DISCOURSES ON
RADHASOAMI
FAITH
BY
MAHARAJ SAHAB
Pandit Brahm Sankar Misra,
M.A.
2. THE OBJECT OF
RELIGION
2.
A desire to acquire pleasure or to avoid pain appears to be the motive of all
animate volitions and acts. Involuntary actions and thoughts of animate
existence also to some extent partake of this tendency, that is to say, there
is cooperation, assimilation, or acceptance of the condition helpful or
conducive to well-being, and there is resistance or receding in the case of a
contrary condition. The terms, 'pleasure' and 'pain', have been used, here and
elsewhere, in their most comprehensive sense, including all prospective and
retrospective conditions, whether appertaining to self or connected with
others.
3.
It is clear that a motive, actuated by the impulse described above, can find a
final resting place in such a state alone as is entirely free from pain and
opposition of every description, and is one of supreme bliss. This is the
object of religion in its extreme analytical aspect. A study of the laws of
spirit-force, a clear and positive knowledge of the Supreme Creator and of the
economy, genesis, and the object of creation, and of the true duty of the
sentient entity in the universe, are other ends in view in a scientific study
of religion.
The biggest challenge today for achieving the object of religion is that the vast majority of humanity think that they are human being looking for "spiritual experience" whereas the fact is that each one of humanity is a "Spirit Force" going through the human experience(s). When view point is turned to "Spirit Force", things would be entirely different and the Movement takes off at Jet Speed.
ReplyDeleteReligion etymological means union back to Source. As such it has identical meaning with that of Yoga which etymologically means yoking of powers of body, mind and soul. Yoga primarily consists of concentration, meditation and realization. Thus object of both yoga and religion to achieve State of Bliss.
ReplyDeleteGoalpost is the same i.e. Happiness.
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