Atma Siddhi

Author(s): Shrimad Rajchandra, J L Jaini
Publisher: Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram

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Commentary.-All religions have a speculative aspect giving their Theology and philosophy, and a practical aspect giving their Ethics and ritual. The learned theologians being absorbed in metaphysics and theology of their religion, think that they are on the path of liberation.
The priests and philistines of religion emphasise and scrupulously enforce the commandments of Ethics and Ritual; and think that this ensures progress on the path of freedom. But they are both deluded. Mere knowledge of all the theologies and other ologies of the world can never purify or liberate the soul. Nor can any amount of worship, offerings, devotion, charity merely as such do so. The true path to freedom is marked by the growth of compassion Loving sympathy with the needs of our fellow-beings is essential. Verily, Ruth holds the inmost heart of Truth. A limitless and spontaneous instinctive outflow of love, in the troubles and for the service of our fellow-beings is the essential condition and test of all spiritual progress...
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