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of all the definitions of the term and they get their proper place and import in the light of Śrīmad's philosophy. Because religion is the way of life leading to the goal of human progress and perfection of its essentially spiritual nature, it is in a sense applied philosophy. It is arrived at and ultimately realized by the view of the whole of the reality in general. All ethics and religions can have justification only on the sound basis of metaphysics having right view of the ultimate reality, at once the source and force of the evolving universe. Thus evolution in the universe is mainly the spiritual evolution advancing on the path of self-purification, which is at once the path of religion in general. This path of self-purification is the right approach to reality that Srimad has repeatedly preached and prescribed. It, at once turns out to be authentic and final; therein metaphysics, religion and epistemology get justification. Dr. Patel in this chapter again tries to show how Śrīmad has maintained the harmonious and comprehensive treatment of the procedures and practices like the jñānayoga, karmayoga, bhaktiyoga etc., which are the paths of self-purification leading to self- realisation and ultimately to spiritual perfection.
In the fourth chapter entitled 'Religion- Incarnate Śrīmad Rajchandra' Dr. Patel attempts at sketching
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