In
time the riches of India became the great spoil for all the kings and peoples of the
Middle East and Central Asia to assault. Some of these forces gradually made headway
into the country. Native dynasties arose in time and drove the invaders out. They
did not compromise with outsiders who were inimical to their spiritual heritage.
While India's kings gave refuge to the
oppressed, they did not bow down before the forces of exploitation. Even the Muslims made
dozens of invasions before they ever gained a foothold. The souls who strove so hard, who
gave up everything, including their lives, to maintain a land where the spiritual life
could flourish should not be forgotten. We must call on them to return again. |
