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of troubles that overtake a man. You should, therefore, re- member that it is God who is the real Help. It is He who creates love in the heart gf the mother. Were He not to do that, she would not be able to rear her child. Do not take anyone as the partner of God. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 424) TEST OF RELIGION It is very essential now-a-days-and in fact, it has always been essential-to know that two factors must be there for the recognition of the true religion. One, its teachings should be pure and human conscience and his intellect should be satisfied with the teachings and they should not raise objec- tions against that aspect of the religion in question; it is essential because it simply is not possible that what God does should be impure. Two, it should have a continuous divine succour to the extent that it should become easy for the man to recognise God and witness His attributes (manifestations); that is what will save him from the sin. Even if a man is already believing in the true religion, if he does not possess the 'boat', he would be the likeness of a spring which is surrounded by hills or a wall or thorny bushes which do not allow the people to reach it. Such a spring is of no use to us. That is why it is very essential that one should have the means to attain to God-realisation with full certainty. This also is quite clear that the man is troub1ed by various kinds of "insects" and ''moths" which continue eating into him and keep him away from God. It is because of these things that there continues to be a distance between the man and God the Ahnighty. 185