I suffered from Indolatry in those early years. In the two parts of my personality, the intellect's scientific respect for facts was submerged by the tremendously ancient semi-mesmeric atmosphere--stretching back to Atlantis--of religion's power and a tropical temperature's effect. But drastic experiences came with the years and awakened me. Return to a colder climate helped too. With both sides of India--the negative and the positive--now in sight, a just and fair appraisal of the situation was finally made. Indolatry and idolatry are connected. Now hundreds of young Westerners are taking to the same worship. How long they will remain adherents of the same cult we shall see. Meanwhile there is a strengthening of the anti-materialistic forces in the West as a result, more support for a living religion, better interpretation of Christianity, along with the imported superstition.
-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 1 : Meetings of East and West > # 116
