THE HEART OF NATURE, OR, THE QUEST FOR NATURAL BEAUTY IBD

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CONTENTSPreface IntroductionááááááPART IááChapter I.áááááááááááThe Sikkim Himalaya.áThe sacred Ganges-A beneficent power-Beauty of the plains-First sight of the HimalayaáááááááááááChapter II.áááááááááThe Teesta Valley.áMystery of the forest-The gorges-Sequestered glensáChapter III.ááááááááThe Forest.áButterflies-Ferns-Orchids-Flower friends-Rhododendrons-Temperate vegetation-Primulas-Artic vegetation-The range of vegetationáááááááááChapter IV.ááááááááThe Denizens of the Forest.áButterflies-Moths-Birds-Reptiles-Mammals-Animal beauty-Primitive man-Higher racesáááááChapter V.áááááááááThe Sum Impression.áTwo views of Nature-Variety of life-Intensity of life-The battle of life-Adaptation and selection-Purposiveness-Purposeful structures-Interdependence-Organising Activity-Gradation-Care of offspring-the Activity not mechanical but Spiritual-NatureâÇÖs end-a Common aspirationááááááááChapter VI.ááááááááKinchinjunga.áThe foothills-Darjiling-A vision of the mountain-Full view-Mountain grandeur-Dawn on the mountain-Sunset on the mountaináááááááááááChapter VII.áááááááHigh Solitudes.áKashmir-Barren mountains-Dazzling peaks-Purity of beautyááááChapter VIII.áááááThe Heavens.áDesert sunsets-Tibetan sunsets-The stars-The whole universe our home-A Heavenly PresenceáááááááááChapter IX.ááááááááHome Beauty.áOneâÇÖs own country-WomanâÇÖs beauty-Love and beauty-Their Divine Source-Wedding-Divine union-The Inmost Heart of NatureáChapter X.áááááááááThe Nature of Nature.áA spiritual background-Purpose in Nature-Higher beings-No confining plan-Immanent Spirit-Collective personality-England a Person-Nature a Person-Moved by an ideal-The ideal in plants-The ideal in animals-The ideal in the world Chapter XI.ááááááááNatureâÇÖs Ideal.áBattling with physical Nature-Battling with man-In tune with Nature-At the heart of the Universe is Love-Divine fellowship is NatureâÇÖs IdealáááChapter XII.áááááááThe Heart of Nature.áPicturing the Ideal-The Ideal Man-Man and woman-Perfecting the Ideal-Discipline necessary-Leadership-NatureâÇÖs method-Our own responsibility-The lovability of nature-God at the Heart of NatureááááááááPART II Natural Beauty and GeographyááPresidential Address to the Royal Geographical SocietyááááááááááááááAn Address to the Union Society of University College, London