xii CONTENTS 



CHAPTER V 

 THE SUM IMPRESSION 



PAGES 



Two views of Nature Variety of life Intensity of life 

 The battle of life Adaptation and selection Pur- 

 posi veness Purposeful structures Interdependence 

 Organising Activity Gradation Care of off- 

 spring The Activity not mechanical but Spiritual 

 Nature's end A common aspiration - 55-85 



CHAPTER VI 

 KINCHINJUNGA 



The foothills Darjiling A vision of the mountain Full 

 view Mountain grandeur Dawn on the mountain 

 Sunset on the mountain - - - 86-99 



CHAPTER VII 



HIGH SOLITUDES 



Kashmir Barren mountains Dazzling peaks Purity of 



beauty - - - . 100-108 



CHAPTER VIII 



THE HEAVENS 



Desert sunsets Tibetan sunsets The stars The whole 



universe our home A Heavenly Presence - 109-120 



CHAPTER IX 



HOME BEAUTY 



One's own country Woman's beauty Love and beauty 

 Their Divine Source Wedding Divine union The 

 Inmost Heart of Nature - - - 121-134 



