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Religion is all about perception. The way one perceives the world
anditsobjectsdependupontheattitudeofthespiritualaspirant,andthe
religiousidealwhichonehasacceptedastrue.Thechoiceofthereligious
ideal largely depends upon the mental constituent of the subject. The Alreadyamember?Signin

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Thechoiceofreligiousidealandattitudedependsonmanyfactors.
Theyare,

1.Thementalconstituentofthesubject:

Thementalconstituentofthesubjectaswehaveseenisthepath
of least resistance for the subject. The mind flows freely and
naturally towards the ideal. A man finds more comfortable and
moreadaptableinthisidealwhencomparedtoother.

2.Thenatureoftheultimatereality:

It is the choice of the nature of the ultimate reality which one

believes as true. Some aspirants believe God with form and for
 some other it is God without form. For some aspirants, the
ultimate reality is the complete independence of Purusha from
Prakriti.Forsomeaspirants,theultimaterealityis'sunyata'and
forsome,theultimaterealityisheavenandsoon.

3.Thegenderandthespiritualattitude:

The gender largely plays a role in defining the spiritual attitude

of the subject. For example, Yashodas attitude towards Sri
Krishna can be imitated only by a female aspirant. The same
holdstruewiththeattitudeofloveofRadhatowardsSriKrishna.
TheexceptionsaregreatAvatarswhocanimpersonateanyideal.
Butasfaranordinaryspiritualaspirantisconcerned,itwouldbe
safeifonepracticesanidealwhichcorrespondstothegender.

SriKrishna

4.Thereligiousbackground:

Thereligiousbackgroundwhichoneisaccustomedtoalsoplays
alargeroleindeterminingthereligiousidealoftheaspirant.The
religiousbackgroundprovidesamanthemuchneededtoolsfor
thepracticeofthereligiousideal.

Once when the aspirant has chosen his religious ideal there comes
thewayofperceptionoftheworldanditsobjects.Eachaspirantperceives
the world and its object in a certain way based on the above factors. All
religiousconflictintheworldisbecauseofthecontradictorynatureofthe
perceptionoftheworldanditsobjectsamongdifferentreligiousideals.

For example, we will examine an object, say an ice cream or a

chocolateoranyobjectoftemptation,andwewillseehoweachreligious
aspirantviewsthemintheirperspective.

1. According to Advaita Vedanta what exists is One Absolute.

Accordingtothisphilosophytheworldanditsobjectsabsolutely
doesntexistatall.Theseeminglyorapparentexistenceof
theworldisbecauseofMayaoranillusion.Therefore,
theaspirantviewstheapparentexistenceofthechocolateasthe
outcomeofMayaorillusion.
 Mayaorillusion

2.AccordingtotheSamkhyaandYogaphilosophy,theobjectsare
theoutcomeofthemodificationsofPrakriti.Theobjectsarethe
outcome of the modifications of the gunas. According to this
philosophy, the objects bind Purusha or pure consciousness to
Prakritiandtheresultispainandsuffering.Theaspirantsof
this ideal view the objects as the source of pain.
Therefore,anaspirantviewsthechocolateasthesourceofpain.

3.ForthepractitionersofBhakti,theobjectsoftemptation,have
thetendencytopollutethemind.Thecleansingofthemindfrom
all'malas'orimpuritiesistheprimarytaskforthepractitioners
ofbhakti.Once,themindiscleansedfromallimpurities,
the God, who is of nature of pure consciousness is
reflectedclearlyinthemind.Therefore,anaspirantofthis
pathviewsthechocolateasanimpuresubstance.

4.ForBuddhists,theobjectsdonothaveanysubstantialreality.
The objects of the world are in a continuous state of
flux and without any substantial reality. They take up
the uncertainty principle which says that the position and the
velocity of the objects cannot be determined exactly. The
aspirants of this path, view the chocolate as Sunya or the
substancewithoutanyreality.

SunyataofBuddhism

5. ForthefollowersofChrist,theobjectsoftemptationprevent
theaspirantfromfollowingChrist.Thetemptationistheworkof
the devil. The devil is always at work and waits to
devour a person in the form of temptations. Therefore,
 theyregardthechocolateastheworkofthedevil.

There are so many religious ideals which view objects in a

differentlight.Nowwehaveseenhowoneaspirantseesanobjectasthe
outcome of illusion, another as the work of the devil, another as the
sourceofpain,anotherasimpure,andanotherwithoutanysubstantial
realityandsoon.

ThegreatnessofSriRamakrishnaisthathehaspracticedallideals
and attitude and found them to be true. Sri Ramakrishna is the
culminationofallreligiousidealsfoundintheworld.Menwho
join under the umbrella of Sri Ramakrishna are from diverse religious
backgroundsanddiversereligiousideals,andyettheyfindtheirreligious
idealsculminatingintheformofSriRamakrishna.

Therefore,itismadnesstoinsistoneparticularidealas
true and rest of them as false. The beauty of religion is in its
diversity. The broad attitude and acceptance of different religious ideals
bringpeacetotheworld.

ThankYou.

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