$JES 911 Essence of World Religions Reference Book

Author(s): Pravin K Shah
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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Essence of World Religions
his son Ishmael in obedience to God's command. Animals are sacrificed, and part of the meat is offered to the needy. The day includes special prayer, family gatherings, gift-giving, and rejoicing.
Act of Sinning
The Arab mystic, Abu Hassan Bushanja, says, "The act of sinning is not so harmful as the desire and the thought of it. It is one thing for the body to indulge in pleasure for a moment, and quite another for the mind and heart to chew on it endlessly.
Each time I chew on the sins of others, I suspect the chewing gives me greater pleasure than the sinning gives the sinner.
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