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collected the Bhiksha Then we went to another place, where a young College girl was in sick bed. His soothing words and blessings brought her a good deal of comfort and happiness, despite her great physical pain This could be easily seen from the glow on her face The third place was not on his schedule; but a child begged Muniji to go with him, insisting that it was very near He would not displease the child In all these three places, a comparatively large family stayed in one small room which served at once as kitchen, bed-room, drawing-room and study-room Naturally this made him discuss with me the housing problem in Bombay and the plight and economics of Middle Class homes
This experience showed me how Munijl's unassuming ways, informal behaviour, and abounding compassion towards all and sundry naturally win the heart of all those who meet him
When I spoke to him about my personal problem, his few and well-chosen words consoled me very much; I came home very much relieved of pain and anxiety and mental anguish This, to my mind, is his great quality-serenity and tranquillity of mind. He is not only serene himself; he can transmit serenity to others
On the third occasion, I was privileged to listen to a lecture of his at the Roxy Cinema I then discovered his great and fluent command over language, his eloquence, his homely illustrations drawn from
