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AMAR VANI Ganges. Lust, on the other hand, is quite different from love. Lust is that which has the foul element of passion and sensuality in it. Lust all selfishness; it has no urge for service.
Religion and Rituals
Good conduct and discipline are the essential elements. of religion. They are inner attributes. Rituals are a manifestation of the external paraphernalia which everybody can see and know. For the protection of lhe religious spirit within, this outer covering may sometimes be necessary. But it is not the whole truth about religion. If we receive a beautiful coloured envelope, but on opening it we find no letter in it, it will be so ridiculous. This is exactly the case with modern reliogios. They have great external paraphernalia, but no real spirit within.
External Rituals
External rituals without inner purificaton are as meaningless as a beautiful dead body. How long can the external beauty of the body last without the spark of life in it. Mere external beauty is destined to wear out sooner or later. Similarly, a religion which is all rituals must decay and wear out in course of time.
Religionless Sect
A sect or faith or belief bereft of religion is like the dead body without soul. The soulless body cannot last ; it decays. In the same way, religionless sect cannot purify life. On the contrary, it dies its own death, and also ruins those who follow it.
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