পাতা:দর্শন দীপিকা.djvu/১৫২

{ న( ! Importance to the prolsions of a particular creed, to certain observances, which are considered as characteristic of particular doctrines and abstains from pursuits, which those doctrines disapprove, the other finding in too many instances, a blind zeal unattended, by moral conviction of the truths which they profess is apt to consider the whole, as either pretence or delusion, if the darkness of superstition has enveloped us so long, the dawn of a bright day is at hand, if the spirit has groaned for ages under mental thraldoim, a glorious re-action is already on the eve of taking place, and India shaking off the galling fetters of degradation which have bound her so long, will rise once more to her dignity like the Phoenix from its ashes. Though the partisans of reform are few in number and have hardly courage to give scope to the feelings by which they are actuated, yet encouragement and means are not wanting to aid them in the attempt at a thorough innovation, learning and exertion have already done muéh and perseverance'and studious habits may do shore, it would be their own fault if the educated natives do not manifest their progress in knowledge. by a corresponding advance in moral attainments for whät was submitted to in