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DHARMA
Religion and Temptations
A religion that frightens you with the horrors of hell on the one hand and tempts you with the pleasures of heaven on the other, can do no good to humanity. True religion sings the hymns of eternal truth. It neither frightens you nor tempts you.
Truth and Sect
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Truth is no truth if it can be confined within the limits of an individual or a sect. Truth is infinite and unconfined. It cannot be confined within any set of sectarian beliefs and rituals.
The Highest Religion
What is the highest religion in the world? A religion that keeps you contented with your inner self, and which keeps you away from the temptations of the outer self, is the highest religion,
One Sword in One Sheath
Rama and Ravana cannot Occupy the same throne. No, they cannot. If it is so, how can God and Devil be installed at the same time on the throne of your heart. You have to choose one between God and Devil. You will have to part with one of them. How can God enter your heart so long as the Devil is already there? If you seek to install Rama on the throne of your heart, you will have to expel Ravana from there.
Love and Lust
Love is that which does not at all smack of lust or passion or evil intention. It is clear, pure and pious like the
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