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________________ Discourses on Shrimad Rajchandra by Gandhiji 183 he would certainly have account books, ledgers etc., but more importantly, he would always have more scriptural and religious books. As soon as his professional concluded, he would switch over to the spiritual books. He would have his diary with him. He would probably not record his day-to-day transactions in it, but he was very keen to record his spiritual thoughts. He would also make note of any religious dialogue that he might have been engaged in during the course of the day. Sometimes he also composed poems. Quite often alongside writing his notes, he would conduct business deals involving lakhs of rupees. At times he may have committed errors in the transaction and possibly made a loss, but that did not concern him much. He considered such things momentary. He was more deeply involved in religious contemplations which he considered much more important. Such matters were not trivial. One might have thought, what use would it be to enter into a trading transaction involving lakhs of rupees with a person who cared more for religious matters than matters of trade and commerce? But I have seen him conducting such transactions with my own eyes. While I am saying this to you I can visualise the scene in front of me even now. It is easy for me to talk about such matters but to accomplish them is not easy. While remaining deeply engrossed in religious thoughts, his professional competence was not compromised. Whatever he did, there was a touch of excellence and perfection in it. Their First Meeting After Gandhiji's Return from England The flow of his speech was constant: but he never indulged in frivolous or fallacious arguments. He was not interested in
| 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 |