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salvability of all souls or Jīvas. It promotes the spirit of propaganda and insists on religious education. But it is definitely opposed to the methods, of coercion and proselytisation.
The spread of Hinduism by adapting it to modern needs without in any way giving up its essentials is its most urgent need today. This is achieved by the creation of proper teachers by affording them all facilities for the promotion of Hindu ideals. They should embody in their life all the ideals that they preach to others; religious education has no meaning if theory and practice do not coincide and if precept is not backed up by the purity of the personal conduct of the educators. The mutts in India may maintain their own tradition but they can pool their resources to fight irreligion and anti-Hindu influences from within and without. Tirumalai as the home of God and His eternal values offers the best social climate of physical and spiritual purity and may be the headquarters of this missionary effort.
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