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 S Contents INDEX..... XV PAGES LECTURE THE SIXTH. THE FINAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE VEDA. Death and future life in paradise-Early notions of Hell-The idea of retribution-Limit of reward for good deeds-The notion of "death-anew," or "re- death "How comes the belief in transmigration- Hindu doctrine of transmigration-The method of transmigration-The doctrine of karma, or spiritual evolution-How transmigration and karma appear to Western minds-The pessimist theory of life- Cause of Hindu pessimism-Pessimism and the per- fect principle (Brahma)-Dualistic pessimism- Salvation through realisation of one's own Brahma- hood-The conception of the atman, "breath," as life principle-Atman, the soul of the Universe- Brahma, the spiritual essence of the Universe- Fusion of Ātman and Brahma-Māyā, or the world an illusion-The unknowableness of Brahma- Emerson's poem on the Brahma-The fulness of Brahma: a story of Yajnavalkya and his wife Mai- treyi-Transition from philosophy to piety-Hindu asceticism-Professor Huxley's critique of asceti- ism-Pilgrim's progress under the religion of Brahma -Investiture and disciplehood-The life of the householder-The life of the forest-dweller and wandering ascetic-Ultima Thule.... .249-289 291