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________________ 140 Memoirs about Shrimad by Gandhiji his biography. I recall that I have often said in the past that I would write some memoirs about him, as and when I find time to do so. One of his disciples, for whom I have great respect in my mind, had heard me saying so and when I do finally write it, it will be mainly for his satisfaction. I would very much like to share some reminiscences about Shrimad Rajchandra whom I fondly called Raichandbhai or Kavi and I would place my writings before those who are desirous to seek liberation in their life. For now, I merely wish to satisfy a friend. To consider myself worthy to be able to write about him, I believe it would be also necessary to possess adequate knowledge of the Jain religion and that knowledge I do not possess. Consequently, I propose to keep the scope of my writings very limited. I shall be able to satisfy myself by narrating only those incidents which have influenced the course of my life and have enlightened me. Perhaps this writing shall benefit me or other such seekers of liberation from all karmic bondage. I am deliberately using the phrase 'seekers of liberation' (mumukshu) here because what I am writing is not meant for general readers. I have been greatly influenced by three persons in my life, namely, Leo Tolstoy, Ruskin and Raichandbhai. The influence of Tolstoy is through his writings and through the limited correspondence that we have had with each other; Ruskin's influence on me percolated through just one book that was authored by him, "Unto this last', which I have named in Gujarati as Sarvodaya, while the influence of Raichandbhai on me is a result of my close contact and association with him. When I developed some doubts in my mind about certain aspects of the Hindu religion whilst in South Africa, it was
| 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 |