"The Concept Of Loving Even a Murderer..."

"On November 15 1921 Gandhiji said from the chairmanship of Shrimad Rajchandraji's birthday celebrations in Ahmedabad, 


'My contact with Raichandbhai was not for one day. 


I exactly remember the house, where i had been soon after landing at Bombay by the end of June 1891. 


Dr. Mehta and Rewashankar Jagjivan introduced me to him. 


From that time our contact remained very close till the end of his life. 


I have written several times that i have taken a lot from many people, but the maximum I have taken is from the life of Shrimadji. 


Even the religion of compassion I have learnt from His life... 


He taught me the concept of loving even a murderer. 


I have drunk from Him the bowlfuls of that concept. 


He frequently used to say, 'I can bear, if someone pierces knives all over the body, but it is not possible to bear the lies, intrigues and wickedness going on in the world, to bear the knife of irreligion prevailing in the name of religion.'


I have seen Him several times boiling over the brutality. 


For Him the entire universe was like a relation. 


The grief, which we experience on witnessing the death of our brother or sister, occurred to Him on seeing the misery of the world."

"Shrimadji Possessed All The Qualities Of GOD..."

"Many a times, we have found that when a great person passes away His message is forgotten in a very short span of time. 


In case of ‘Param Krupaludev’ Shrimad Rajchandraji it is just the opposite - even in this era, which they call Kalyug.

During His lifetime only 5-25 people knew that He possessed all the qualities of God, but today after a century of His departure, lakhs of people know Him and worship Him like God through the medium of ‘Vachanamrut’.

Today not only in India but people from all over the world including the most advanced countries such as America and Britain follow with devotion and faith, the Spiritual Path as preached by Him!

Shrimadji's life profile and prolific caliber has given several people the key to immortality. 


The manner in which Shri Krishna guided Arjun on the battlefield, similarly in this era when we are entangled in our tensions and problems on the battlefield of our karmas, His teachings show us the way to inner peace.

Shrimadji's state of almost complete Knowledge and oneness with the true nature of ‘Self’ is what we have to strive to achieve! 


We all have the potential to become self-enlightened; it is only that we do not know the process.

This process can be understood only from a Living Experienced Soul.

Shrimad Rajchandraji achieved the ultimate state of oneness of 'Knowledge' (Gyan), 'Faith' (Darshan) and 'Conduct' (Charitra)! and His teachings give us the realization that the right balance and combination of Detachment (Gyan) and Surrender (Devotion) attained through a “Living Self-Realised (Experienced) Soul” is the only real and true medium to achieve that state..."

"May all the living beings of this world be blessed with a favour by such self-realized souls:" 

"Could Not Be Done Without The Internal Purity..."

"Shrimadji's brother in law Chaturbhujbhai has written, 'Before proceeding to Bombay Shrimadji had been to Jetpur. 


That time He had shown the capacity of identifying, from the shape of the head, the hand with which one ties the turban. 


While sitting in the shop, He could indicate the right or left bind of the turban by looking at the uncovered head of the person standing outside. 


After giving such identification for 15 persons, the next one was a patel. 


Sheth Ghela Kanji had advised him in advance that he should deny the use of the hand, which Shrimadji indicated and should say that he tied the turban with the other hand. 


As he did accordingly, Shrimadji asked him to tie the turban with that hand. 


As he started doing it oddly, it was evident to everyone that he had lied. 


The spectators were much amazed to notice that and they asked Shrimadji how he could make it out. 


Shrimadji replied that by bringing the shape within, it gives the signal towards right or left and hence it is possible to indicate it. 


He had clarified that it could not be done without the internal purity and cannot be learnt by being taught..."

"A Higher State Of Existence..."

Shrimadji said about "The Ideal House-holder..."


"A wise layman resorts to spiritual means even while staying as a house-holder; his family life is also therefore considered praiseworthy. 


He performs Samayik (practice of equanimity), undertakes atonement and observes the vow of avoiding food-drinks after sunset as well as such other restraints. 


He treats other's wives as mothers or sisters. 


He gives donations to the utmost possible extent. 


He speaks in a quiet, sweet and pleasing manner. 


He contemplates over the contents of right scriptures. 


To the extent possible he does not resort to fraud, deception etc. even for the sake of livelihood. 


He gives due respect to the parents, wife, sons, monks and Guru. 


He extends essence of religion to the parents. 


He takes care that vigilance is observed in the household activities like cleaning, cooking, storing, bed spreading, etc. 


While behaving carefully he teaches the wife and sons to be courteous and religious. 


He encourages the sense of unity in the entire family. 


He receives and treats the guests with due respect. 


He does not send away beggar without giving food. he keeps contact with saintly people and adopts their teaching. 


He always behaves within limits and remains contended. 


