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Ans. Because our mind is set, “life can continue smoothly in
the absence of religion but not in the absence of money or
food.”
Q. How can you expect your life to run smoothly in the
absence of religion?
Ans. We are immensely attached to sensual pleasures and
religion becomes a barrier for these worldly pleasures. Thus
we believe life to be smooth in the absence of religion.
Instead, as a true Jain, your motto should be, “Life can run
smoothly in the absence of sensual pleasures but not in the
absence of religion.” Human life deprived of religion is
equivalent to the life of animals. The optimum utilization of
this precious human birth is religion.
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