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1. Dharma
Love of Humanity
The highest religion and highest level of humanity is the realisation of the inherent oneness between yourself and all the living creatures of the world. The root cause of all the conflicts in the world is that you remain confined within your own small self and personal interests. Most of the difficulties and hardships spring from those who do not own others and who bear no real love for others.
Religion and External Appearance
O man, what are you doing? Does your religion depend on the lock of hair on the head or beard on the chin, or on the discipline of the kitchen, or the bearing of sandal marks and holy thread ? Is that all your religion ? You cannot bind the infinite and eternal religion within any set limits of external paraphernalia or rituals.
Universal Fraternity
True religion does not consist in any set system of rituals. It depends upon your efforts to give to the small drop of love within your heart the dimensions of a sea. Universal love is the path of religion.
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