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Часть текста: I Do not seek rest in that plane where the earthly gives birth to thoughts and desires, for if thou dost, thou wilt be dragged through the rough wilderness of life, which is not of Me. Whenever thou feelest that thy feet are becoming entangled in the interlaced roots of life, know then that thou hast strayed from the path to which I beckon thee, for I have placed thee in broad smooth paths which are strewn with flowers. I have put a light before thee, which thou can’st follow and thus run without stumbling. Krishna P. 212. I received your letter and the two issues of the magazine. Both were intensely interesting to me; indeed, the oppression of a majority by the minority of a people and the corruption which flows from it, is a phenomenon which has always occupied my mind and at present is entirely occupying my attention. I will endeavour to convey to you what I think, both in a particular and a general way, about those causes from which those dreadful calamities have arisen and do arise, of which you write in your letter and which are also mentioned in the two numbers of the Hindoo magazine you sent me. The causes, owing to which this astonishing spectacle arises, of the majority of the labouring classes submitting to a mere handful of idlers whom it permits to dispose not only of its labour but also of its very life, are always and everywhere the same; whether the oppressors and the oppressed belong to the same, or, as is the case in India and in other countries, where the dominant class belongs ...

2. Толстой Л. Н. - Рамазесхану А. (A. Ramaseshan), 25 июля 1901 г.

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Часть текста: 1901 г. Июля 25. Я. П . Dear Sir, I thank you for your very interesting letter. I quite agree with you that your nation cannot accept the solution of the social problem which is proposed by Europe and which is no solution at all. A society or community kept together by force is not only in a provisory state, but in a very dangerous one. The bonds that keep together such a society are always in danger of being broken and the society itself — liable to experience the greatest evils. In such a position are all the European states. The only solution of the social problem for reasonable beings endowed with the capacity of love is the abolition of violence and the organization of society based on mutual love and reasonable principles, voluntarily accepted by all. Such a state can be attained only by the development of true religion. By the words «true religion» I mean the fundamental principles of all religions which are 1) the consciousness of the divine essence of human soul and 2) respect for its manifestation — human life. Your religion is very old and very profound in its metaphysical definition of the relation of man to the spiritual All — the Atman; but I think it was maimed in its moral, i. e. practical application to life; by the existence of caste. This practical application to life, so far as I know, has been made only by Jainism, 1 Buddhism and some of your sects, such as Kabir Panchis 2 in which the fundamental principle is the sacredness of life and consequently the prohibition to take the life of any living being, especially of man. All the evils that you experience — the famine and chat is still more important, the depravement of your...

3. Толстой Л. Н. - Макдональду Александру (Alexander Macdonald), 26 июля 1895 г.

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Часть текста: to public and uniform public prayers, firstly, because the repetition on Sunday in the same words is perfectly useless, as it very soon becomes a mechanical procedure; secondly and chiefly, because in the Gospels this error is plainly pointed out and it is there definitely said (Math. VI), that one should not pray in public places, but in solitude, which is corroborated both by the reason and the experience of every man, who has ever sincerely prayed to God, as the assembly of people only distracts, makes one’s thoughts wander and diverts them. I think that Sunday rest and dedication of this day to spiritual exercise may take place in the most various forms. One may suggest, that men of the same spirit, meeting together on Sunday, should bring to their meeting such religious books or articles which they find in ancient and modern literature and read and discuss them together; one may suggest, that meeting together on Sunday men of the same spirit should arrange dinners for the poor and themselves serve those dinners; one may suggest, that meeting together men of the same spirit should confess their sins to each other and discuss them. In short one can think of a hundred different forms of worship, which should all have for their aim a mutual spiritual help and should not be mechanical, but sensible. 2) Do I believe in the resurrection and that there is a...

4. Толстой Л. Н. - Давидсону Морисону (J. Morrison Davidson), 1 (13) августа 1900 г.

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Часть текста: part and not only approve, but admire it very much. Your idea that history should be the history of the toiler, is perfectly true, and I hope will very soon be admitted by every body. You have shown also the way to do it. I hope and wish that the «Annals of toil» would have the greatest success. I admired also very much the choice that you made of your mottos. Thanking you once more for your book and also for the mention in it of my name, I remain, with high regard and sympathy, Yours truly, Leo Tolstoy. 1900. 12 August. Тула. Дорогой г. Морисон Давидсон, Благодарю вас очень за вашу книгу. Я прочел первую часть ее и не только одобряю, но восхищаюсь ею. Ваша мысль о том, что история должна быть историей трудящегося, вполне правильна, и я надеюсь, что она будет скоро признана всеми. Вы также показали путь, которым это может быть достигнуто. Я надеюсь и желаю, чтобы «Annals of toil» получила наибольший успех. Мне также очень понравился выбор ваших эпиграфов. Еще раз благодаря вас за книгу и за упоминание в ней моего имени, остаюсь с глубоким уважением и симпатией искренно ваш Лев Толстой. 1900. 12 Августа. Примечания Печатается по копировальной книге № 3, л. 54, хранящейся в ГТМ. Местонахождение автографа неизвестно. Дата Толстого нового стиля ошибочна. Основание датировки см. в прим. к письму № 338. В России публикуется впервые, о публикации за границей сведений не имеется. Морисон Давидсон (J. Morrison Davidson) — английский писатель, автор ряда трудов по экономическим вопросам. В Яснополянской библиотеке имеются следующие его книги: «Bluffing the Foreign Devils or Dear-Bred Imperialism. Being a Plea for the Abolition of Indirect Taxation and the Communalisation of the Land», London, Francis Riddel Henderson, s. a.; «The New Book of Kings: a Republican Counterblast». New revised and enlarged edition, with forewords. London, Francis Riddel Henderson, 1902; «The Old Order and...

