BE5 H9D]$ = C5TURIES4 ,TO SAVE A S9K+ %IP IT IS NECESS>Y TO ?R[ OV]BO>D ! BALLA/1 :I* ?\< IT MAY ONCE HAVE BE5 NE$$ W\LD N[ CAUSE ! %IP TO S9K4 ,& SO IT IS ) ! SCI5TIFIC SUP]/ITION :I* HIDES ! TRU? ( !IR WELF>E FROM MANK9D4 ,9 ORD] ?AT M5 %\LD EMBRACE ! TRU?- NOT 9 ! VAGUE WAY !Y DID 9 *ILDHOOD1 NOR 9 ! ONE-SID$ & P]V]T$ WAY PRES5T$ TO !M BY !IR RELIGI\S & SCI5TIFIC TEA*]S1 BUT EMBRACE IT AS !IR HITIAL1 TIMID ATTEMPT1 RECKON+ ) TRADITIONS SANCTIFI$ BY AGE & ) ! HABITS ( ! PEOPLE - NOT SU* AS WAS EFFECT$ 9 ! RELIGI\S SPH]E BY ,GURU-,NANAK1 ! F\ND] ( ! SECT ( ! ,SIKHS1 & 9 ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD BY ,LU!R1 & BY SIMIL> RE=M]S 9 O!R RELIGIONS-BUT A FUNDAM5TAL CLEANS+ ( RELIGI\S CONSCI\SNESS FROM ALL ANCI5T RELIGI\S & MOD]N SCI5TIFIC SUP]/ITIONS4 ,IF ONLY PEOPLE FRE$ !MSELVES FROM !IR BELIEFS 9 ALL K9DS ( ,ORMUZDS1 ,BRAHMAS1 ,SABBAO?S1 & !IR 9C>NATION AS ,KRI%NAS & ,*RI/S1 FROM BELIEFS 9 ,P>ADISES & ,HELLS1 9 RE9C>NATIONS & RESURRECTIONS1 FROM BELIEF 9 ! 9T]F]5CE ( ! ,GODS 9 ! EXT]NAL AFFAIRS ( ! UNIV]SE1 & ABOVE ALL1 IF !Y FRE$ !MSELVES FROM BELIEF 9 ! 9FALLIBILITY ( ALL ! V>I\S ,V$AS1 ,BIBLES1 ,GOSPELS1 ,TRIPITAKAS1 ,KORANS1 & ! LIKE1 & ALSO FRE$ !MSELVES FROM BL9D BELIEF 9 A V>IETY ( SCI5TIFIC TEA*+S AB\T 9F9ITELY SMALL ATOMS & MOLECULES & 9 ALL ! 9F9ITELY GREAT & 9F9ITELY REMOTE WORLDS1 !IR MOVEM5TS & ORIG91 AS WELL AS FROM FAI? 9 ! 9FALLIBILITY ( ! SCI5TIFIC LAW TO :I* HUMANITY IS AT PRES5T SUBJECT$3 ! HI/ORIC LAW1 ! ECONOMIC LAWS1 ! LAW ( /RUGGLE & SURVIVAL1 & SO ON-IF PEOPLE ONLY FRE$ !MSELVES FROM ?IS T]RIBLE ACCUMULATION ( FUTILE EX]CISES ( \R L[] CAPACITIES ( M9D & MEMORY CALL$ ! ',SCI5CES'1 & FROM ! 9NUM]ABLE DIVISIONS ( ALL SORTS ( HI/ORIES1 AN?ROPOLOGIES1 HOMILETICS1 BACT]IOLOGICS1 JURISPRUD5CES1 COSMOGRAPHIES1 /RATEGIES-!IR NAME IS LEGION-& FRE$ !MSELVES FROM ALL ?IS H>MFUL1 /UPIFY+ BALLA/-! SIMPLE LAW ( LOVE1 NATURAL TO MAN1 ACCESSIBLE TO ALL & SOLV+ ALL QUE/IONS & P]PLEXITIES1 W\LD ( ITSELF BECOME CLE> & OBLIGATORY4 ,V,I,I ,*ILDR51 LOOK AT ! FL[]S AT Y\R FEET2 DO NOT TRAMPLE UPON !M4 ,LOOK AT ! LOVE 9 Y\R MID/ & DO NOT REPUDIATE IT4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,!RE IS A HI<] REASON :I* TRANSC5DS ALL HUMAN M9DS4 ,IT IS F> & NE>4 ,IT P]MEATES ALL ! WORLDS & AT ! SAME TIME IS 9F9ITELY HI<] ?AN !Y4 ,A MAN :O SEES ?AT ALL ?