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DOCTRINE OF KARMA
ourselves? The Bible declares: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." The Qurân says: 'Follow the teachings of Mohammed; this is the whole duty of man.' Zoroaster tells us:
Follow the teachings of the Zend-Avesta and obey the commands of Ahura Mazda; in this lies the whole duty of man.' But why should we fear God? The answer comes: 'Because if we do not, He will punish us.' But why does He command in one way for one nation and in a different way for another? How, when the scriptures all vary, can each lay claim to supreme authority? In the Qurân we read that a man may marry twenty times--Mohammed himself had eighteen wives and this is one of the commands of God under the social conditions prevailing in that particular country; but it would scarcely do in America. Variation, indeed, is a salient feature of
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