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the population explosion, he could see the value in allowing people to practice contraception voluntarily. "After all," he said, "we should recognize the right of the unborn to be well-born." He also mentioned the subject of allowing priests to marry. Pope Paul did not want to discuss these topics, for he did not intend to change his mind from earlier pronouncements. But it was a cordial meeting, and the two souls parted with a feeling of friendship.
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After six weeks in Europe, Gurudev felt a natural detachment from the sectarian fold and from national boundaries and an opening of himself to life at large. He returned to Bombay refreshed and imbued with a greater sense of unity with all souls. He had witnessed his philosophy in action, "to go out of T and see the whole world as T, to have an extension cord of maitri which gives a direct connection with all of life." What he had given out in genuine feeling to others had returned to him manifold. New inspiration was burgeoning in his soul.
Now I see what it is like to circulate freely in the world, to share what I have gained in my life without fearing what people will think or how they will react. Many people have changed during these six weeks, but I also have changed a lot.
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