INTRODUCTION.

so the fourth. And thus the whole wide world, above, below, around and everywhere, does he continue to pervade with heart of love, far-reaching, grown great and beyond measure . . . even so of all things that have shape or life, there is not one that he passes by or leaves aside, but regards them all with mind set free and deep-felt love." original: Tevijja Sutta — A Buddhist scripture concerning the path to union with the divine.*

It is in order that this Indian teaching of love should find some attention from English readers that the Narada Sutra original: Nârada Sûtra — A collection of aphorisms on the nature of divine love and devotion, attributed to the ancient sage Narada. has been translated. A modern commentary, for which the author alone is responsible, accompanies the text. His only qualification for writing it is a strong sympathy with the subject and the fact of having dwelt with actual devotees in the land of its birth—India.

The Vedanta Philosophy: One of the six major schools of Indian philosophy, literally meaning "the end of the Vedas," which explores the ultimate nature of reality and the self. covers the three basic conceptions of:

1. Duality original: Dvaita, i.e., God and creature.

* Referring to the Sacred Books of the East series, volume 11, a monumental 50-volume set of Asian religious texts translated into English and edited by Max Müller in the late 19th century.