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Rational Religion (11)
G. C. Dhariwal
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Man cares for the health of his body, but man is not body alone. It is, something plus the body That something is soul Man is an embodied soul. Therefore, the care of the health of soul is no less important than that of the body. On a man's death, the embodied soul leaves the body which is then consigned to fire or earth, while the soul cannot thus be got rid of It travels to another body, in the condition in which it is at the moment, in ill-health or good health, and so the health of the soul is more important than that of the body As in the case of body so IR the case of soul 'Prevention is better than cure' Medical science prescribes the rules of living to keep the body fit and healthy. Religion prescribes the rules of living to keep the soul fit and healthy. If you fall sick, medical science prescribes the cure and so does religion of your soul fails sick But there is one difference Your indiscretion in rules of living affecting the health of your body shows its result quickly and that acts aa a warning to you, while the indiscretion in rules regarding the health of your soul does not show the results so quickly and so the ancient sages established certain dogmas, to encourage man to keep his soul healthy. The existence of an All-Powerful God, situng in judgment on all actions, and punishing and rewarding the living beings according to their actions, even sending them to Hell or Heaven and so on, kept him away from actions prejudicial to the health of soul Rules of conduct and traditions were established and the fear of God began to be regarded as the beginning of wisdom. Stories of miracles created Faith and Devotion, Shradha and Bhakti, and a sort of strong public opinion in favour of the moral laws and traditions was formed. This was Dharma or Religion which decame a very powerful force in support of the health of soul Even in wars, Dharma ,was not forgotten
But man has been continually advancing in intellect. He is going to become an intellectual giant. He denies the very existence of God, because his rockets bave
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