In English
Growth of new sects and sets of belief in India
Thus the one Vedhic religion became the parent of a number of sects and sets of belief, like (centering around the concept of ), (centering around the concept of Cosmic Energy as the expression of the Divine), (centering around the Sun as the source, sustenance and goal of spiritual achievement), (centering around the concept of pleasure and material prosperity) and (centering around as the inner motivator of all beings). Every one of these sects, and many more besides, elaborated their own rituals and modes of worship, their own priorities in spiritual attainment and their own body of doctrines about the individual, the objective world and God. The purpose of these codes and modes was, in all cases, to purify the mind and Insist on the practice of high moral virtues. But this was soon ignored and importance came to be attached to superficial conformity and outer purity. The craving for personal aggrandizement and power made every sect, faith and religion, rigid and dry. There is a great need today to discover the Inner spring of all faiths, the spring that fertilises the outer rites and ceremonies. A little quiet study will reveal that there is an undercurrent of moral enthusiasm and spiritual adventure.