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As scientific technologies advance, man sees additional comfort
in the new development and thus, gets attracted towards them.
First man travelled only by bullock carts and now he has
various means of transportation like cars, trains and planes
to choose from. Now think, with this development did the
love and faith for Lord increase ? Were our forefathers more
devoted to God or are we more devoted ? If you think and
answer neutrally, you will definitely know that our forefathers
were more devoted and religious than us.

Who is responsible for our lack of faith in religion and it's
rituals ? What does not let our mind rest in Arihanta Lords ?
The increasing attraction towards material pleasures and
technologies created by science is the sure answer.
The technological advancement made by science has led to
many sins like killings in slaughter houses, increased violence
amongst humans, betrayal of trust, etc.

Do you think it is appropriate to sing the glory of this science
which has led to the decline of religion and the increment of
dreadful sins ?

To conclude, it is foolish to get carried away in trends and
rumours which are baseless.

We were talking about the 3 elements which are the root
causes of sins. The sin of not controlling one’s taste buds
may seem to be very small but the intention of avoiding
such sins is true religion. This is why we got into the above
discussions.

Why is the slavery of tongue dreadful ?
Because the slavery of the tongue leads to the attraction of
other sins also. The slavery of the tongue is the outcome of the
attachment for delicious food. This in itself is dreadful. Also,

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