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JAINISM, CHRISTIANITY & SCIENCE
stages on the Path both in the householder's and the ascetic's courses, which enable every one of its followers to know precisely where he or she stands and what is the next thing to be done to push on with the progress made. In Christianity, the rules are in some cases obscure and only imparted in hints, and even what is given out plainly is so jumbled up together, because of the lack of appreciative hearers, that little or no aid can be derived from them for practical conduct. Indeed, the whole scheme of the Science of Salvation has been misunderstood by the followers of the Christian teaching, and it will not be without very great difficulty that they will be led into the light again.
