Noticed this one the other day, quoted by Jagat. A worthy lesson.
"The effects which follow the constant and intense concentration upon evil are always disastrous. Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the demons in others, never succeed in making the world better ... No man can concentrate his attention on evil, or even the idea of evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the demon than for Godliness is exceedingly dangerous. Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness which he attributes to his enemies; it becomes sort of a part of him."
-- Aldous Huxley
Radhe!
wonderful lesson.
my inner idiot swallowed hard
!
thanks for sharing!
Mr. Tarunji
Deep and compelling wisdom of Huxley. Absolutely true!
QUOTE
Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness which he attributes to his enemies; it becomes sort of a part of him.
kITaH pezaskRtA ruddhaH
kuDyAyAM tam anusmaran
saMrambha-bhaya-yogena
vindate tat-svarUpatAm"A grassworm confined in a hole of a wall by a bee always thinks of the bee in fear and
enmity and later
becomes a bee simply because of such remembrance."
SB 7.1.27
QUOTE(Madhava @ Dec 17 2003, 05:03 AM)
Noticed this one the other day, quoted by Jagat. A worthy lesson.
"The effects which follow the constant and intense concentration upon evil are always disastrous. Those who crusade, not for God in themselves, but against the demons in others, never succeed in making the world better ... No man can concentrate his attention on evil, or even the idea of evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the demon than for Godliness is exceedingly dangerous. Every crusader is apt to go mad. He is haunted by the wickedness which he attributes to his enemies; it becomes sort of a part of him."
-- Aldous Huxley
Ah yes...a quote from the old neo-vedantin himself!
