Real Revolution — Page 83
83 turn in the human mind came because it was decided that it was no longer permissible to kill a human being, the prohibition being based on the fact that man was created with the definite sacred object of becoming the beloved of God, so that more and more thought came to be given to the task of realising this basic purpose. . Abraham the Founder of a Perfect Civilization. . When human sacrifice came to be forbidden, the mind of man naturally tended to take the view that everything in this world was created for his benefit, and this concentrated the full force of human intellect on the task of unraveling the mysteries of the forces of nature, and on the development of better and still higher ways of life in the direction of a perfect culture. The way to a higher and perfect form of civilization also was, therefore, cleared in the days of Abraham. Prior to this era man was only a lover and a devotee; the idea that he should try to become the beloved of his Lord and Master had not yet come into his mind. On the basis of his imperfect achievement so far, there was the danger that he might become careless and lazy, for his perception was not yet subtle enough to grasp this fine philosophy. But in the days of Abraham he had attained a measure of mental development where these mysteries could be revealed to him. 1. L