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Re: Sacrifice

Oct 22, 1999 01:50 PM
by Hazarapet


In a message dated 10/22/99 8:12:03 AM Central Daylight Time,
gschueler@iximd.com writes:

> Annie Besant occassionally came up with some very
>  interesting ideas. In one of her books she discusses
>  at some length this idea, crediting it to what she calls
>  "sacrifice" and that the whole world is based on the
>  sacrifice of life in order to sustain life. Its a good read
>  if you have it or can get it.
>
It is basic idea of Rgveda.  The world is a sacrificial system
that the Vedic sacrifice "re-produces."  Grigor


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