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The Jains through Time
Jain Education International
Religion is an expression of the pure and sublime state of the human heart. Our physical being is certainly able to carry out the external rites of any sect, but religion is the essence of our inner depths; it cannot be performed externally. When we try to measure it in terms of external rites and rituals and the 'do's and donts' of a code of conduct, we delude ourselves.
Although the flute has many holes in it, it can still sing sweetly. Can't you at least raise a smile - even if you are sad or distressed? Look, the lacklustre sun of the evening is shining again in the morning with a new hope and a new light in the east!
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