Publisher's Synopsis
RELIGION AND ETHICS Religion occupies a central place in all speculations, ancient or modern, East or West. Religions of the world are a great driving force in imparting guidance and inspiration to human beings in general. The essence of all religions is the attainment of self-happiness. When the essence of all religions in the world is strung together in understanding and mutual acceptance, then it will create a pleasing world of human well-being and peace. The philosophy of all religions offers a clear and stable foundation for the harmonious existence of men, nations and civilizations. In our age of scientific and technological civilization, where everything is measured in terms of pragmatic results and quick remedies, man is hardly in possession of the art of self-enquiry, the result of which is that our contemporary human society faces an alarming debasement of values. Violence, injustice, wars and human cruelty, our modern age is well acquainted with all these. Scientific progress has further sharpened and refined our skills of destroying each other. What is truly needed today is a moral and spiritual regeneration of religion apart from man's far-reaching material progression. To make it more clear, one can firmly specify that our cultural and social milieu demands an,
