There are mountains which are just mountains
and there are mountains with personality.
The personality of a mountain
is more than merely a strange shape
that makes it different from others,
just as a strangely shaped face or strange actions
do not make an individual into a personality.

Personality consists in the power to influence others,
and this power is due to consistency,
harmony, and one-pointedness of character.
If these qualities are present in an individual,
in their highest perfection, then this individual
is a fit leader of humanity, either as a ruler,
a thinker, or a saint, and we recognise him
as a vessel of divine power.

If these qualities are present in a mountain
we recognise it as a vessel of cosmic power,
and we call it a sacred mountain.