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   progress by relating all kinds of cock and bull stories about heaven   
   and hell. These "religious merchants" with their non-integral   
   outlook, want to divide humanity into different groups (Indians,   
   Germans, Russians, etc.) or into communities (Hindus, Muslims, Arya   
   Samajis, etc.) Obviously blind religious supporters cannot form an   
   integral view of the world. Rather they say, "Well in spite of   
   having distributed so much food and water to the poor, and having   
   undergone such severe penance, we still haven't been blessed with   
   God-realisation." This is an utterance of one with a non-integral   
   outlook. The Supreme Consciousness - God - cannot be attained by   
   such people." (INTEGRAL AND NON-INTEGRAL OUTLOOK, Tattva Kaomudii   
   Part 3)   
      
   Co-existence of dogma and spirituality is impossible.   
      
   "Never can we have the sun and the night at the same time. At the   
   sight of the sun approaching, the face of the night becomes pale,   
   and we know that it is dawn. Similarly, when the night descends, the   
   sun disappears. The two cannot exist together. These two things   
   cannot go together -- in the same way, the psychic inclination based   
   on self-knowledge (helping everybody in their movement towards the   
   Supreme Nucleus) and the ideal of the highest good can never coexist   
   with the psychic inclination based on ignorance (that which causes a   
   deteriorating effect on the human mind) and crudeness and directed   
   towards sense-pleasures. This is because of the basic difference   
   between matter and consciousness. Persons whose vision is not clear   
   enough to grasp the real perspective of things, speak of peaceful   
   coexistence simply to win cheap applause. They are living in a   
   fool's hell. I won't say a "fool's paradise", even though that is   
   the familiar expression. They are living in a fool's hell, because   
   no such coexistence is possible. Darkness cannot coexist with the   
   moon. Is talking about the impossible not a bid for cheap   
   popularity? It is a form of hypocrisy." (SPIRITUAL LESSONS OF THE   
   GIITA' -- 3, DISCOURSES ON KRS'N'A AND THE GIITA', A'nanda   
   Vacana'mrtam Part 17, 12 February 1980, Calcutta)   
      
   The awareness of real spirituality is arising.   
      
   "Civilization is not unchanging . There is nothing stationary on   
   this earth -- everything is dynamic. Civilization is also a   
   progressive phenomenon, moving from good to better, from   
   imperfection to perfection. The greater the tendency of refinement   
   in people, the more cultured they are. We must remember that   
   refinement and hypocrisy are not the same. There is a heaven and   
   hell difference between the external show and the inner motives of a   
   hypocrite, and the inner and outer consistency of a refined   
   individual. Whatever is done in a refined way, is done with   
   reasoning and propriety, and thus, instead of being a cause of   
   social breakdown, will be a cause of social well-being. Let me give   
   an example. The drinking of water is basically an animal instinct.   
   It would reveal a complete lack of culture for anyone to drink drain-   
   water simply because they were thirsty. To ascertain whether the   
   water is pure before drinking, and to ensure that all towns and   
   villages receive a regular supply of pure water, are signs of a   
   civilised society. But to say, "I'm doing a dry fast" after having   
   secretly drunk a glass of water is the height of hypocrisy. (THE   
   SPIRIT OF SOCIETY, A Few Problems Solved Part 6, Prout in a Nutshell   
   Part 9, Supreme Expression Volume 2)   
      
   Remember, God knows everything.   
      
   "The Cosmic Consciousness (God) knows everything. According to   
   A'nanda Ma'rga philosophy, there is no question of heaven and hell.   
   So you must not encourage helplessness. Indeed, God is present in   
   hell and heaven. So you are never alone. You must never encourage   
   the psychology of helplessness. The Supreme Entity is always with   
   you. That Supreme Entity is in love with you, and therefore you must   
   not suffer from any kind of inferiority complex. Make Him the goal   
   of your life and become an emancipated being." (HE IS EVERYTHING,   
   A'nanda Vacana'mrtam Part 1, 15 August 1978, Patna)   
      
   All above extracts from the works of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti   
      
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