The Washington times., 1904-12-18
Albart 5 Duhn
Followers Believe That They May Become
Immune From Disease and Reach
the Age of One Hundred and
twenty-five Years.

Z , EDANTA, the newest and at the
same time the oldest philosophy
OF The world. has now invaded
Washington. y university Of
Nedanta. which has as its purpose the
instruction of all those in the National
Capital who are interested in the phil
osophy, has been established here, with
Albert s. Dulin AT its head
Through this philosophy IL is claimed
men may become Immune from dis
ease. may realize the true meaning Of
"brctheIiy love-. may become possessed
of such psychic powers as have aston
ished the world, and may live 20 be 10
years old without being abnormally
longlived.
Only "A decade ago Swami NiveSananda
came from the Far East 10 attend the
congress Of religions at the Chicago
Worlds Fair. As each man represent
ing the various religions of the world
arose and set before the convention the
beliefs for which men have fought and
died since the days OF Adam, il came
the turn Of the young sage from India.
When he Unfolded the Nedanta philos-
ophy his hearers SAT amazed. interested
beyond belief, and before he concluded
il was whispered that If he should con-
tinue his teachings in tbs country there
would be a dearth of Christian mis-
sionaries viii 10 go 10 the East
where already this wonderful re-
ngion has firm footing. While
the Vedanta, which is practically
the faith of the Indian yogis, and has
t) do largely with the practice OF yOga,
las been known in its various COM
ponent parts in India for ages, yet 1t
was only as long ago as 1910 that the
new religion sprang into existence un-
der the leadership of an enthusiast who
determined 10 fight the eoTruptiOns
which had gradually crept into the
church. Since then thousands OF In
diaus have answered the call, and
Vedanta. the pure faith. is supplanting
the older priest-ridden forms.
Vedanta in New York.
Since the stirring address delivered by
Swami Vivekananda in Chicago, We
dauta has gradually gained a footing in
the United States until there is now in
New York a circle Of Vedantists 200
strong. Men Of science and letters have
found an engrossing interest in the
teachings Of the new faith. Prof. Park
er Of the Columbia University, is among
the number. But In Washington We
danta is practically new. The univer-
sity. which has been regularly incorpOr-
ated under the law, began its operations
only few short weeks ago. Already
forty persons have registered. and are
taking a course which teaches them the
new philosophy. AS NedaHta is a unl-
VersaI religiOn-it accepts the best IN
every religion IN the world and teaches
active cooperation with all the various
sects and creeds-its followers argue that
members of all churches or OF no church
al all may study the philosophy with
quiet conscience.
Although Swami Vivekananda is no
longer ln this country, he has left be-
hind an able teacher ln the person OF
Swami Abhekananda. This Hindu sage
has written many volumes on the sub
jecJ Of Vedanta and has lectured I'm
most Of the cities of the onion. Mr.. Du-
Iin expects him 10 come 10 Washington
this winter 20 deliver lectures and 10
aid ia the hrm establishment Of the cult
here.
Vedas IS the name given 20 the sacred
scriptures of India. and ANITA Is the
Hindu word for end. From these TWO
MoANe ~t+N tlaA4E al bllllD-hI4E D. derived
Neda in this case is not taken 10 mean
scripture. but rather that which scrip
tures are supposed 10 cOntaiu-WisdOm.
The name Vedanta therefore implies the
end OF wisdom. Moreover the phIl0sO-
ply explains what the true end OF wis
dom or learning is. ana how 10 may BE-
attained That end is reached when the
pupil realizes the unity or oneness OF the
individual soul with the god of the uni
verse or universal spirit. The methods
whereby this knowledge is gained Is call
Cd y0gas the name which has for ages
been given 10 the practices OF the In
dian sages. and is derived from the san
skirt word yug, which means yoke. and
as such Is preserved for us in the Eng
lish word Under the circumstance. il
is very appropriate name.
The Essentials of Religion.
So much for name. n may De said.
however, that few religions or phiIoso-
phies have been SO aptly named The
apostles OF Nedanta, while teaching Il
religion. have cut on from il what has