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from a very young age, he wrote several masterpiece works in philosophy.10
Besides the above, he wrote several other texts. About his writings, Gandhi said:
"One rare feature of his (Rajchandra's) writings is that he always set down what he had felt in his own experience. There is in them no trace of unreality. I have never read any line by him which was written to produce an effect on others...
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Gandhi also found great solace in Rajchandra's writings and letters, and he wrote, "I have always felt that Rajchandra's writings breathe the spirit of Truth. He did not write a single word in order to show off his knowledge. His aim in the writings was to share his inward bliss with his readers. I am sure that anyone who wishes to free himself from inner conflicts and eager to know his duty in life will gain much from Rajchandra's writings, whether such a reader is a Hindu or belong to another faith."12
ii. Extraordinary Memory and Touch Sense
From 1883 he started demonstrating his extraordinary capability to repeat words / verses instantaneously. Gradually he reached the stage of repeating hundred words. At the age of 19, Dr. Peterson in a public meeting in Bombay awarded the titles "Golden wheel and Sakshat Saraswati or Goddess of Knowledge". Similarly he had an extraordinary faculty by which, through his touch, he could identify the objects completely. In the same public meeting in Bombay, he could tell the names & authors of twelve religious texts blindfolded just by his touch of these books. Gandhi tested these traits of Rajchandra by reciting a long list of local and foreign words to Rajchandra. Rajchandra's limited education had been in the vernacular language and he had little knowledge of English or other foreign languages, yet slowly and steadily he was able to
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