Santbal A Saint with a Difference

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

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established to help the farmers in getting finance and also in sale and purchase of their farm products.
Anubandh Concept :
In order to give a practical shape to his theory of restructuring the society on ethical lines which he called "Dharmanubandhi Samaj Rachana", he developed another concept which is called "Anubandh Vichar". This concept was not new and was developed from the culture and life style which we inherited from our forefathers.
"Anu" means atom and "Bandh" means binding force. The concept of "Anubandh" is, therefore, a concept which seeks to bind and put in harmony four principal forces of social evolution.
These four forces are: (1) The State, (2) People's associations voluntary or otherwise to guide and control state administrative and legislative machinery, (3) The associations of public spiritual social leaders to give correct leadership to people's associations, and (4) Spiritual leaders of the society, the Saints, to inspire and guide all the previously mentioned three forces.
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The idea is that these four social forces which are inseparable parts of human society should be linked together as to form a harmonized and well balanced social structure of this machine of universe. Just as a machine, which is expected to give a smooth and efficient serving, should operate with all its parts in sound and harmonious condition, these four social forces should also operate harmoneously and soundly. Any imbalance between any of its parts would result in social disturbance.
Explaining the necessity of such "Anubandh" Santbalji explains:
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