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RELIGION:-3.

Every true religion contains two important limbs:- 1. the ritualistic injunctions, and 2. philosophical suggestions. The former alone is accepted generally as Religion [rituals, formalities, etc.] Religion without philosophy is superstition., and philosophy without religion is barren. Both must go hand in hand. Philosophy reinforces the external practices of rituals and formalities and blesses them with a purpose and an aim. Together they bring out the significance of Religion.


Religion, in its full significance, has for its content a vivid discussion upon the goal of life and its nature. It is also a description of an elaborate system of spiritual practices by pursuing which men and women of all degrees can start, from their present status of evolution, on the pilgrimage to the goal held out.

Vedanta deals vividly and elaborately with Truth. Its discussions, based upon the intimate and personal experiences of the seers, bring us to the conclusion  that the +++Supreme is in man and woman himself/herself and that man and woman, by removing certain of his/her misunderstandings about his /her own identity, can succeed in recognizing  himself/herself as the eternal. All pervading Truth. All true Religions bring to the despairing man and woman, struggling against his/her own bondages and limitations in life, the comfort and solace he/she needs so badly.[to be cont---d]

By Swami Chinmayananda.

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