He maintains scriptural texts in the home to the extent possible. 


He maintains the life with a low level of activities. 


The enlightened people state that such a family-life leads to a higher state of existence..."(12)

"The Body Is Like a Garment To The Soul..."

Shrimad Rajchandraji's Reply to Gandhiji's Questions


Gandhiji asked... "It is said that after death, a man may, according to his actions, be reborn as an animal, a tree or even a stone. 
Is this fact ?


Shrimadji replied... "After the soul has left the body, it attains a state according to the merit it has earned through its actions; hence, it may be born even as a lower creature, or may have even to assume a body of earth (probably as a particle of organic matter in the earth) and, devoid of the other four senses, suffer the fruits of its karma (through the sense of touch alone.) 


This does not mean, however, that it becomes pure stone or earth. 


The soul assumes a body of stone, but, even then, it exists as soul, though its existence is not manifest to us. 


Since, in that condition, the other four senses are unmanifest, the soul may be described as having an earth-body. 


In the course of time, the soul leaves such a body after it has enjoyed the fruits of its karmas and then the stone material exists merely as atoms and, because the soul has left it, does not possess the instinct of food, etc. 


In other words, the idea is not that stone itself, which is pure matter, becomes a soul. 


It is in order to enjoy the fruits of those karmas which, because of their hard nature, compels the soul to take on a body possessing only one sense, the sense of touch, the other senses remaining unmanifest, that it is born in an earth-body; it does not, however, become pure earth or stone. 


The body is like a garment to the soul, and is not its essence..."

"Words To Remember" Shrimad Rajchandraji

1) In a way regulation is the ruling principle of this world.

2) One, who makes out the secret of saintly people's behavior, becomes godly.

3) Fickleness of mind is the root cause of all gruesome miseries.

4) Coming across too many people and too much intimacy with a few are equally harmful.

5) Coming in contact with those of identical temperament is treated as aloneness by the enlightened beings.

6) You will get happiness, bliss and superb state by overcoming the sense-organs instead of feeling happy by getting overcome by them.

7) There is no worldly life without attachment and no attachment without the worldly life.

8) Total renouncement at young age confers the supreme state.

9) Try to contemplate over what is beyond the senses.

!0) Develop the inclination for qualities of the virtuous.

"It Is Possible To Experience The State Of Moksha Even While Living..."

Shrimad Rajchandra's Reply to Gandhiji's Questions


Gandhiji asked... "Is it possible for a person to know for certain, while he is still living, whether or not he will attain moksha?"


Shrimadji replied... "If our arms are tied with a rope wound several times round them and if the twists of the rope are loosened one after another, we feel the loosening of each twist and in the end become conscious of the rope having been removed. 


In like manner as the innumerable bonds, the products of ignorance, which bind the atman loosen one by one, the latter becomes conscious of progressing towards moksha, and when the bonds are about to fall off, the atman shines forth with the light of its essence and knows beyond doubt that it is about to be delivered from the bonds of ignorance. 


While still dwelling in this body, it comes out of the state of ignorance, etc., and becomes conscious of its pure essence and of its absolute otherness and freedom from all relations. 


In other words, it is possible to experience the state of moksha even while living..."

"Best Means For Removing The Ego..."

"Thinking is the principal factor in gaining enlightenment. 


Vairagya (absence of attachment towards worldly pleasures) and Upasham (very low defilement, disaffection for it) are the two pillars for rise of thinking. 


As such, one should continually keep them in mind and bring out that state. 


Thinking does not generally arise without appropriately assimilating the words of saints. 


That assimilation occurs by uniquely and devoutly resorting to the shelter of the saint, because conviction about him is incomparably helpful in getting the beneficence. 


...For a true liberation-seeker, the devout shelter of a saint serves as the best means for removing the ego and bringing out the thinking state within a short time.(706) 

"How Can It Be Right For You..."

Shrimad Rajchandraji's reply to Gandhiji's Questions


Gandhiji asked..."If a snake is about to bite me, should I allow myself to be bitten or should I kill it, supposing that, that is the only way in which I can save myself?"


Shrimadji replied..."One hesitates to advise you that you should let the snake bite you. 


Nevertheless, how can it be right for you, if you have realized that the body is perishable, to kill, for protecting a body which has no real value to you, a creature which clings to it with love ? 


For anyone who desires his spiritual welfare, the best course is to let his body perish in such circumstances. 


But how should a only person who does not desire spiritual welfare behave ? 


My only reply to such a question is, how can i advise such a person that he should pass through hell and similar worlds, that is, that he should kill the snake ? 


If the person lacks the culture of Aryan character, one may advise him to kill the snake, but we should wish that neither you nor I will even dream of being such a person..."

"The Worldly Attachment Causes The Obstruction..."

