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trend these days, which says that, ‘all religions are equal’.

Is all gold the same ? No, some may be artificial or some real.
Are all woman same ? No, someone is your mother, someone
your wife or someone your sister. Are all traders the same ?
No, some may be fake also. All these have variations but
religion has no variations ? Why so ? Can’t there be fakeness
or variations in religion also ?
There is another widespread belief these days which states
that religion is the root cause of all the fights and feuds in
this world. Don’t you see that the fights are happening for
power or position ? Isn’t the court overflowing with cases
related to property and wealth ? Why are their feuds prevailing
amongst family members ? Do countries fight for the sake of
religion ? Were the first two world wars fought on the name
of religion ?

There is another trend which says that, “It is only science
which can help mankind.” Only material science ? Or spiritual
science also ? Does science consider the welfare of the soul ?
Or it just marches towards the development of non-living
technologies which are enough to attract men who are always
inclined towards the external material world ?

If you sit back and contemplate, you will realize that
dependence and attraction of material pleasures has drastically
led to an increase of necessities also. As a result, the mental
thought process is constantly engaged in it. The comfort
loving people find relaxation and solace in these temporary
objects. Its absence leads to disturbance.

Hence, all these elements are dangerous.

The facilities and luxuries provided by science make one
forget the welfare of the soul and the ideal destination for
mental solace-Arihanta Paramatmas.

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