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Часть текста: against the usual assembling of people confessing the Christian doctrine on Sundays in halls that they call churches. But I think, that these assemblies ought not to be devoted, as they usually are, 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 ...

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

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Часть текста: 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 love each other and also became utterly indifferent to the accomodation, they have, and the dinner, they eat, and were to say to each other: «why should we live separately, since we do not care about our...

3. Толстой Л. Н. - Кенворти Джону (John Kenworthy), 10 ноября 1896 г.

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Часть текста: always are very strong and seem to me indisputable, but I missed in your article the exposition of the relation between Truth and Love and a more profound definition of Truth than of B. Johnson. I think that Love is God, is life itself, is that, what is godly in man, and that Love, which is God and therefore infinite, being enclosed in man, tends to expand itself, and that is the motion of life, which we feel in ourselves, and that the unique means for Love to manifest itself and to expand is Truth. Falsehood, and especially falsehood against oneself, hinders Love to manifest itself and to expand. Therefore truth is so necessary and is the first of our duties; therefore also all the so often hypocritically used admonitions to love one’s neighbour are false and vain. Love is God and God is infinite, and man cannot augment God. All what a man can and must do, is to put aside all hindrances for the manifestation of God, i. e. Love, which is in him. And there is only one thing, that hinders this manifestation: that is falsehood. And not to think and to speak lies, when a man knows, that what he thinks and what he says is not true, is in the power of man. Therefore the first duty of man, who wishes to live a real life, is to be truthful in thoughts, words and deeds. And to this every man can tend and attain this...

4. Толстой Л. Н. - Кенворти Джону (John С. Kenworthy), 8 июля 1894 г.

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Часть текста: that everywhere the devils were subject unto them: «In this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather, because your names are written in heaven». In other words: seek not exterior success visible to all men, do not count your proselytes, as do the churchmen & the salvation army, 1 but seek to be in the truth, never to deviate from it & success, thoough perhaps invisible to you, will follow, will certainly follow, because when a man is in the truth he will act and his action will inevitably have the most fruitful results, if even they will not be visible to him. The same is expressed in the words «Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness & all these things shall be added unto you»; & in the words: «Be ye wise as serpents, & harmless as doves». Truth in order to influence men should be complete, not clipped, not adapted to the life of men of the world. And this is always being forgotten by mankind. And owing to this the most powerful efforts have been and are yet lost in vain. Precious is not that community which we may organize at Toula or Croydon 3 with the help of those near to us in time and space, although such a community may also have its...

5. Толстой Л. Н. - Американскому телеграфному агентству "American Cable News", 28 апреля ? 1900 г.

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Часть текста: угрозами войны. А я считаю вооружение и угрозы войны <которые я считаю> столь же дурными, как и самую войну. Потому <не могу исполнить> очень сожалею, что не могу исполнить вашего желания. Примечания Печатается по тексту, опубликованному в газете «Курьер» 1900, № 131 от 12 мая. Телеграмма. Черновик печатается по автографу, написанному на обороте телеграммы американскаго телеграфнаго агентства «American Cable News», хранящейся в АТБ. Датируется по времени получения этой телеграммы: 27 апреля 1900 г. Черновик публикуется впервые. Ответ на телеграфный запрос американскаго телеграфнаго агентства от 27? апреля 1900 г. (оплачен ответ в 30 слов): » «Boer delegates reach New York Saturday, fully believe that sympathetic message from prominent personages expressing good wishes will materially assist boer delegates in securing America’s good offices. Will you kindly forward strongest expressions possible which shall be immediately presented[to] delegates on arrival in America. Reply American Cable News 5 New Bridge Street, London» [«Бурские делегаты прибудут в Нью-Йорк в субботу. Твердо уверены, что сочувственный привет от выдающихся лиц с выражением добрых пожеланий существенно поможет бурским делегатам заручиться добрыми услугами Америки. Не будете ли любезны высказаться в возможно сильных выражениях, которые будут переданы делегатам немедленно по их приезде в Америку. Отвечайте [американскому телеграфному агентству] «American Cable News», Лондон»]. Поездка делегации Трансваальской республики в Америку была вызвана неблагоприятным для буров поворотом...

6. Толстой Л. Н. - Файфильду А. (А. С. Fifield), 4 (16) ноября 1900 г.

