________________ Memoirs about Shrimad by Gandhiji 155 He often expressed that he was biased towards the Jain religion. He strongly believed that it is the Jain religion and philosophy that gets one to the apex of the ultimate truth. I have to mention this opinion of his to you. I am totally incompetent to express my opinion in this matter. Nevertheless, he had no disrespect for any other religion. He held a certain bias in favour of the Vedas and the Upanishads. A follower of the Vedanta would easily consider Raichandbhai to be a Vedanti. During our discussion, he did not suggest even once that I should follow a particular religion to attain liberation. He always reminded me to be thoughtful of my conduct. When discussing the books I should read, having observed my behaviour and conduct and the type of childhood I had, he encouraged me to continue the study of Bhagwat Gita. Other books he recommended were Panchikaran, Maniratnamala, the chapter on detachment from Yogvashist, volume one of Kavyadohan and Mokshamala written by him. He would often express the opinion that different religions are merely man-made pens and people are trapped within them. One who seeks freedom as the ultimate goal of life should not identify himself with a particular religion. સુતર આવે ત્યાં તું રહે, જ્યમ ત્યમ કરીને હરિને લહે. The true seeker lives in a simple straightforward manner, By whatever means he can, he seeks out God. Like Akha Bhagat (the composer of the above verse), Raichandbhai adopted this verse as the motto of his life. He always