New-York tribune., 1876-03-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE INDIA SAINT Or AND BTDDnsSm mals by
caAEli.s II. q. MIls Syo pq' lS" Nui"".r -,
The catholic spirit of the age Is lIiusIraV'u ~
g., tbis attempt to preseut The religion OF Budoha III
,oro ENGAGING light than that I'm which, until recently az
1sast II las usually been exhibited TO the Cnrisan WIN
we do M, nd that the author is disposed 70 eNchso
hs ancestral faith for the mystic system OF 'ne
seer bnt ho is certainly deeply penetrated win sN
of tho wisdom and beauty Of the religion W'h eu'Io'
tradition has handed down mass OF foA ana lepu
c superttons Buddha in the point Of view from whrn
bats regarded In this work. is type OF the sou ID l's
smr,fons after the Infinite The Old sages OF the East
pierced thrOGgh form and spectacle Ihey 81" '1 90
of Illusion and sought to penetrate to substance lS
lsbored to roach the within OF al tAe "i'n'N,
70 rest IN tho formlcss and unchangiRg' TO reau
ALI IN the permanent relation. nothing IN the
transient and 20 dwell in tho everlasting. Now
Rpddha WAS born into this heritage OF thought LIS
nerves tariod TO tho Infinite. IL was true o @ rs 'o
biographcr says OF Giordano Bruno that ne was
penetrsted with the consciousness OF eternity ms
sou scared into the everlasting, his heart beat TO
beauty and to love- his thought flowed into poetry INTO
anthems Of song. He so intoxicated with the
rbanceess and ecra that he forgot all Of the lie IN
time save the ethical law His affirmation was IoNc'
slHsurrender aud selisacriace, utter and ahsolue' IN
his emphasis OF this ho lost all thought OF person ana o
every dcterminate position. Buddha, says Mr. Aiis'
may be- perhaps already, myth lis history tae o.
the imagination but the which he wrought the
hint that he dropped into tie OF the world, Knows
not death or decay II has vitality with the life of Goa
An that Is individual In the faith shall wax old and pass
away but the idea endures forever, and shall hnnne
md quicken end Of time. Long rs the procession
OF the ages forward long shall the sOu reacH
forth TO tie goal 20 and to be the chan6cess ana the
everlasting In these sublime hights OF Orientai
mysticism, Mr.. Mflls brcatbes freely as II they
formed his native air. He moves along the dizzy
mountain-ops with the elastic tread OF one VINO hndo
himself az home ON their loftcs summs The spirit OF
Lis book is in admirable harmony With the subject IL Is
free from every tone OF controversy 1t makes no aasau
on anvng deemed venerable sacred In popular ira
itions The style is luod, and snguary attractive 10
It's modest beauty. No comparison IS made to the os
honor Of other religions, but the writer exhibits the pears
which he has found in the sole light OF Their intrinsic
value HIS book cannot be praised for its novelty, for
the speculatons which sets forth have been antcpa-
ted by many previous writers, and are now familiar 10
olrrn scholars but It presents the charm Of earnest
,mplclty and profound coed faith. seeking the train
With loving afcctioDateness without regard 10 thc
strange aud unpromisng depths in which II may nave
occn concealed Tho calm serenity OF this volume ap
pears 10 indicate that tie writer has attained the con
summation OF Niryana, which, according to Buddha Is
lue climax OF human blegsciness.