Akram Youth Real Religion, Relative Religion | December 2015 | | Page 8

Gnani’s Scientific Solutions

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hat which is result oriented is called
religion (dharma). That which does
not bring forth any result is not
religion at all (adharma).
What should be the result? Religion
decreases one’s kashayas (inner weaknesses
such as anger, greed, deceit, and pride).
They become lighter, lesser and ultimately
they disappear. A person’s inner energy and
bliss increases once these kashays start to
diminish. One becomes aware of the
amazing inner strength. Aha! Where did it
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come from? That resultant effect is
called dharma (religion).
Blind following of religious practices and
rituals will not bring-forth the result.
When one does not have any artadhyan
(adverse internal meditation that hurts
the self) or raudradhyan (adverse
internal meditation that hurts others) he
is said to have attained essence of
religion (dharmasaar). A person can eat,
drink, go out, do business or anything
else, but as long as he has no resultant
artadhyan or raudradhyan, it is
considered to have achieved
dharmasaar. Even if they have decreased
to an extent, then we may accept he is
on the right path or religion (dharma).
However, if they have not decreased at
all, and on the contrary occur more
frequently, it would not be correct to
say that he is in religion, regardless of
faith he believes, be it Jain or Vaishnav.
If you do not learn anything else in
worldly life it does not matter, but
learning to adjust, is a necessity. Taking
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