"Earlier one of the greatest of reformers of the last hundred and fifty years had adopted the exact opposite course, and thereby accomplished both— he had lifted the lives of millions, and at the same time he had transformed and raised our society. That reformer was from a caste which was not just untouchable but unapproachable— the reformer of course was Narayan Guru, who lived from 1854 to 1928. He did not heckle and spit at our tradition as an outsider. He never made truck with the conquerors and subjugators of India. He attained the highest states of spiritual awareness by immersing himself in the teachings of the Upanishads. He attained those states by practising the austerities and following the methods which our great seers had uncovered. As he attained these states, his entire life became a refutation of the claims of the orthodox as to their superiority, his beatific state became a refutation of the assertions of the orthodox that the esoteric lore was closed to the lower castes. And as he had attained those states, he received universal homage."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Arun Shourie, Worshipping False Gods,
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Narayana_Guru
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru (August 28, 1855 – September 20, 1928) was a spiritual Sage and social reformer of India.
7 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Narayana Guru →
Related Quotes
"One caste, one religion, one God for man. Whatever be the religion, it is enough if the man is good."
"One in kind, One in Faith and One in God Of one same womb, of one same form there is no Difference at all."
"Whatever be the difference in people’s caste, creed, language and religion, since they are from the same creation, th…"
"Mother is the first Guru to a child. Then comes father. Later, he who gives knowledge is the Guru. After that comes t…"
"Arun Shourie tells us that a lot can be learned from the case of Narayan Guru who, early this century, as a member of…"
"The legacy of Narayan Guru is a society elevated, in accord, the lower castes educated and full of dignity and a feel…"
"Le désir de s'enrichir est leur passion dominante, et à vrai dire leur seule passion."
"One hundred years hence, what a change will be made, In politics, morals, religion and trade, In statesmen who wrangl…"
"Our laws then will be uncompulsory rules, Our prisons converted to national schools."
"Oppression and war will be heard of no more, Nor the blood of a slave leave his print on our shore, Conventions will …"