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whom a greater Jain priest has never been since his. time.
I came to know Mr. Gandhi only by name, and. that even after his death. I found his speeches most fascinating and thought them worth-publishing. I endeavoured my best to collect them. These have been supplied to me by my friend Mr. Umraosing Tank, B.A., LL.B., the late Seth Virchand Deepchand, C. I. E., and Seth Maneklal Ghelabhai, during the last ten years, and as a result I published one volune and the remaining two are being put before the public: by this Fund.
There are several excellent treatises on Yoga, in Sanskrit, written by Jain priests of the past, but no attempt has been made to translate them into modern languages. With the advancement of the science of Psychology which attempts to teach one about the constitution and functions of the soul, to know how the ancients exercised it would not be a useless topic. The late Mr. Gandhi has tried his best to give some idea of Yoga as is understood by the Jains. This. book contains, besides his speeches and writings on the Yoga Philosophy, some extracts from his other writings dealing in Yoga.
Jainism has been recognized by impartial Oriental. Scholars as a distinct and independent theological system, which is neither an offshoot of any particular religion, nor a schismatic fraction of any other system. If that be so, it must have its proper place in the
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