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(16) Relative Religion: Spiritual Science The Development of Relative Religion
Relative religion is not a natural (swabhavik) religion; whereas real religion is natural (swabhavik) and it gives natural happiness. When one knows the answer to, 'Who am I?' and “Who runs all this? his moha (illusory attachment) will dissipate. Otherwise, it is just moha: “This is my sister, this is my aunt...' Even one's moha for one's aunt does not go away! If you get burnt, people just ask about you, but there is not any real feeling involved.
All the relative religions in the world are contradictory. A relative religion is like trying to wash a garment (dhoti) clean. To clean it, you have to use soap, but then the soap leaves its own residue behind. And to get rid of the soap scum, you have to add Tinopal (whitening agent), but then the Tinopal leaves its own residue. Likewise, the gurus of this world remove your dirt, but leave theirs behind on you. All the relative religions do is remove 'dirt' with dirt'.
One has not heard, known or had faith in the knowledge of the Vitarags (the absolutely enlightened beings who are free from all attachment). If this would have happened, one's work would have been accomplished. Vitarag Gnan cannot be attained without a vitaragi Purush (Self-realized being, who is free from all the worldly attachments). Indirect (paroksh; through ignorance of the Self) worship gives rise to the worldly life (sansar); whereby you bind merit karma. Hence, the
