Tus Heawquanress or Reauiry.—By Edmond Holmes. Methuen, London, Many years ago G. H. Lewes! Jwrote a "prolegchena" to a history lof philosophy which indicated very clearly his opinion of the general futility of such studies. 'The pres-Jent book provokes one to the con-Jelusion that Lewes's position is the Jonly sound' one to take. In a subtitle it is termed "A challenge to 'Western thought" (the usual subtle but false suggestion that the "East" really knows and the "West" is a consummate ass), and, fatter a demonstration of the' radi cal misconceptions of Aristotle and St, "Thomas Aquinas which led to the dualism of El philosophy, the autho developed. This is simply that the introspective methods of Brahmanism and Buddhism (plus psychic re-reh) lead to "reality." Chao Kung (presumably he must—no. longer be called Trebitsch Lincoln)
his recent pacifist publications Shanghai, indicates "the same' ion is very doubtful if any useful result can be arrived at. in. such matters by argument, since all the premises are some surge the frst. place the reviewer holds that it ig not fair "to. represent Brahmanism, or Buddhism, such favourable light. Even from an intellectual " point" of view their! Processes. of introspection have ed a more absurd farrago of myths than that of any other living" religion and as a" moral force Bra-mani em stands very low. "Buddhism Ina litle better but as practised in Nepal, Tibet, China and Siam it feannot be regarded as very elevate of which both countries have every wight to be proud. If to-day the Bride is shadowed by a ary feeling of regret, study of this brief but comprehensive biography may perform a useful service in Teeapturing the old-time relation ships, albeit in radically changed conditions.
Sir Ernest Satow's life and work in the Far East are still so well known to readers in Ching that it is hardly necessary to set out in great detail the trend of Dr. Allen's fasy, careful, © and documented Ater his return from The Hague, Satow retired to. Ottery. St. Mary in Devonshire, where he passed the ext public duty except in, connection with the local' work. of the District Council and the Guardians, But he kept in touch with his old friends at the Foreign fice und. with others Wwhom he ud come to. know during one on public. questions and came tobe eeognized ta an authority on diplo matic and international matte ty" mn honorary. and cambridge Univer ty. an ho) ry when? they first sew hin as "beng uvate lie he impresid Tather "stern. "and austere. "But aneath aff exterior: he concealed 2°Mindly" and" generous into ito tanh courtcods hon andit"vas. 8 old friends, to" mest with him at his counter "Tae Bishop of Oxfords after him in daly 191
"Both forms of belief are biassed by the postulate of transi 1 isvtrue that in Bo reduced to a mere character between but the postulate is still there. "Very probably it is ely '2 confined, sublimation of {the facts of physical and. mental heredity,' where there certainly' is continuity and "karma"
The author Christian, Hinda mystics, that "reality" is to be found within and not without, that "rather "that emotional satisfaction is to be found by some in this way and that such emotional satisfaction when it endures Isat: sumed to be reality, "Buddhist and Christian quietists both teach. th peace may be found by the. sup-session of the craving for personal life, but in the wor +h introversion ever be more than means of escape for a. limited number of individuals who uncon-sense) on the courser minded laity? sciously "spend (in "an economic In the Tong run the "question is one of psychology. Both objective science "and". introspection give fairly enduring satisfaction to the seekers. Why. must. one be more real than the other? It is, of course, Undeniable that, reality' and. peace fan never be found. by hysterical craving for ever renewed excitement fand power but is there actually no medium between this and the com. plete introversion of an anchorite?
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