Relation Between Religion And Philosophy

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

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Sadhus and Sānyasins who would instead of preserving the philosophy and religion and showing the right path to the people quarrel among themselves and ultimately would lead their philosophy and religion both to the path of destruction.
The process of establishing new philosophy and religion has not stopped in this age also. With a view to have social reform on the basis of religion Arya samāj, Prāthanā samāj and Brahma samāj had come into existence. Similarly, philosophy of Mahari Aurtindo, philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and latest the phi osophy of Acārya Rajnishji also have come forth. The modern age is so speedy that emergence of a new phi osophy and downfall of the same by the blind and knave followers ot that philosophy have happened side by side and that we are eye-witnesses of both the occurrences. In the centenary year of Mahatma Gandhi we have been seeing his followers quarrelling against each other for petty political powers and at the same time preaching the philosophy of truth and non-violence.
At present we are living in an age of science. Modern science has surprised the world with the inventions like that of electricity, radio, television, different kinds of acrophones and lastly the atomic energy. Nowadays man can reach the moon and can return also within a few days. But with all these inventions there is no peace in the world. The scientists who have invented good many useful things for this world are in a strong grip of the “po.iticians of the respective big countries that on one hand they invent good many things for human comforts