The Gnani Purush sees these as ‘ scientific circumstantial evidences ’ ( vyavasthit )! Who pays attention to the violence and death occurring in the ocean amongst the big fish and small fish ? Is that also not ‘ scientific circumstantial evidences ’?
[ 13 ] Religion of the World : Religion of the Self
Worldly religion is where one receives pleasure from giving pleasure to others , and if one gives pain , one will receive pain in return . Do people not get security for their lives when they follow the rules of traffic laws ? If one does hurtful action ( adharma ), he will have a ‘ collision ’ and get into an accident ! Thus , to get the security of happiness , one gives happiness to others , and therein lays the secret of the “ relative ” religions ! In the “ real ” religion ( Atma-dharma ) however , one has to attain the Self .
When there is a solution available in all circumstances , it is called ‘ real ’ religion . When there is a solution or even a lack of solution , it is called ‘ relative ’ religion .
While looking for eternal happiness , and in not finding it , a living being ( jiva ), springs into imaginary happiness , and because that imaginary happiness results in pain , he attempts various ‘ imaginary ’ endeavors , only to become more and more entangled ! Eternal bliss exists only within the Self ! To attain true happiness or eternal bliss , one has oneself to become ‘ true ’. To attain worldly happiness , however , one has to become ‘ worldly ’!
Once a living entity enters the passage of flow in the universe ( samsaran marg ), it experiences relentless internal burning and suffering . One ’ s worldly life ceases when this ‘ burning ’ is quelled .
As long as there is a balance between inner happiness and outer happiness , there will be peace in one ’ s worldly interactions . The outer happiness is enjoyed at the cost of inner happiness .
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