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him having reached him, he wanted to see the person, against whom so much had been written and in return who, did not meet opposition with opposition, certainly he must be a person full of grit, determination and dedication.
Acharya Mahaprajna has said that the Janam Kundli of Gurudev Tulsi must be of struggle and fame, both being complementry to each other, struggle bringing fame and that in its turn bringing further struggle.
Once Gurudev was lecturing in Devas, when some ignorant persons threw stones at him, one such stone struck him at his back. He just watched and went on suffering the pain in silence and lecturing. Then next time on the way to Ujjain, some persons garlanded him he said that both stone and flowers had left him untouched.
In the words of Maha Sramani Sadhvi Pramukha Kanakprabhaji "he does not feel dejected with bad words nor gets elated with praise, and that is the state of a realised soul.
In the light of the above, non-violence of Gurudev gets imprinted on our minds and it can become a guiding beacon for all to follow the path of non-violence, love and friendship for which consciously or unconsciously, the whole world is hungering. May it be granted.
Translator-Dr. Anil Dhar
Asstt. Prof. J.V.B. Institute Ladnun
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