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After that his art grew deeper, it became religious and

philosophical; all the inspiration of mankind are in his hymns.

He is the first among our saints who has not refused to live, but

has spoken out of Life itself, and that is why we give him our

love." I may have changed his well-chosen words in my memory but

not his thought. "A little while ago he was to read divine

service in one of our churches-we of the Brahma Samaj use your

word 'church' in English-it was the largest in Calcutta and not

only was it crowded, but the streets were all but impassable

because of the people."