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because of this that the life of our people was characterised by actions which were calculated to do good to others, by service, by sympathy as well as by contentment. This resulted in the spread of renunciation and penance, devotion and prayer, the service of the saint, intense study of the scriptures etc. which were all very beneficial activities. All this was the result of our distaste for the objects of the senses. When one is fedup with the objects of the senses, he, naturally attempts to practice continence to the extent it is possible for him and, if that is not possible, he will atleast remain morally upright by remaining satisfied with his own wife. What is more, he will consider licentious and permissive behaviour as a great sin.
The Western religions, no doubt, taught us to have fellow feeling for other human beings as well as tolerance and fair play. However, they did not go beyond this because they did not teach us the philosophy of the soul and detachment from the objects of the senses. The climax was reached in western philosophy when the famous philosopher and thinker Bertrand Russel suggested that "man" should be free in his sexual reltionship, impling thereby that any man can have sexual relationship with any women if both consent. This suggestion was first greeted with joy by the college going youth - both boys and girls. A very grave result of this permissiveness appeared very soon. Although Bertrand Russel himself felt sorry about his own suggestion and modified his teaching considerably but the evil trend that had started among the people could hardly be contained. When sexual indulgence and obsession with enjoyment of the
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