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Chapter Practising the Wholesome Leaning
We come across many people who feel concerned about our worldly well-being, but there are a few, who worry about our religious inklings. It is seen that the religious places seem less important to the people than the places of entertainment. This happens, because we remain enamored of worldly attachment and virtually forget the concept of detachment. So long as we cannot assess the value of religion, we would fail to develop the inclination for it. Assessing it would help in overcoming our misery, afflictions as well as addictions. It is therefore essential to make out the true worth of religion.
It is easy to make out the concept of religion, but it is hard to put it into practice. On hearing the sermon of Lord Mahaveer, Shrenik's son Meghkumär developed detachment and decided to renounce. His mother Dhärini had no objection to her son's listening to the sermon, but was not prepared for his detachment. It was hard for her to accept his renouncing of worldly life. The people thus do not mind their relative's resorting to the external and superficial aspects of religion, but they get scared when one wants to go for the internal ones. The significance of religion however lies in assessing its worth and putting it into practice.
When the family and other environments are not encouraging, one's progress in religion gets hampered. Friends and family remain
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