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It is this 'inner knowing that Tirthankar appreciating the constituents of chetna-sattaMahavir called parinnā. It is discriminative the realm reached by the minds of the sages, intelligence, it is wisdom, it is religion. In which is indeed the foundation of religion discernment alone is religion found. Where and spirituality. it exists there is no prejudice. Along with the right way of seeing, there is love. The coming era may not see the opposition Alongside creativity, there is compassion. between religion and science that prevails Objectivity alone could make us greedy, today but instead may well witness their contentious, lazy and self-centred. Religion coming together. Science will do research; teaches sacrifice, service, harmony and religion will guide science in its aims and empathy. It puts objectivity in its correct applications. Then science will be more context. In fact science and religion are creative and work for the welfare of complementary
humankind. It will enhance life by bringing
to the fore people's inner abilities. The great scientist Einstein was once asked, “Aren't you afraid of death?” He replied, Man has become unsympathetic and “Nowadays, I am experiencing something insensitive. His mind has become like a surprising. I find myself becoming one with desert - lacking compassion, love and the universal consciousness. This oneness' is feelings for the greater things in life. That is so deep that I forget my own separate why he needs religion and a spiritual existence altogether. It seems an entirely dimension to his life. Religion waters the unimportant question to me, as to when arid land and it brings cohesion. It helps one comes into or goes out of this world. To people to live together in love and harmony. my way of thinking, these are just gross and That is why I feel that religion should not subtle expressions of consciousness." In this just be associated with ancient observances. way, we see that science is recognising the We must not imprison religion in traditions existence of an inner wisdom and gradually thousands of years old. We should make
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