Santbal A Saint with a Difference

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

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It is this period of his life that completely revolutionized his ideas about religion, spirituality and the social role which a Saint is expected to assume in life. This proved to be a great turning point in his life which subsequently gave a great mental jerk to the traditionalists of the day.
Entering a Period of Revolution :
At the end of this period when he broke his silence in Bombay, he prepared a statement expressing his views about some traditional practices of Jain Saints. He showed this statement to Gurudev and others. All advised him not to make the statement public, but to silently practise some of the reforms which he pleaded. Gurudev was of the opinion that by making a public statement of this type he would be disturbing hornet nest and inviting unnecessary trouble. He did realise the force of the sage advice of Gurudev, but thought that if he did not put his ideas before the concerned public, it might amount to a sort of cheating. He, therefore, did come out with a statement which is referred to in details in the Introduction of this Book.
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