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What the Egyptian cult of Isis brought to Rome in earlier days, what the Persian cult of Mithras brought to Greece--that has been brought to Euro-America in recent days by the Indian cult of Yoga-Vedanta and the Sino-Japanese cult of Zen. All this is an attempt to supply what is deficient in the native religions and homely sects--dramatic promises, colourful refuges, intellectual comforts, and exotic techniques.

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 1 : Meetings of East and West > # 41