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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but to a much lesser degree, however, it does not have the capacity to express it. Animals do have the ability to express their feelings to a limited degree but have no ability to understand the feelings of other living beings. It is only humans that possess the ability to experience and express their own feelings as well as comprehend the feelings of others and respond to them.
This comprehensive capacity to feel, recognise and express feelings that humans possess is a very valuable asset. But how do humans utilise this asset? There are four types of humans born on this earth: (1) those who are completely ignorant about the purpose of this life and its ultimate objective. (2) Those who have an objective, but their objective is vile and materialistic and therefore keeps them moving in the wrong direction. (3) Those whose objective is noble but they do not act accordingly. (4) Those who organise their thoughts, their lives and their activities in accordance with the worthy objectives they have set for themselves.
The first type of the above four are ignorant about the purpose of life and are not aware that one has to strive hard for self-development in order to achieve something. Such people follow others blindly and consequently, their entire life is spent like that of animals, merely breathing, eating, indulging in sensual pleasures and such other mundane activities.
Considering the second category, such human beings possess some kind of objective in their life, but it is externally directed to the materialistic world. They are attracted towards achieving external gratification. They merely pursue sensual pleasures and passions such as anger, deceit, greed, materialistic hoarding and fulfilment of their ego. Some desires take root in their mind, their mind treats these as the source of happiness and pursues them. Such people who are driven by passions like anger, lust, and