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A TRUE SOCIAL WORKER:
Acharya Shri Ji was a true social worker. He wanted to change the posture of society. He wanted the people to be bath in the Ganga of Truth. He wanted the children to be grown up like a pleasent religious flower. He walked bare footed for the people to sent them message of peace, love and unity. Many times he walked lacs of kilometers to sent message to the people of different states like Rajasthan, Gujrat, Punjab, Jammu etc. A TRUE JAIN SADHU:
Acharya Shri Ji was a true Jain Sadhu. He travelled lacs of kilometres bare footed as is enjoined by Jain Sadhus. He send message of love to the people. He tried his best to make people the true human. He was a person of a true spiritual personality. He goes on working till today on the face of his messages and temples of learning, HIS LOVE FOR RESEARCH:
Acharya Shri Ji told people that they will progress only when their country will progress. He asked rich people to sent some part of his money to the sangh for the building of Schools and for the progress of mankind. He had a love for research. He established many Research centres in Mumbai and also in many other parts of the country. MESSAGE OF ALL IN ONE:
Acharya Shri Ji sent message of all in one to the whole world. He said that we are not Hindus, we are not muslims, we are not Jains and not Buddhists but we are the children of our mother land India. The people of different religions listened to him and followed him. For him there is no difference b/w people of different castes and religions. DEGREES OR ACHIEVEMENTS:
Because of his good deeds he were honoured many times by Jain Samaj. Acharya Shri Ji were honoured with the degrees of Nav Yug Nirmata, Punjab Kesari, Agyaan Timir Tarni etc. These degrees are thrown on the houoner of you. But he said that these degrees are just like the outer but the truth is the heartly feeling for Guruji. A GREAT SOLDIER:
Acharya Shri Ji was a great Soldier of Lord Mahavira. He walked on whole life on the foot prints of Lord Mahavira. He sent message of "Live and Let Live to every one". He wanted that like Lord Mahavir's message of live and let live every one apply it on his own life. His main aim is just the peace to whole world. INDIAN LOVE:
Acharya Shri Ji loved his country very much. He used pure Khadi the whole life and he said that if you are true Indian then leave all these foriegn thing and apply the things of your own country. Once Acharya Shri Ji said that Our love for our country seems through our own deeds and needs. He asked people to leave all other things of outer world, Just use the things of India because you are an Indian personality. He asked Pandit Moti Lal Nehru to leave the smoking habbit. The Cigar is also of foreign country, HIS MORAL DEEDS:
Acharya Shri Ji spent his whole life on the deeds of this world. He played a role in (i) Khilafat Movement. (ii) Hindu-Muslim Unity. (ii) Bengal Relief Fund.
(iv) Prohibiting of Meat eating and Drinking, DEATH:
Acharya Shri Ji left this world for heavenly Journey on 22nd Sept. in Mumbai recieting the Namokaar Mantra. But he left his foot prints for us to walk on. It depends on us that we follow them or not. But we should have to follow them to make not only Jain Samaj even the whole world true heaven. It will be our true love towards him.
"To make the bud a flower of fragnace Let us make him a true regerrence"
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