Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Raj Saubhag Satsang Mandal

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Shrimad Rajchandra's Message
why so many people were going to cemetery late at night. The person replied that a fellow Muslim brother had passed away and they were performing his final rites at the cemetery. People were carrying torches as it was dark and the cemetery keeper had been delayed, therefore people were seen leaving the cemetery as they went to fetch him. This was why people holding torches were seen walking towards one another from different directions.
Shrimad remarked to Muljibhai, “You have now seen the truth! Had you not come with me your mind would have remained flustered and fearful. Now that you have seen the reality of the situation, your fear has vanished.”
Shrimad, from a very young age, never experienced fear or apprehension. It was an in-built characteristic trait. Only those who are fearless themselves, are able to worship the fearless lord.
Once, while Shrimad was in Mumbai, a man from Kutch named Padmashibhai Thakarshibhai asked him: “Sir, I seem always inclined towards fear, what can I do about it?” Shrimad asked him, “What is it that frightens you the most?” Padmashibhai replied, “Fear of death” Shrimad responded, “The time of your death is dictated by the karma that determines your life-span and death cannot occur until that karma comes to fruition. So why be afraid of death now, especially as fear will not change anything? Reinforce your mind with this thought.”
Shrimad demonstrated that no purpose is served by fear of one's own death. If lifespan is pre-destined and death comes at the end, then why should one die numerous deaths in imagined fear of an impending death whilst still alive? Many people constantly experience death through its fear instead of the real death. The fear of death tortures them throughout their life. And thus, they experience the pain, distress and torment of death a thousand times