Heard was the first among a group of literati friends (several others of whom, including Christopher Isherwood, were also British) to discover Swami Prabhavananda and Vedanta. Heard became an initiate of Vedanta. Like the outlook of his friend Aldous Huxley (another in this circle), the essence of Heard's mature outlook was that a human being can effectively pursue intentional evolution of consciousness. He maintained a regular discipline of meditation, along the lines of yoga, for many years.
Heard was the first among a group of literati friends (several others of whom, including Christopher Isherwood, were also British) to discover Swami Prabhavananda and Vedanta.
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
Heard
Heard
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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first
first
ADJ
JJ
case
among
among
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IN
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a
a
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DT
nmod
Number=Sing
group
group
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case
of
of
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IN
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Degree=Pos
literati
literati
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JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
friend
friends
NOUN
NNS
punct
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amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
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JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
other
others
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
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IN
nmod
PronType=Rel
whom
whom
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WP
punct
,
,
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,
case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
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VBG
nmod
Number=Sing
Christopher
Christopher
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Isherwood
Isherwood
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NNP
punct
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,
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Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
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also
also
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British
British
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JJ
punct
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mark
to
to
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TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
discover
discover
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VB
obj
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Swami
Swami
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flat
Number=Sing
Prabhavananda
Prabhavananda
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and
and
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conj
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Vedanta
Vedanta
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NNP
punct
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.
Heard became an initiate of Vedanta.
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Heard
Heard
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become
became
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a
an
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xcomp
Number=Sing
initiate
initiate
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NN
case
of
of
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nmod
Number=Sing
Vedanta
Vedanta
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NNP
punct
.
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Like the outlook of his friend Aldous Huxley (another in this circle), the essence of Heard's mature outlook was that a human being can effectively pursue intentional evolution of consciousness.
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like
Like
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obl
Number=Sing
outlook
outlook
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
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PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Aldous
Aldous
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Huxley
Huxley
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
another
another
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DT
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
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DT
nmod
Number=Sing
circle
circle
NOUN
NN
punct
)
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punct
,
,
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,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
essence
essence
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Heard
Heard
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NNP
case
's
's
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POS
amod
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mature
mature
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JJ
nmod
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outlook
outlook
NOUN
NN
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be
was
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VBD
mark
that
that
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IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
being
being
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
effectively
effectively
ADV
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
pursue
pursue
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VB
amod
Degree=Pos
intentional
intentional
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
evolution
evolution
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
consciousness
consciousness
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He maintained a regular discipline of meditation, along the lines of yoga, for many years.
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Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
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PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
maintain
maintained
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
regular
regular
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
discipline
discipline
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
meditation
meditation
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
along
along
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
yoga
yoga
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.