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a distinguished scholar attended the lectures. The contents of the lectures were published in a book based on the notes taken down by Mr. Herbert Warren.
In this small book of 12 lectures by Virchand Gandhi, published in 1916, the main concept of meditation according to the Jaina tradition is most effectively stated. Mr. Gandhi here first speaks of the need for meditation to attain mental peace and to rise above feelings of worry and anxiety. Mr. Gandhi next states the basic rules governing the practice of meditation in simple and lucid terms. The small book of 12 lectures contains only a summary of the original lectures. Yet it is sufficient to give us the idea of the richness and profundity of the original lectures, which are unfortunately lost. Virchand Gandhi passed away in his 36th year and so the career of a great soul committed to the exposition of religion pre-maturely came to an end. It was a great
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