W. Douglas P. Hill on Nature
Browse 2 quotations attributed to W. Douglas P. Hill, catalogued under nature, with dates where available.
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Attributed to W. Douglas P. Hill, entry #21930: "Better a man's own duty, though ill-done, than another's duty well-performed; if a man do the duty his own nature bids him, he incurs no stain."
Attributed to W. Douglas P. Hill, entry #34907: "The universe is a puppet-show; Brahman is sole producer, Brahman is scenery and players, Brahman is sole spectator. The universe is Brahman, sportively self-deluded, taking deligh…"
2 Quotes by W. Douglas P. Hill on Nature
"Better a man's own duty, though ill-done, than another's duty well-performed; if a man do the duty his own nature bids him, he incurs no stain."
"The universe is a puppet-show; Brahman is sole producer, Brahman is scenery and players, Brahman is sole spectator. The universe is Brahman, sportively self-deluded, taking delight in itself. The means of production is the power of delusion, or māyā; scenery and puppets are Brahman, self-stamped with 'name and form', its 'lower nature'—prakṛiti; as spectator it is puruṣa, retaining its proper nature."