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philosophers and modern scientists have incessantly made an effort to know the origin of life and universal laws of nature. Philosophers world over engaged themselves with the query and propounded various doctrines. Religion is the age-old endeavour of mankind to become clearly and completely conscious of the values and goals of life and deals with evaluation of human thought and action.
Mahavira said, “Religion is the real nature of an object."
Religion is neither a cult nor a creed; nor is it a reserved system of any community. Religion is not entirely related either to an individual or to a society; nor is it confined to any area. Religion is the essential nature of an individual or an object. Just as the fire moves up, wind moves horizontally and water moves down, in the same manner, the essential nature of the individual is to seek self-realization and spiritual elevation. It is purity of soul. Human nervous system is highly developed and born only as a potential. Only human life enables to search for knowledge and understand spiritual nature. Spirituality leads to finding what you seek yourself and greater meaning and purpose in your existence.
Mahavira said, “If one doesn't develop the potential and is not growing spiritually, he is wasting a precious opportunity."
Phenomena of life are vast and deep. Science tells us immeasurably more about the mysteries of body and mind than the ancestors knew, and yet, it increasingly seems that we are yet to know something more essential about it than we do, something that escapes us. The more thoroughly all organs and their
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