Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi

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

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Shrimad Rajchandra's Message
THAT WHICH IS
A seeker can ascend the first step of spirituality only after he has discarded his dogmatic beliefs and sectarianism along with the narrow-minded viewpoints of his sect or faction. Most sects constantly endeavour to prove the supremacy of their own path. They put it forward as the only one that is the complete and eternal path and cling blindly to their own sectarian viewpoints.
Shrimad had seen the unyielding walls of sectarianism being erected creating divisions within the society. He had tried hard to demolish such walls through his discourses but without much success. He had found that the sectarians would normally attempt to fence in their followers with dogmas. They achieved this by trapping their followers into narrow-minded viewpoints and by impressing on their minds the idea that their sect was the best amongst all other sects.
Sectarianism does not allow a seeker to reach towards the ultimate truth. One stuck in the quagmire of intransigence, continues to sink deeper into ignorance and becomes a victim of petty, trifling matters. They then strongly influence others into believing that their path alone is the right one and the only way to salvation, while all other paths are sure to lead them to hell.
Shrimad was of the firm opinion that seekers must rid themselves off their sectarian dogmas and it is only after that will they be able to seek the truth. Such sectarianism has existed since time immemorial and people with such rigid views have always tried to establish the supremacy of their faiths. Such sectarianism and dogmatism have evolved over a long period for a variety of reasons. It is the prevailing conditions at the time that have