2. Human Conscience
Thequestionnowarisesofwhetherman'sconsciencealonecanleadhim
throughthesedimensions.Letusbegintoanalysethisproblemwithde-
scription of human conscience itself.
Mostpeoplewouldagreethatwithinthedepthofman'snature,there
isapowerwhichcandistinguishgoodfrombad.Thispowerisknownas
human conscience.
Wedonotdenythatsocietyhasaninfluenceondecidingwhatisgood
andevil:forexample,dress,foodandothersimilarthingsmaybegood
atonetimeandplace,andbadinothers.Suchvaluesaretheresultofa
particularsociety'sview-point.However,therearecertainvalues—good
aswellasevil—whichareofuniversalnature;theyarenotconfinedto
one time, place or society. For example, trustworthiness, helping the
poor andthe weak,working forhumanity, andjustice.These are con-
sidered as goodvalues deeply rootedin the nature of man. Likewise,
cheating,selfishness,andinjusticeareconsideredasbadatalltimesand
in all places. Such universal values prove the existence of human
conscience.
Canconsciencealoneguideustoperfectionthroughthethreedimen-
sionsoflife?Consciencebyitselfcannotguidemancompletely—itneeds
training.Humanconscienceislikemineralsintheearthwhichmustbe
extractedandrefined.Otherwise,itmaybepervertedandrendereduse-
lessundertheinfluenceofacorruptsocialenvironment.Everypersonis
familiarwith the situationswhere hehimselfor afellowhuman being
has suppressed the voice of his conscience and given in to his evil
desires.