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Часть текста: all the participators of this work. If I write something new which I should think worthy to be published by the Free Age Press, I will without delay forward it to you. Yours truly, Leo Tolstoy. Moscow, 4/17 November 1900. Дорогой г. Файфильд, Я получил первые выпуски книг, брошюр и листовок, содержащие мои произведения, а также проспекты с изложением цели и плана «Free Age Press». Ваши издания очень тщательны, привлекательны и, чтò мне кажется особенно важным, весьма дешевы, вследствие чего вполне доступны широкой публике — трудовому народу Англии. От всего сердца благодарю вас и всех участников этого дела. Если напишу что-нибудь, чтò найду стоящим издания в «Free Age Press», то немедленно пришлю вам. Уважающий вас Лев Толстой. Москва, 4/17 Ноября 1900. Черновое. Dear Mister Fifield, I have received the first issues of the books, booklets and leaflets containing my writings, as well as the statements concerning the object and plan of the Free Age Press. Your publications are very neat attractive and — which is most important for me — very cheap and therefore quite accessible to , the great public the English speaking working people. great public — the working labouring man and of submitting my thoughts to his decisive judgement>. I thank you and all the participators in this work . writings as I would yet produce>. If I write something new which I should think worthy to be published by the Free Age Press, I will directly ...

7. Толстой Л. Н. - Гибсону Дж. (G. Gibson), 11 марта 1898 г.

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Часть текста: society. The contradictions between his surroundings and his convictions are very painful for a man who is sincere in his сhristian faith, and therefore the organization of communities seems to such a man the only means of delivering himself from these contradictions. But this is an illusion. Every community is a small island in the mist of an ocean of unchristian conditions of life, so that the christian relations exist only between members of the colony but outside that must remain unchristian, otherwise the colony would not exist for a moment. And therefore to live in community cannot save a christian from the contradiction between his conscience and his life. I do not mean to say that I do not approve of communities such as your commonwealth, or that I do not think them to be a good thing. On the contrary, I approve of them with all my heart and am very interested in your commonwealth and wish it the greatest success. I think that every man who can free himself from the conditions of wordly life without breaking the ties of love — love the main principle in the name of which he seeks new forms of life — I think such a man not only must, but naturally join people who have the same beliefs and who try to live up to them. If I were free I would immediately even at my age join such a colony. I only wished to say that the mere forming of communities is not a solution for the christian problem, but is only one of the means of its solution. The revolution that is going on for the attainment of the christian ideal is so enormous, our life is so different from what it ought to be, that for the perfect...

8. Толстой Л. Н. - Блэку А. (A. Blake), 12 ноября 1888 г.

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Часть текста: this end we have only to shake off the ancient imposture in which we now live. Do you know the writings of Matthew Arnold? His «Literature and Dogma», Parker’s discourse on religious subjects, Garrison’s «Non-resistance» and his «declaration of sentiments»? All this and many others is the same that you and I speak and write of, viz. that Christ gave us a programme of life as an architect would have given the plan of a building and a deceiver would have stolen the plan and put a false one in it’s stead, to compromise the architect. I think that many people over the world are begining to get aware that they are Labouring under a mistake and turn to the true teaching of Christ. I think that the hour is coming, but that we must remember the words said by Christ to his disciples. «Be ye therefore wise as serpentes, and harmless as doves». We must remember that every fault of ours destroys God’s work. And therefore according to your wish I do the following comments upon your book. The faults in your book are: 1) That you affirm the dogmas of creation, redemption, resurrection and of the reality of hell and eternal torments. This affirmation cannot be proved, and cannot help to lead a Christian life and must be...

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

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Часть текста: 27 января (6 февраля) 1891 г. 226. Гамильтону Кэмп[беллу] (Hamilton Camp[bell]). Черновое . 1891 г. Января 27 — февраля 6. Я. П. D[ear] S[ir]. I am very glad to avail myself of the opportunity of answering your questions sensibly. 1) Do I accept the miraculous element in the gospel narratives? I think that to accept or to believe the miracles of the gospel is a complete impossibility for a sane person in our times. We cannot believe the miracles 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...

10. Толстой Л. Н. - Бхарати Баба Премананд (Baba Premanand Bhârati), 3 (16) февраля 1907 г.

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Часть текста: 1907 г. 41. Баба Премананд Бхарати (Baba Premanand Bhârati). 1907 г. Февраля 3/16. Я. П. 3/16 Febr. 1907. Toula, Jasnaja Poliana. Dear Brother, It gives me joy to address you thus because I keenly feel my brotherhood to a man who, although physically so very far, is spiritually so very near to me. I have just finished to read your book «Krishna» and am under a very strong impression of it. I knew the teaching of Krishna before, but never had such a clear insight of it as I got from both parts of your book. Knowing you by your book I will reject all wordly considerations and be quite open with you, not fearing to hurt you by what I have to say. The metaphysical religious idea of the doctrine of Krishna, so well exposed in your book, is the eternal and universal foundation of all true philosophies and all religions. The truth that the principle of all that exists we cannot otherwise feel and understand than as Love and that the soul of man is an emanation of this principle, the development of which is what we call human life — is a truth that is more or less consciously felt by every man and therefore accessible to the most scientifically developed minds as well as to the most simple. This truth is the foundation of the religion of Krishna and of all religions. But in the religion of Krishna, as well as in all ancient religions, there are...

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