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________________ From My Experiments with Truth 163 not in spiritual matters. Only an enlightened saint deserves to be enthroned as a Guru. There must, therefore, be ceaseless striving after perfection. For one gets the Guru that one deserves. Infinite striving after perfection is one's right. It is its own reward. The rest is in the hands of God. Thus, though I could not place Raichandbhai on the throne of my heart as Guru, we shall see how he was, on many occasions, my guide and helper. However, it suffices to say here that, three modern thinkers have made a deep impression on me during my life, and captivated me: Raichandbhai by his living contact; Tolstoy by his book, 'The Kingdom of God Is Within You'; and Ruskin by his 'Unto This Last'. More of this in appropriate place. From the Autobiography of Mahatma Gandhiji, (Part II, Chapter 15 & 22). Christian friends in South Africa were trying to convince Gandhi to convert to Christianity. The following excerpts are from the chapters that describe the inner spiritual deliberations that went on in Gandhiji's mind. I was quite happy to accept Jesus as a saintly person with many divine qualities but I could not accept that he was a unique person. His death had set a great example to the world but within my heart I could not accept that his death was mystic in anyway. I could not find anything in the clean, living lifestyle of Christians that was any different from followers of any other religion. From doctrinal point of view, I did not find any mysticism in Christian doctrines. In terms of detachment from the worldly matters, I had found Hinduism superior. I could not accept Christianity as a complete religion or as a religion above all others.
| 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 |