Shrimad Rajchandra And Mahatma Gandhi

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

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Shrimad Rajchandra's Message
You may have sacrificed two wives, but do your eyes not gaze at other women present in the assembly? You may have sacrificed one son, but how many more boys and young men do you adore now?” Shrimad's harsh words made Munishri realise his folly. His pride over having given up external attachments evaporated and he conceded with humility, that the sacrifices he was claiming, were in fact an illusion. “In truth, I have renounced nothing”, he admitted. At once, Shrimad responded, “Muni, now you are truly detached.”
What Shrimad wanted to impress on everyone was that reading of the scriptures in a particular faith did not mean that you should adopt that faith. The objective of reading any scripture should be to learn from those texts what could be implemented in one's life to improve it. The words of a true saint should not be viewed with a singular viewpoint or with a negative perspective. The words of such a person are always aimed at the benefit of all living beings. The fundamental tenets of all faiths are similar with common objectives and little to distinguish between them. It is merely our perspectives that differs. That is why Shrimad says, “It matters not which faith you follow or subscribe to. What is important is that you adopt that devotion, that path and that conduct in your life which will lead to the removal of the attachments to materialistic existence from your life.”