happiness is, what real self is, as man aspiring to realisation meditates upon true Bliss, reality, fundamental principle. All marriage relations, brought about by attachment to the colour of the face, to the outlines of the countenance, to figure, form or personal beauty, end in losses, and are very unhappy. The aim of husband should be the elevation of the marriage tie, and not money making and the wrong use of family relations. Accept not a religion because it is the oldest; its being the oldest is no proof of its being the true one. Sometimes the oldest houses ought to be pulled down and the oldest clothes must be changed. The latest innovation, if it can stand the test of Reason, is as good as the fresh rose bedecked with sparkling dew. Accept not a religion because it is the latest. The latest things are not always the best, not having stood the test of time. Accept not a religion on the ground of its being believed in by avast majority of mankind, because the vast majority of mankind believes practically in the religion of Satan, in the religion of Ignorance. There was a time when the vast majority of mankind believed in slavery, but that could be no proof of slavery being a proper Institution. Believe not in a religion on the ground of its being believed in by the chosen few. Sometimes the small minority that accepts a religion is in darkness and misled. Accept not a religion because it comes from a great ascetic, from a man who has renounced everything; because we see that there are many ascetics, men who have renounced everything, and yet they know nothing, they are veritable fanatics. Accept not a religion because it comes from princes or kings; kings are often enough spiritually poor. Accept not a religion because it comes
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