Gandhis Teachers Rajchandra Ravjibhai Mehta

Author(s): Satish Sharma
Publisher: Gujarat Vidyapith Ahmedabad

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Gandhi and Rajchandra : Question and Answers
Q. 18 Who will know it?
A. So far this question is concerned, the answer is covered in the above explanation.
Q. 19 You have named so many omniscient teachers. Well, what is the proof of their being so?
A. If you are asking this question with particular reference to my experiences, then I would like to answer this way: "A man who has risen above his mundane state develops in him such a divine life that his very words, looks, and presence inspire in others the same sort of feelings of peace, bliss, and excellence as felt by him." By this, it is natural to infer that he has attained moksha. Besides my own experiences, there are so many scriptures to verify this truth.
Q. 20 What do you think about the final fate of the universe?
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A. It is unbelievable to me that one day the universe will be empty of souls and the drama of life will come to an end with their liberation. To me, the universe is a running concern. It is a system of double traffic of birth and death, of integration and disintegration. It will go on to be what it is today. Change of course is its law. The old order is being replaced by the new. If it grows in one part, it decays in the other. If we make a close study of this problem, we would come to the conclusion that total destruction or pralaya of this universe is but impossible. Universe does not mean this earth alone.
Q. 21 Is there such a thing as pralaya of the universe? A. If by pralaya you mean total extinction, then such a thing is quite impossible because there is nothing which is absolutely destructible. But if by pralaya you mean an absorption of the universe into God etc., then it may be acceptable to some extent, but to my mind even this much does not appear to be possible. It is inconceivable that in some remote future all the souls and other objects of the universe will reach such a stage of similarity of change and uniformity of nature that they would all mingle together as one without any distinction, bringing the whole show to an absolute rest.