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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
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The Aspects of Religion
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4. Morals
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Vol. 6, The Alchemy of Happiness
The Aspects of Religion
4. Morals
The fourth aspect is the moral aspect. Different religions have taught different moral principles; "but at the same time there is one human, moral principle on which all is based, and that is justice. And this does not mean justice in principle and in rules and regulations, but it means that one, true, religious law that is in man, that is awakened in man. As his soul unfolds itself this law becomes more and more clear to him: what is just and what is unjust.
The most wonderful thing about this law is that a thief or a wicked or unrighteous man may be most unjust to others, but if someone is unjust to him he will say, "He is not just to me." This shows that he too knows justice. When he is dealing with others he forgets it, but when it comes to himself he knows justice very well. We are all responsible to ourselves according to that religious law. If we do not regard it, it naturally results in unhappiness; everything that goes wrong, goes wrong for the one reason that we do not listen to ourselves.
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