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Shree Atmaramji from a youngman's view point Practically he observed all the rules laid down in our sacred books for a Sadhu' and passions like anger, lust, greed, pride were subdued by him. He acted what he preached and his religious preachings were simple, practical and suited to the needs of the times.
He set the people a-thinking & made the order of Sadhus purer and more beneficial to the Society. His untarnished character, self-sacrifice, ceaseless activity, love for humanity, truth and constant study are object lessons for us all. Let us follow in his footsteps & make our lives sublime & noble,
Sidelight on the present condition of our community we all know our age is the age of science. It has removed several shibboleths and demolished old antiquated theories regarding the Universe. The great development of the means of communication by land, sea & air has narrowed distance and brought together distant countries into closeness and intimate contact. Principles of Universal brotherhood and humanitarianism have been broadcast and have become powerfully predominant before our eyes, Old Conservative orthodox ideas have lost their significance & utility. Unless we look to the necessities of the present times and take proper means to meet them, we are sure to lose ground and in course of time be effaced from this world altogether.
Our rich people spend lacs of rupees in many unproductive & uneconomical ways, while if we go deep into the inquiry as to the financial position of our general masses, we are sure to find great poverty and unemployment prevailing everywhere. In point of physique, they are much more backward and weak. Physically weak are generally mentally weak. What sort of intelligence and individuality can be expected from those who are weaklings? They cannot protect themselves, far less others.
If the ways of charities such as spending lot of money after general dinners, erection of new temples are not changed in favour of those applied for the amelioration of the poor condition & development of physical & mental state of our people, we as a community are sure to be depreciated in number & strength and ultimately relegated to oblivion.
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