World of Philosophy

Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan

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ill of others Physically, mentally and not even speech. Our scriptures allows himsā i.e. killing in certain circumstances e.g. for existence, food etc. is virtuous. So we are now in a position to state that a true religion i.e. sincere devotion to God is always followed by morality. This is clearly stated in Bhagavata that "All good qualities exist in a harmonious way in him who is fervently devoted to Bhagavan." Morality is often extended to the love for humanity which is not restricted to mankind only, but to the whole body of created beings.
Relating religion to morality Gandhiji has rightly observed that true religion and true morality are inseparable. Religion is to morality what water is to seed that is sown in the soil. Just as water causes the seed to sprout and grow so religion causes moral sense to grow and develop. Conclusion:
Now from above discussion it is clearly established that true religion consists in a comprehensive form of religion which does not conflict with morality. Religion and morality are neither independent nor contradictory, rather they are complementary to each other. Religion is the ideal basis of morality and morality is the outward manifestation of religion, in our social relations and spiritual consciousness. Truly religious person sees the entire world, manifested by God, Religion is concerned with the relation between God and the individual for spiritual freedom while morality depends upon religion for the spiritual progress of the individual and the society. So it is said that religion and morality are inseparably blended together, preaching two cardinal doctrines of universal love of God and universal love of the whole universe. So both religion and morality are inseparable for a complete and integral development of the relation between the individual, society and God.
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