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truth and the love for achievement of the highest goal or bliss. It is therefore to be noted that his love for Jinas' philosophy is not out of any attachment nor is it born of any prejudice against any other system of faith. He views all the religious systems with quanimity and respect.
. It is for the above mentioned outlook of Śrīmad that he freely appreciates spirituality in the poetry of great Indian saints like Kabīra, Narsinh Mehta, Mīrā, Ākhā, Dayārāma, Chhotama, Prītáma, Bhojo etc., who were not Jains. He has also advised the advanced seekers to study non-Jain scriptures like Yoga Väsiștha, Maņiratnamālā, Bhagvadgitā, Prabodhaśataka, etc..
He was a perfect non-sectarian to the core of his heart and firmly believed that one need not belong to any religion, much less any sect of any religion, as such belonging itself proves to be binding and a hindrance in one's progress in sādhanā.
As he was above sectarianism of different religions and faiths, he was above the sectarianism of the Jain religion too. In his early age, he was associated with Sthānakavāsi sect of Jain. This sect does not believe in idol-worship, on the contrary condemns it. In his
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