Relation Between Religion And Philosophy

Author(s): Jitendra S Jetly
Publisher: Jitendra S Jetly

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Thus one who has no gooit character or one who is not of pure character in his daily life is not a fit person for ब्रह्मज्ञान.
यस्त्वविज्ञानवान् भवति भवत्ययुक्तेन मनसा सदा । तस्येन्द्रियाण्यवश्यानि दुष्टाश्वा इव सारथेः ॥ कठ. १-३-३ यस्तु विज्ञानवान् भवति युक्तेन मनसा सवा । तस्येन्द्रियाणि पश्यानि समश्वा इव सारथः ॥ कळ. १-३-६ यस्त्वविज्ञानवान् भवत्यमनस्कः सदा शुचिः । न स तत्त्वमाप्नोति संसारं चाधिगच्छति ॥ कठ. १-३-७ यस्तु विज्ञानवान् भवति समनस्कः सवा शुचिः।
स तु तत्पदमाप्नोति यस्माद् भूयो न जायते ॥ कठ. १-३-८ · ब्रह्मज्ञान is not to be obtained by hearing the प्रवचन or by reading and mastering the Vedānta philosophy.
नायमात्मा प्रवचनेन लभ्यो, न मेधया न बहना श्रुतेन । यमंवेष वृणुते तेन लभ्यस्तर-वष वणुते तनु स्वाम् ॥
Inspite of all these statements we see the संन्यासिन having good property and quarreling in the court of law for that property. We see even the heir of the seat of शङ्कराचार्य fighting for their seats.
People in general particularly young generation of our time has lost faith in religion and even in philosophy because they see that these bind and rather knave followers by their irreligious acts, have marred the inner heart of that philosophy and religion. both...
...... Neither Lord Buddha nor Lord Māhavira nor even Lord Saikaārcārya, Rāmānujacārya and other Acāryas had dreamt. that there would be big armies of Bhikshus and