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Relative Religion: Spiritual Science
The Development of Relative Religion
Relative religion is not a natural (swabhavik) religion;
whereas real religion is natural (swabhavik) and it gives natural
happiness. When one knows the answer to, ‘Who am I?’ and
‘Who runs all this?’ his moha (illusory attachment) will dissipate.
Otherwise, it is just moha: ‘This is my sister, this is my aunt...’
Even one’s moha for one’s aunt does not go away! If you get
burnt, people just ask about you, but there is not any real feeling
involved.
All the relative religions in the world are contradictory. A
relative religion is like trying to wash a garment (dhoti) clean. To
clean it, you have to use soap, but then the soap leaves its own
residue behind. And to get rid of the soap scum, you have to
add Tinopal (whitening agent), but then the Tinopal leaves its
own residue. Likewise, the gurus of this world remove your dirt,
but leave theirs behind on you. All the relative religions do is
remove ‘dirt’ with ‘dirt’.
One has not heard, known or had faith in the knowledge
of the Vitarags (the absolutely enlightened beings who are free
from all attachment). If this would have happened, one’s work
would have been accomplished. Vitarag Gnan cannot be
attained without a vitaragi Purush (Self-realized being, who is
free from all the worldly attachments). Indirect (paroksh;
through ignorance of the Self) worship gives rise to the worldly
life (sansar); whereby you bind merit karma. Hence, the