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92 / Lord Mahavira
11. Social Order
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Life and religion are inseparable from each other; mutually inter-dependent. When the lamp of religion burns in one's life, only then life becomes fruitful. True religion lies in performing one's own duty in the worship of God. Social order is destroyed when religion is destroyed. Religion is the soul of life, it is the foundation of a social order. The person who wants to swim and remains lying in a bed, can he learn swimming, never. As the sun is for all and it brightens up all, so also religion is for all. If the clouds of community and sects do not make it invisible, the sun of religion will continue to spread its light promptly and without a break. Religion is the foundation stone of peace and happiness. It is but ajourney from evil to goodness, from goodness to purity. Religion is that which saves one who is falling into misery, upholds him and makes him reach the place of progress.
