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________________ 138 Memoirs about Shrimad by Gandhiji few things in the last chapter, which was left incomplete by me. While most of us lead a worldly life, Shrimad Rajchandra had risen above it. While we may have to undergo several more incarnations, for Shrimad achieving such great heights of spirituality in this one lifetime would limit the number of his future incarnations. While our present lifestyle leads us further and further away from salvation, Shrimad Rajchandra was heading towards it at a great speed. This is no mean achievement. In spite of all this, I have to concede that even Shrimad Rajchandra could not attain the height he had set as his ultimate goal. He himself wrote that his journey has been interrupted by a "Sahara Desert', which had yet to be crossed. * (*A month before his death, Shrimad wrote in his 'final words': I wanted to finish the journey with utmost haste, but came across the "Sahara desert'. There was a heavy burden (past karma) on me. My intention was to suffer the karmas as fast as possible with all the energies of my soul but my legs got tired with the fruition of the most intense karma.) Rajchandra was an exceptionally gifted man. His writings have evolved out of his experiences. The one who reads them and contemplates deeply upon them would find that the roadmap to liberation has been marked out for one to walk with great ease. One's passions would automatically subside, they would gradually lose interest in worldly affairs and eventually lose all desire for materialistic existence, becoming solely dedicated to the soul and its realisation. From what has been said above, the reader will realise that the writings of Rajchandra are meant not for all, but the few
| SR No. | 034032 |
| Book Title | Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Kumarpal Desai |
| Publisher | Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal |
| Publication Year | 2017 |
| Total Pages | 107 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |