Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi

SR No.: 034032
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

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Discourses on Shrimad Rajchandra by Gandhiji 171 Compassion The following are the extracts of the speech delivered by Gandhiji in Ahmedabad on the Kartiki Poornima day of V.S. 1978. We are the devotees of the person for whom we have assembled here to eulogise and fondly remember. I am a confirmed devotee of his. Those who are his critics cannot be devotees - therefore this is not an occasion for those who wish to criticise. Those who want to clear their doubts are welcome. If someone is here to feed their doubts, then the etiquette suggests that they should not be here today. Everyone should have the freedom to express themselves. Even the critics should have a place for themselves and similarly, the devotees should also have a place where they can conduct their desires without criticism. Therefore, I will take it that in today's gathering only those who have love and respect for Kavishri have come here. To such devotees, I wish to tell them that today's event should be doubly welcome. The person we have come here to remember lovingly was indeed a symbol of compassion. He had fully understood what compassion was and he had fully inculcated it in his practical life. The work that we are doing at present in India also represents the spirit of compassion. We are not doing this work with any enmity in our mind. The reality that we are facing at present gives us sufficient cause to express our anger. We have been greatly hurt. And yet we have to constantly bear in our mind that we should not retaliate with anger against those who have caused us all that anger. Instead, we should consider in our mind how best could we do well for them. The basis of non-cooperation lies in compassion, not in vengeance. This is the crux of the matter, which we should never