Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi

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

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Shrimad Rajchandra's Message
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see a ray of spirituality? Their existence is dictated solely by the basic desires of hunger, thirst, fear. How can they even think about adopting and observing any religious conduct? It is thus selfevident only in the human form that one can devote himself to the highest observance of spirituality.
How can one understand and grasp the significance of human life unless one understands the rarity of the process through which a human birth is attained? If a person possesses a diamond, but does not recognise it as such, thinking they are holding a piece of coal, how can they be expected to experience the radiance of the diamond in their hand?
The great poet, Rabindranath Tagore whilst highlighting the significance of human life, states: “the fish in the water observe silence, the animals on land create tumultuous noise and the birds are chanting sweet notes in the sky but a human has all, the silence of the ocean, the tumultuous noise of the land and the melodies of the sky.” “it is human life that is superior to all”.
Therefore, one who has attained a human form must make that attainment worthwhile. Mahavir Swami in the 'Uttaradhyan Sutra' has said, “The heavenly beings may be great, their abode may be splendid, yet there is none superior to man. When a man demonstrates real human values, even the heavenly beings bow at his feet”.
While an ordinary human life (manushya) is like a precious stone, a human life with qualities that can lead to moksha (manushyatwa) is like a chintamani jewel (wish-yielding jewel). A human life with the qualities to attain moksha can achieve anything that is desired, but if one limits oneself to a mundane existence, it would mean that this human existence is wasted. Shrimad writes, “even a single moment of human existence is many times more