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AN APPRECIATION
Some time ago, I had the opportunity of listening to a spiritual discourse of Munı Shree Chandraprabhsagar Maharaj, entitled 'The Spiritual Basis of Human Brotherhood' which was arranged under the auspices of the Theosophical Lodge of Bhavnagar I had also the further privilege of thanking the Muni Maharaj after the lecture was over I could see in a moment that here was no ordinary man but a person of dynamic spirituality Indeed, the name of Muni Shree Chandraprabhsagar Maharaj scarcely needs an introduction to the Gujarati public especially, the Jain section of it He is a very gifted and popular preacher and a saintly monk He is a great personality in more respects than one He is a Jain monk, no doubt, but his vision of things spiritual is broadbased and whatever he says, does or writes exhales an aroma of spiritual catholiaty and universal wisdom He is also a gifted writer of Gujrati prose The book 'Saurabha', written by him under the pen-name of Chitrabhanu is a living reminder of the fact that Jain Munis have rendered invaluable service to the growth
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