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In 1993 Guruji's effort made it possible to prepare two volumes of a Jain Encyclopaedia and soon to be incorporated into the Hindu Encyclopaedia. This is due to be released by the publishing house of MacMillan Press. Also, in 1993 Guruji's effort made it possible to initiate a Jain study program at Columbia University, one of the oldest and most prestigious academic institutions in the world. The program had one run in the during his time. He had also planned to establish a Jain "Chair" at the Toronto University in Canada.
There is hardly a nation that has not been touched by his efforts and all his life he worked towards the fulfilment of Guruji's divine purpose. In today's world, how many can claim more than five decades of asceticism and self less service in the name of peace, unity and universal brotherhood? How many individuals devote themselves entirely to the upliftment of all living beings? Guruji has done both and yet his work is far from complete. Our Mother Earth continues to cry in protest of the injustices she is forced to endure animals, birds, trees, forests, oceans and mountains are suffering in the name of industrial greed. Everywhere men, women, and children are plagued by hunger, disease, prejudice, and oppression. Guruji had heard their cries and understood their anguish. We should continue his mission until the entire world is united in a state of Ahimsa.
Excerpts from Guruji's Speeches On Thought: Thought is a force. Thought has unlimited power. You are what you think. Anyone can achieve complete success by spiritual awareness. 2,500 years ago, Lord Mahävir gave this perfect truth, "All mankind is one." There is no superiority or inferiority, no caste or creed, Caucasian or Aryan. Weather conditions in various areas may have produced amounts of pigmentation as far as our skin is concerned, but since our systems of birth and death are the same, our smiling and weeping are the same, our reactions to pain and pleasure are similar, and how can we make distinctions by caste, color, or religion? A cow's skin may be red, white or black but the milk is the same. On Truth and Spiritual Practice (Sadhana): Truth is one, but there are many aspects and many pathways to that truth. We must become open-minded. There is so much confusion on the spiritual path because people think that theirs is the only way, and all other ways are not correct. There is no one way. Some people think SO-HUM practice is the only way to meditate, while others think navel practice, or third eye center practice is better. All of these are related. Many spiritual groups promote their gurus as the one true master for this era. They feel their way is completely separate, unique, and superior. Some say they are teaching the true Kundalini yoga. Then what are we teaching? I choose to teach you all things so that you don't become prejudiced. After that you can follow one system for practice. For knowledge, you must understand all systems. On Ideal Community: In today's world man is experimenting with various social and political systems. One system grants equality (material) but takes away freedom. Another grants freedom but takes away equality. The Arihanta system grants both freedom and equality in the material sense and in the highest spiritual sense. The followers of the Arihantas work selflessly without profit in mind. They consider themselves only as trustees of wealth, to protect and distribute it to aid others in a true sense of brotherhood.