5. Записные книжки и отдельные записи 1900—1903 гг. III. Записная книжка 1902 г. Записи за весь 1902 г.

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Часть текста: [1315]Говорятъ: будущая жизнь. Если человекъ веритъ въ Бога и законъ его, то онъ веритъ и въ то, что онъ живетъ въ мiре по его закону. А если такъ, то и смерть происходитъ по тому же закону и есть только возвращенiе къ Нему.[1316] 3 [16]. Четвергъ. Половину дня лежалъ. Лучше. Поправлялъ письм[о], получилъ письмо отъ Чер[ткова]. ———————————————————————————————————— 4 [17]. Пятница. Не лучше, а стало хуже вечеромъ. Послали за докт[оромъ] Тихон[овымъ]. Всю ночь не спалъ. Съ утра поправлялъ письмо, написалъ Черткову. Бываютъ минуты, что не могу[1317]...

6. Толстой Л. Н. - Кенворти Джону (John Kenworthy), 27 июня 1896 г.

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Часть текста: with the semblance of that, which should be. Compulsory governement organization is indeed nought else, than the semblance of good order, which is maintained by prisons, gallows, police, army and workhouses. Of real order there is none; only, that which infringes, it is hidden from our view in prisons, penal settlements and slums. And I think, that the dicease remains so long uncured, because it is concealed. So likewise with brotherhood or church communities. They also are semblances. There cannot be a community of saints among sinners. I think, that the members of a community in order to keep the semblance of sainthood must necessarily commit many new sins. We are so created, that we cannot become perfect either one by one, or in groups, but (from the very nature of the case) only all together. The warmth of any drop (or particle) is transmitted to all the others. And were it possible to conserve the heat of one particle, so that it should not pass to the others and therefore did not cool — it would only prove, that we took for heat, was not true heat. And I therefore think, that were our friends to direct towards their inner spiritual growth all the portion of attention and energy, which they devote to the sustainement of the outer form of a community amongst themselves — it would be better both for them and for God’s cause. Communities and external organisations seem to me to be lawful and useful only, when they are inevitable consequences of a corresponding inner state. For instance, if two men, from a calculation, that it is more profitable to live in one house and eat one dinner, were to say to each other: «let us live in one house and eat one dinner», there would be very little chance, that they would stay and live together without subjecting themselves to many disadvantages and much disagreableness, which would outweigh the expected advantages and pleasure; but if two men who often met, came to...

7. Толстой Л. Н. - Кэмпбеллу Гамильтону (Hamilton Camp[bell]), 27 января (6 февраля) 1891 г.

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Часть текста: not because we wish, or we do not wish to believe in them, but because such narratives, having a certain meaning for people of the 4-th century, have none for us. If Christ in body ascended the sky, he is ascending it still and never will reach the seat at the right hand of his father. And the same stands for all the miracles of the gospel. I think that the faith in the miracle excludes the faith in the teaching. If Christ could make all men healthy and rich (if he could make wine out of water, he could make all men rich) he should have done it instead of teaching men how to be blessed without health and riches. Those who accept the miracles, accept them only because they do not want to accept the teaching. 2) The divinity of Christ? The chief meaning of the definition of God is that He is a being different from man, above him and therefore if I say that man is God, I say a contradiction, just as if I said: spirit (the definition of which is something that is not matter) — spirit is matter. Christ being God is a belief that can be kept only by people who do not want to accept his teaching. If Christ is man the chief purport of his advent is his teaching and if I accept Christ as teacher I must follow his doctrine, but if he is God his teaching is only a little part of his significance. The chief thing is the story of his relation to the Father, the punishement of innocent people, the atonement, the sacrements, the church, the pope and so on, but not his teaching which cannot be accepted by the clergy, because it destroys at once their position and shows that their vocation is only a pretence to feed at the cost of the people. 3) About personal immortality? I think that in this life internal experience shows us that the less we...

