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that a man can scale consists in cultivating perfection in showing love, sympathy and tolerance towards other human beings. By limiting the range in this way, the western thinkers have closed mankind's eyes to the many noble and meritorius things which a man alone can do. This is, indeed, a great deficiency in their thinking which has resulted in very big shortcomings for mankind.
The gifts of Indian Religions
On the other hand, the Indian religions believe in the transmigration of the soul in different states and, therefore, they are called Aryan religions. The root 'R' in sanskrit means 'to go' and 'A' + 'R' means 'to come'. The word Aryan has been derived from this root. It means that he is an Aryan who believes in the transmigration of the soul from one state/ life to another state/life. The Aryan religions have recognised an eternal soul, a life hereafter, merit and demerit, a succession of life and birth as well as final liberation, and has opened up high horizons for the development of human life by accepting these concepts. By virtue of this it has become natural and easy for us to follow the principals of non-violence, truth, morality etc. This is the gift that the Indian religions have given. Indian religions have shown that it is because of the senseless slavery of the objects of the senses that a man forgets love, brotherhood, sympathy etc. for another man and for this reason he spoils his next life and continues to wander from existence to existence.
Unhappiness and misery in this life is only because of our attachment for the objects of our senses.
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