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Family Life: Shrimad Rajchandra was married to Zabakben, the daughter of Shri Popatlalbhai, elder brother of Shri Revashankarbhai Jagjivandasbhai at the age of 20. It can be said that the family-life of Shrimad was not for any other reasons but to wipe out the deeds of previous lives and it is a challenge to those who say that family life is an obstacle for the one who is out to search for the ultimate position of his soul, i.e. salvation. This is clear from the several letters written by Shrimad Rajchandra in those days:
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I do not desire to maintain any love or hatred, affection or aversion regarding relations with woman but I have stopped in promulgating my desires only because of impressions of my previous lives. Let both of us jointly tries to be godly idols and that too with great pleasure. You stress much on cleanliness or holiness and look to my devotion with even, equal and sympathetic feelings. The world expands as a result of residing in the black hall of family-group. You cannot destroy even a hundredth part of evils of remaining in family life by whatever changes you make in the ways of your living but you can destroy them to a great extent by adopting to stay in loneliness. Family life is the cause of passion. It is a mountain since the beginning of this universe on which attachments, affections and aversions reside.
Thinking, Convalescence and Revelation of Soul: The personality of Shrimad Rajchandra was fully engaged in serious thinking and reflection of being with religion. He loved every living animate on earth and we can see this from his outward and inward behavior.
His desire to live highest quality of life right from his childhood, his revelation of previous lives, deep study of various scriptures, increasing document, constant muttering of Saat-Truth and the Ultimate, deep longing for right experiences, continuous efforts to increase and develop virtues, meaningful understanding of elements and principles studied in scriptures etc. brought him to be omniscient in V.S. 1947. He experienced Absolute Bliss and it was the most remarkable day of hi life. He says, "There is no doubt that I attained absolute knowledge and it is true at all times that I was then free from all the bondages around my soul. Jain thinking considers this to be Samyak Darshan and Vedant says it to be kevalGnan. Shrimad Rajchandra wrote for poems at Ralaj Village in 1891 as an expression of his attaining Absolute Bliss and those who want to do good of their soul should know and study these poems for their salvation: These are:
• O Lord! O Lord! What shall I say? • You gave me restraint, regularity and good feelings.... • Dull or stupid feelings give dull results....
What is call the Absolute Knowledge... (The Original word language are missing)
Earnest Desire to Be in Loneliness:
| SR No. | 007736 |
| Book Title | Comtemporary Jain Legends |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Atmanandji Maharaj |
| Publisher | Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 183 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, N000, & N025 |
| File Size | 1 MB |