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The Self Realization
For his return to Vavania he had no money for return journey, so he sold on his way the sweets he was given by his maternal uncles and with the proceeds thereof he returned to Vavania. This shows his firm determination not to beg of anyone for his personal benefit. Stri Niti Bodhaka and other ethical writings 4
In his book Stri Niti Bodhaka Part-I on 'the nature of ideal moral life for women', he has advocated the cause of women's education as essential to national freedom. He advised his breathren to spread education in women, to remove internal quarrels and crippling social customs and thereby expedite the recovery of national independence. This book was the first of his writings before he was sixteen and it was published in Samvat 1940 or 1884 A. D. In this book of 50 pages he has analysed the causes of backwardness in women, such as child-marriage, forced marriages of the unequals in health, age and intelligence and lastly endless superstitions and ignorance. The matter of the book is distributed in four sections. The first section deals with prayer to God, devotion, transitoriness of the living body, advice given by a mother to her daughter, avoidance of unnecessary waste of time, industry and the excellent results obtained by industry. The second section deals with learning, advantages of education, select reading of good books and acceptance of good and useful lessons. The third section deals with self-improvement, adoption of virtues, spread of moral and healthy atmosphere, nature of truth and avoidance of profligacy and debauchery. The fourth and the last section deals with the description of the wise and virtuous people and it includes a composition of hundred verses on words of wisdom for all. Raichandbhai from his boyhood had a fine command of language and diction, so his style is simple, natural
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