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accepted him as my guru. I am still in search of one, and so far my feeling in regard to everyone whom I might think of as a guru has been "No, not this". One must have the requisite qualification to come upon a perfect guru, and I cannot claim to have it.” [Preface to "Shrimad Rajchandra”, 5 Nov. 1926,]. Kumarpal Desai, Srimad Rājacandra ane Mahātmā Gāndhi in Gujarati has these two more letters, please see Kumarpal Desai, Śrīmad Rājacandra ane Mahātmā Gāndhi (Shri Rajsobhag Satsang Mandal, 2007), p. 85-109. Ibid; Pages 85-109 contains answers to three letters by Rajchandra. His address to Gandhi in three letters is: letter 1:ātmārthi, Gungrāhī satsangyogya bhāi (Engaged in self realized, accepts the virtues, and worthy of holy company); letter 2 Jnani bhāi śrī (inquisitive brother) and Letter 3: Ātmārthi bhāi (engaged in self realization) showing his enhanced desire and belief for self realization as per the explanations of Rajchandra about soul. The Ātma Siddhi (or self realization of Srimad Rajchandra), Translated, Rai Bahadur J.L. Jaini, as quoted from Stephen N. Hay, op. cit., p. 34. My.Ex., p. 113, M. K. Gandhi, cited in Stephen N. Hay, op. cit., p. 31: 'I found his talks of absorbing interest... His words went straight home to me. His intellect compelled as great a regard from me as his moral earnestness... In my moments of spiritual crisis, therefore he was my refuge'. My.Ex., M. K. Gandhi, op.cit, p. 127. Satish Sharma, GTR (Gujarat Vidyapeeth, Ahmedabad, 2005), p.vii. My.Ex., M. K. Gandhi, op.cit, p.127. I expressed my difficulties in a letter to Raychandbhai. I also corresponded with other religious authorities in India and received answers from them. Raychandbhai's letter somewhat pacified me. He asked me to be patient and to study Hinduism more deeply. One of his sentences was to this effect 'On a dispassionate view of the question, I am convinced that no other religion has the subtle and profound thought that Hinduism, its vision of the soul, or its charity.
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