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Indeed, Dharma is said to be the purity of mind, for the sake of which alone religious rites are meant to be performed. The fruitfulness of actions is in proportion to the purification of mind.
10 . Religious rites and ceremonies, even though of different kinds, should be considered to be useful if they are directed towards the purification of mind. It is not meet to dispute with regard to their diversity.
All religious rites and ceremonies have been propounded for the purification of mind. Aed as there are various means for one and the same end, their diversity is not objectionable.
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. In the phenomenal world, which is every. where full of illusive and disturbing atmosphere, everything can be attained by activity; but the spiritual good, the most difficult of attainment, requires very great efforts.
