Santbal A Saint with a Difference

Author(s): T U Mehta
Publisher: Navjivan Prakashan Mandir

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He further states :
"I had various types of experiences during this period of silence, but the most important of this was the development of my complete faith on Nature. I knew from different experiences that nature accommodates us if we accommodate it; and in cases where nature is not found accommodating us, it creates a situation which takes us further in progress. This confirmed my faith in nature."
He further records :
"Once during evening time I was sitting alone with eyes closed. Suddenly I was surrounded by the light which I find it difficult to describe.... I do not give much weight to this experience because such experiences are not necessary in Sadhana. Nor can it be said that this was the experience of soul's realization. But this experience did convince me about the prevalence of Divine Consciousness all around us in the Universe."
About this experience, he summarises as under :
“After this experience I clearly understood that it is wrong to presume that unity among living beings can be achieved only through outward contacts such as speech, because the subtle current of love is already encircling the whole universe. The currents of our emotions do spread out in the whole universe in a very subtle way. The subconscious world is much wider and allembracing than the conscious world. There, what actually works is the decision which has its roots in our inner subconscious."
He utilised his time during this period in studying all the religions of the world and in writing about the same. He also studied Shri Aurobindo's philosophy during this period.
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