+S >E CONTA9$ 9 ! HI<] SPIRIT CANNOT TREAT ANY BE+ ) CONTEMPT4 ,= HIM TO :OM ALL SPIRITUAL BE+S >E EQUAL TO ! HIE IGNORANT & >E DEVOT$ TO ! RELIGI\S RITES ONLY1 >E 9 A DEEP GLOOM1 BUT ?OSE :O >E GIV5 UP TO FRUITLESS M$ITATIONS >E 9 A /ILL GREAT] D>KNESS4 ,U,P,A,N,I,%,A,D,S1 ,F,R,O,M ,V,$,A,S4 ,YES1 9 \R TIME ALL !SE ?+S MU/ BE CLE>$ AWAY 9 ORD] ?AT MANK9D MAY ESCAPE FROM SELF- 9FLICT$ CALAMITIES ?AT HAVE REA*$ AN EXTREME 9T5SITY4 ,:E!R AN ,9DIAN SEEKS LIB]ATION FROM SUBJECTION TO ! ,5GLI%1 OR ANYONE ELSE /RUGGLES ) AN OPPRESSOR EI!R ( HIS [N NATIONALITY OR ( ANO!R-:E!R IT BE A ,NEGRO DEF5D+ HIMSELF AGA9/ ! ,NOR? ,AM]ICANS2 OR ,P]SIANS1 ,RUSSIANS1 OR ,TURKS AGA9/ ! ,P]SIAN1 ,RUSSIAN1 OR ,TURKI% GOV]NM5TS1 OR ANY MAN SEEK+ ! GREATE/ WELF>E = HIMSELF & = EV]YBODY ELSE -!Y DO NOT NE$ EXPLANATIONS & JU/IFICATIONS ( OLD RELIGI\S SUP]/ITIONS SU* AS HAVE BE5 =MULAT$ BY Y\R ,VIVEKAN&AS1 ,BABA ,BH>ATIS1 & O!RS1 OR 9 ! ,*RI/IAN WORLD BY A NUMB] ( SIMIL> 9T]PRET]S & EXPON5TS ( ?+S ?AT NOBODY NE$S2 NOR ! 9NUM]ABLE SCI5TIFIC !ORIES AB\T MATT]S NOT ONLY UNNECESS>Y BUT = ! MO/ P>T H>MFUL4 7,9 ! SPIRITUAL REALM NO?+ IS 9DIFF]5T3 :AT IS NOT USEFUL IS H>MFUL47 ,:AT >E WANT$ = ! ,9DIAN AS = ! ,5GLI%MAN1 ! ,FR5*MAN1 ! ,G]MAN1 & ! ,RUSSIAN1 >E NOT ,CON/ITUTIONS & ,REVOLUTIONS1 NOR ALL SORTS ( ,CONF]5CES & ,CONGRESSES1 NOR ! MANY +5I\S DEVICES = SUBM>9E NAVIGATION & A]IAL NAVIGATION1 NOR P[]FUL EXPLOSIVES1 NOR ALL SORTS ( CONV5I5CES TO ADD TO ! 5JOYM5T ( ! RI*1 RUL+ CLASSES2 NOR NEW S*OOLS & UNIV]SITIES ) 9NUM]ABLE FACULTIES ( SCI5CE1 NOR AN AUGM5TATION ( PAP]S & BOOKS1 NOR GRAMOPHONES & C9EMATOGRAPHS1 NOR ?OSE *ILDI% & = ! MO/ P>T CORRUPT /UPIDITIES T]M$ >T-BUT ONE ?+ ONLY IS NE$FUL3 ! KN[L$GE ( ! SIMPLE & CLE> TRU? :I* F9DS PLACE 9 EV]Y S\L ?AT IS NOT /UPEFI$ BY RELIGI\S & SCI5TIFIC SUP]/ITIONS-! TRU? ?AT = \R LIFE ONE LAW IS VALID-! LAW ( LOVE1 :I* BR+S ! HI ( ITSELF1 & ) IT WILL GO ! EVIL FROM :I* HUMANITY N[ SUFF]S4 ,*ILDR51 LOOK UPW>DS ) Y\R BECL\D$ EYES1 & A WORLD FULL ( JOY & LOVE WILL DISCLOSE ITSELF TO Y\1 A RATIONAL WORLD MADE BY ,MY WISDOM1 ! ONLY REAL WORLD4 ,!N Y\ WILL KN[ :AT LOVE HAS DONE ) Y\1 :AT LOVE HAS BE/[$ UPON Y\1 :AT LOVE DEM&S FROM Y\4 ,K,R,I,%,N,A4 ,Y,A,S,N,A,Y,A ,P,O,L,Y,A,N,A4 ,DECEMB] #a#d?1 #a#i#h4 ,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,DECEMB] #a#d1 #aih 3 ,LETT] TO A ,H9DU -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a1 #bag 3 ,LETT] TO A ,H9DU -- ,ADD$4 ,DECEMB] #c1 #bba 3 ,LETT] TO A ,H9DU -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/