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every day life like those found in the talks of Vinobaji All these coupled with his serene personality enabled him to carry his message straight to the hearts of his listeners who heard him with rapt attention and in pin-drop silence, though the hall was full
(III) Muniji is also a man of letters who has enriched Gujarati literature with the elegance of his style and the nobility of his thoughts His works not only give us pleasure but also ennoble our minds and purify our hearts Words flow from his pen as smoothly and as gracefully as they trip from his tongue His writings, his lectures, his personality exude the spirit of catholiaty and universality He speaks many languages Born in Rajasthan, brought up at Tumkur in Karnatak, living in Gujarat, he is well-versed not only in many Indian languages and literatures but also in Western thought Indeed, we find in him a happy synthesis of the East and the West
A harmonious personality, body, soul and mind in tune with one another, he is one of those free souls of whom Vivekananda speaks
"Upon these free souls depends the spiritual growth of mankind They are like the first lamps from which other lamps are lighted True, the light is in everyone, but in most men it is hidden The great souls are shining lights from the