8. Толстой Л. Н. - Мерц Луизе (Louise Maertz), 6 мая 1907 г.

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Часть текста: 6 мая 1907 г. 110. Луизе Мерц (Louise Maertz). Черновое. 1907 г. Мая 6. Я. П. Dear Madame, I received the check you sent me. A friend of mine is now in Samara helping the poor people with 1000 pounds sent to me by the Canadian Dookhobors. 1 He writes to me that the Red Cross has so well organised the feeding that there is no danger of famine for the children. But there is great need of cattle, instruments and even clothes. My friend has decided to spend the money that is entrusted to him on those objects. I agree with him on that point and if you have nothing against your money being spent in the same way, I will forward it to him. I shall wait for your answer, and will send your to Samara only if I receive your consent; or on the opposite case will forward it back to you. Милостивая государыня, Я получил чек, который вы мне прислали. Один из моих друзей находится теперь в Самаре, где оказывает помощь бедным с 1000 фунтов, присланных мне канадскими духоборами. 1 Он пишет, что Красный крест устроил так хорошо кормление, что опасности голода для детей нет никакой. Но есть большая нужда в скоте, инструменте, даже одежде. Мой друг решил употребить доверенные ему деньги на эти...

9. Толстой Л. Н. - Ролcтону Вильяму (William Ralston), 27 октября 1878 г.

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Часть текста: Л. Н. - Ролcтону Вильяму (William Ralston), 27 октября 1878 г. 467. Вильяму Ролcтону (William Ralston). 1878 г. Октября 27. Я. П. 27 Octobre 1878. Dear Sir. I am very sorry not to be able to give you a satisfactory answer to your letter. The reason of it is, that I very much doubt my being an author of such importance as to interest by the incidents of my life not only the Russian, but also the European public. I am fully convinced by many examples of writers, of whom their contemporaries made very much of and which were quite forgotten in their lifetime, that for contemporaries it is impossible to judge rightly on the merits of literary works, and therefore, notwithstanding my wishes, I cannot partake the temporary illusion of some friends of mine, which seem to be sure, that my works must occupy some place in the Russian literature. Quite sincerely not knowing, if my works shall be read after hundred years, or will be forgotten in a hundred days, I do not wish to take a ridiculous part in the very probable mistake of my friends. Hoping, that on consideration of my motives you will kindly excuse my refusal, I am Yours faithfully C. L. Tolstoy. На конверте: Лондон. Г-ну Ралстону. London. M-r Ralston. Exquire. 8 Alfred Place. Bedford Square. Милостивый государь. Я очень сожалею, что не могу дать на ваше письмо положительного ответа. Дело в том, что я очень сомневаюсь, чтобы я был таким значительным писателем, события жизни...

10. Дневник 1910 г. Примечания. Страница 3

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Часть текста: Толстого, Александра Михайловича Бодянского. Письма̀ И. А. Бодянского не сохранилось, но из ответа Толстого видно, что Бодянский присылал Толстому свою статью с просьбой рекомендовать издателя. См. письмо к И. А. Бодянскому от 18 марта 1910 г., т. 81. 409. 28 5—7 . Ездил к Прокофию..... Его суде. — Прокофий Власович Власов — крестьянин из Ясной поляны, бывший ученик яснополянской школы Толстого. Он находился с ним в долголетних дружественных отношениях, снят с Толстым на косьбе в 1886 г. См. далее прим. 789. Поводом для записи в Дневнике послужил эпизод, записанный Маковицким 18 марта 1910 г. К Толстому приходил крестьянин из дальней деревни, приговоренный за конокрадство к трем месяцам тюрьмы; он просил Толстого дать судье записку, удостоверяющую, что лошадь он не украл, а купил у Прокофия Власова. Для того чтобы проверить это, Лев Николаевич поехал в деревню к Власову, где уже, написав половину письма, спросил Власова, каких лет была лошадь. Власов ответил, что лошадь была шести лет. Проситель же, обвиненный в конокрадстве, говорил, что лошадь была двух лет. Обнаружив это противоречие в показаниях, Толстой отказался дать просимое письмо. 410. 28 7 . Вечером читал. — Как сообщает Маковицкий, 18 марта Толстой читал только что полученную книгу: «Незабвенному Владимиру Васильевичу Стасову. Воспоминания друзей», изд. «Прометей», Спб. 1910. Лев Николаевич с четверть часа смотрел в зале и читал некоторые места, смеясь, вслух, а именно его разговоры со Стасовым о боге, о смерти. О боге Стасов и слышать ничего не мог, а о смерти и думать не хотел. Сердился, когда Лев Николаевич о ней заговаривал и страдал, когда самому вспоминалось (ночью). Лев Николаевич в словаре справился о годе рождения и смерти Стасова. Стасов умер 82 лет. Владимир Васильевич...

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