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Further, if he gives donation, he gives with the intention of getting name and fame without discriminating between worthyunworthy recipients. And if he observes penance then by remaining hungry he wishes to be recognized as a great person; attention is not on inner motives. And if he accepts vows, his attention is on external activities; even here he follows some correct activity and some false activity but does not pay attention on the inner feelings of attachment, etc. and outwardly also he engages himself in activities fostering attachment, etc.
And when he busies himself in acts of worship and outward show of religion, he adopts such practices which bring him praise in the world and foster sensuous pleasures. Further, he indulges in lot of injurious acts.
The aforesaid religious practices are meant for purifying one's own thoughts and those of others. In such practices though some injury is involved, yet those practices are to be adopted which involve less sin and produce more virtue. But the inner intentions are not identified by him and he does not know the degree of transgression involved and the virtue attained. The knowledge of this type of profit and loss and the correct-incorrect manner of practising vows, etc. is not possessed by him.
In study of scripture (Shastra) he simply follows the prevalent tradition. He reads it only for making others to listen; when he studies it he simply goes through it; if he listens to it then merely listens whatever is being said. But the real object of studying scripture is not grasped internally; thus he is not able to identify the inner purpose involved in all these activities.
Many Jivas follow the unrealconventional religion (AbhootarthaDharma) thinking that we should follow the traditional practice which our elders have been following or we should follow the practices as others do or that by following these our greed, etc. passions would be fulfilled.
Further, there are many other Jivas some of whom willfully follow the hereditary practices and some others follow the practices with religious attitude also. Thus, they practise religion in the aforesaid manner and there are who lay emphasis on the improve
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