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The Self Realization
knowledge could be used to his financial benefit in his dealings in shares. To this Srimad replied that he was not a fool to use his spiritual powers for such petty selfish benefits.
3. Once Padamasibhai, a resident of Kutch, sought from him the remedy for removing his fear of death. Srimad advised that till life is fully led according to fixed destiny there is no death. Why then should we not live well till death visits us? By the fear of death one cannot be free from death. Be fearless, lead a chaste life and embrace death when it comes.
4. His servant Lallu, a resident of Morbi, who had stayed with his family for a number of years caught a deadly disease in Bombay. He used daily to nurse him personally till he breathed his last.
5. Once Srimad went near Tokarashibhai, who was caught in Pneumonia and whose sickness was gro.jing fatal. In his presence Tokarashibhai became quiet and experienced peace and joy. After some time he receded from him and said to other relatives of Tokarashibhai that the latter was gradually sinking. When he was asked as to how did he know it and as to what did he do by which Tokarashibhai got a relief from his pain and enjoyed peace, Srimad replied that he could see Tokarashi's death and he therefore tried to change his mind and last desires so as to improve his spiritual prospects for the future birth.
6. Once Srimad asked his three years old daughter her name, to which she replied that her name was Kashi. Srimad lovingly said. "No. you are the self.' But Kashi refused to agree to it. Srimad laughed at the child's ignorance.
His perception of Self-knowledge
On Kartik Sudi 14th, Samvat, 1947, Srimad writes in a letter as follows -
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