Jain Journal 1972 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JULY, 1972
we have nothing on record, we know not much about the details of his spiritual experiences, though there is reason to believe that these must have been of a high order. Quite a number of stories are current about his great spiritual achievements, and one of them is that because of his lofty spiritual stature, the celestial beings conferred on him the title of 'Yugapradhan'.
In 1969-70, he undertook an extensive tour of the country, meeting his followers, devotees and admirers, and inspiring people in all walks of life. He visited many holy places and delivered speeches and discourses at some of them. A large number of intellectuals, both Jaina and non-Jaina, came into contact with him and had the rare opportunity to hear from his lips the cream of the teachings of ancient saints as realised by him. He became seriously ill in October, 1970, and left this mortal frame on November 2, 1970.
Sri Sahajanandaghana Maharaj has composed hundreds of worthy poems and devotional songs in Hindi and Gujrati—the latter being his mother tongue. Given below is the English rendering of one such songs in which the great saint addresses the Mind :
Accept my advice O Mind ! Why slip ye here and there so blind ? Prestige is lost of the woman chaste, Who wanders at others' gates and waste, And also of a king taken captive by another state. While the inert never attains thy qualities and taste, Why court ye inertness in haste ? A chaste woman's mind diverts not from her beloved, Fie on thee, why die ye not of shame While ye are divorced from the Lord, And still call yourself a devotee and hold the name. The organs loot the joy of the senses five-fold, While ye are getting only the slaps. Why do ye take things as good and bad, Why ye get delusioned in hapiness-sorrows' raps ? Listening to the advice of the Master Right, Go on thinking it day and night, Says Sahajananda, strive for the state of the Lord Let the Hamsa merge into Sohamo.
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The soul. The supreme and free Soul.