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consciousness, which develops as the attachment and animosity diminish, has three resultants:
a. calm disposition, feeling of real peace
b. detachment
c. compassion
These are the main consequences of religion. It is only religion which can be of benefit to both the individual and society. In order to achieve this, the following are necessary:
a. development of concentration
b. development of the capacity to resolve
c. mitigation of one's state of agitation
These three powers have nothing to do with any particular community. They can be a common platform for all communities." Spiritual-scientific personality
"Our fundamental objective must be: building up of the spiritual-scientific personality. A purely spiritual personality can neither present its spiritual contemplation in the language of the contemporary times nor can influence contemporary thinking. A purely scientific personality cannot transcend the limits of matter to touch the consciousness, and therefore, it cannot solve problems arising out of consciousness.
It is, therefore, a requirement of the times that every enlightened person become spiritual-scientific.
Only that person can become spiritual who can exercise control over his impulses. It is surprising that even religious persons do not show perseverance in controlling their impulses. For controlling our impulses, mere awareness of the principle is not enough. For this, it is necessary to know the regulating elements of impulsive behaviour. In this context it is essential to be aware of scientific disciplines like Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology, Bio-chemistry, etc.
At present violence is on the increase, and its main cause is our unruly emotional impulses. Mitigating impulses and spiritual reinforcement must be properly coordinated to achieve the spiritualization of religion; otherwise we cannot succeed in bringing the spate of violence to a halt. For the uplift of mankind and peaceful coexistence, it is essential to develop a practical methodology to extinguish our impulses.
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