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tradition & new era develops.
Religion attempts for harmoney, unity, to transcend limitation of sense power of reasoning or pure intelectual deliberation. Religious conception is predominently moral, more than virtue. It erases dark spot on heart mind & soul & directing attitude towards purity from activities like untruth, greed, gossip, cheating stealing etc. in spiritual progress.
Religion influences :- Every aspect of human society from social institution, politics, music, literature daily life from worship, revering parents, buildings, food, books, rituals, from birth to death are sixteen, customs, courtroom justice judicature, administration of government based on virtues, & ethics, conduct behaviour morality. Business ethics shapes belief code morals principles; National identity like Hindu-MuslimHindustan Pakistan, both individual & nation describe themselves in religious terms, myths, mantras, deities scriptures.
Religion helps to look within realise personal values in life besides social & political values. It check-mates with biological & sensuous values of life. Religion offers moral guidance; binds people, community with common goal values, understanding vastness of complexity of universe reinforcing social stability & security. Religion begins with wonders, doubts, curiosity to wards life & universe. Religion concerns with soul, God, immortality world, knowledge, search of truth, conservation of values faith in deity, spiritual natural power, virtues like non-violence, tolerance, compassion, conduct austerity, truth, instincts, emotion, impulses, sensation. Religion gives strength vigour momentum which change our attitude turns the entire course of our life towards final goal, perfection & elixir of life & misindispensable provender. It diverts the attention of Jiva from worldly affairs to spiritual progress.
Religion teaches how to live with Morals, customs, culture, tradition Rules helps in creating moral society Religious practices should be analyse, carefully evaluate with careful scrutiny, which guides, stabilize & bring equilibrium in human life. Erasing dark spot on heart, mind & soul & directing attitude towards purity from activities like untruth, greed gossip cheating stealing etc. is spiritual progress. Ghostly beastial attribute to balanced, constructive, responsive, social behaviours by good conduct, love, fraternity. No harm to self or others while exploring & using anything for survival, procreative & sustenance. .
Jainas emphasis on rationality, nonviolence, simple living, charity discipline, respect for fellowmen achieve higher economic prosperity, help each other, take care of under priviledged, enrich humanity with violence-free, poverty free, disease-free, ignorance free world. Develop value based education, knowledge, institution, economic, empowerment
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