Nandanvana

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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proper literacy, intellect and logistics. It is said, “a doubt with honesty breeds full faith”. A scientific attitude must be accepted for a scientific religion, which does not originate only from science but it moves over it to the inner.
(5) De-commercialising the Religion: Today religions are not truly religions but institutions to preserve their identity. They have taken religion as commodity, which could be sold through service, subjugation, and temptation. A disregard for these practices is discernible, moving people away from religion. Though Teilhard feels money to be a powerful means for service and glorification - and Indians also agree with it - religion from riches, but the way this is being done is breeding contempt. This means it must, therefore, be utilized cautiously.
(6) Re-defining the Religion: In order to make the religion compatible with science, it should be defined in a more democratic way. Jainism shows the directive in defining the religion as a means to lead man to the highest and best of happiness attained through the gem-trio of Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct". This seems more realistic for increasing the amount of happiness in the world - the main object of religion. It should not matter whether this is due to material or spiritual causes, both being entitled to be called religion- they being the inseparable facets of the same reality. For this, the attitude towards a sorrowful world must change for a pleasurable world. Satyabhakta?" says the world abounding in eight types of pleasures of knowledge, love, life, recreation, freedom, sensual, ambitions, and ravagery. Actually, the sorrows are man-made and accidental. The new religion should develop mentality to redress them and I am quite sure that science will actively catalyse the process. Summary
The terms science and religions defy accurate definition, devoid of ten mistakes. Religion represents man's desire to become socialized with vital adjustment of set of behaviours worthy of serious concern for the ordered pleasure of the individual and society. Later on, it was developed as an essential faith with a feeling of protector, vision, morality, and inner strength. This led to delusion, emotionalism, conservatism, authority, super-humanism, scripturism,