"The worldly attachment raises obstructions every moment. 


Retreat from its heat lies in the shade of the desire-yielding tree or in the state of omniscience. 


The former is adorable; without that there is no retreating from the heat. 


For recognizing the desire-yielding tree one needs to be worthy of it. 


The worldly attachment causes the obstruction in that regard. 


That obstruction does not give way unless one tries to minimize the attachment. 


In the hazardous state of ignorance the worldly soul has been moving millions of miles without giving any thought. 


How can that give any scope of worthiness? 


In order to avoid that, it is necessary to calm down, to the extent possible, the affliction resulting from the activities undertaken, to retreat from that in every way and to endeavour for coming to the right practical course. 


The activity, which is unavoidable and which has been destined to be undertaken, of course without attachment, constitutes the right practical course... (232)

"Resort To Devotion Of The Enlightened...."

-"Though the enlightened do not have desire for devotion, the liberation-seeker cannot grasp the teachings without resorting to it and his learning does not lead to contemplation and pondering over at depth. 


The saints have therefore said that it is essential for a liberation-seeker to resort to devotion of the enlightened. 


Directives given in the scriptures are remote; they are meant for enabling the soul to be deserving. 


For attaining liberation one has to resort to the evident commands of enlightened. 


This is the order on the path of liberation. 


It is not possible to attain it in any other way. 


One, who resorts to that secret, obviously gets the ambrosia and become fearless..." (200)

"Everyone Has To Wander In The Worldly Life By Virtue Of His Karma..."

Shrimadji said... "I am pointing out some queer phenomena by pondering over which you would gain faith in reincarnation. 


One lies in the bed of roses, another does not even a tattered quilt; 


one enjoys variety of tasty foods, another hardly gets even a piece of bread; 


one avails of unlimited wealth, another has to beg for a penny; 


one fascinates the mind with his sweet tongue, another stays a dumb; 


one adorns the body with fancy clothes, another does not get even the rags to cover his body in extreme cold; 


one is afflicted with disease, another is hale and hearty; 


one is intelligent, another is blunt; 


one has bright eyes, another is blind, lame or limp; 


one gets credit, another is discredited; 


one exercises authority over thousands, another is tossed everywhere; 


one radiates joy, another is repellent; 


one is equipped with the sound organs, another is handicapped; 


one does not have even the concept of poverty or distress, another sees no end to his misery; 


one lives for hundred years, another is aborted, still born or dies soon after the birth. 


No faces are identical; languages and conditions also differ. 


A fool on the throne is hailed with flattering words, while a learned may have to wander here and there. 


You can notice the various types of anomalies prevailing in the world. 


Does that make you think? 


If yes, let me know why that happens. 


Otherwise let me tell you that it is due to the wholesome or unwholesome Karma. 


Everyone has to wander in the worldly life by virtue of his Karma. 


One, who does not believe in rebirth, need to account for such anomalies. 


If he ponders over, he also would have to admit what the theory of Karma states..."(3) 

"Salvage The Soul From The Worldly Sea..."

"The essence of what has been repeatedly said here is, 'salvage the soul from the worldly sea; for that purpose foster the philosophical knowledge and resort to virtuous conduct.' 

The path indicated in that respect rests on control over mind. For gaining that control it is necessary to have a broad outlook. 

The following faults work as handicaps in cultivating that out look.

 1. Laziness.

 2. Irregular sleep.

 3. Excessive food intake.

 4. Infatuation.

 5. Deception.

 6. Irregular work.

 7. Unbecoming indulgence.

 8. Ego.

 9. Excessive work.

10. Vanity.

11. Indulging in trivial enjoyment.

12. Deep inclination for tastes.

13. Excessive indulgence.

14 Wishing evil of others.

15. Purposeless earning.

16. Affection for too many.

17. Visiting wrong places.

18. Not to observe any regulation.

Control over mind and attainment of desirable objective can be accomplished by getting rid of these 18 faults. 

The mind will stay inclined towards such faults so long as eighteen abodes of sinful activities are not removed. 

No one can gain beneficence of soul so long as these faults stay in mind. 

He is very fortunate, who has not merely removed excessive indulgence, but has also vowed to avoid all sort of indulgences and does not harbor any fault at heart..."(100)   

"The Soul Has Remained Intoxicated With The Drink Of Delusion..."

"Lord Tirthankar states that to talk adversely about the enlightened or to feel glorified about that is the cause of extending the worldly life infinitely. 


The lord states that to adore the attributes of the enlightened, to feel glorified by such events, and to behave straightforwardly and vigilantly as per his commands lead to destruction of the infinite worldly life. 


Jain scriptures contain these words. 


Many people might be hearing those words. 


Very few are, however, seen, who might have rendered the first sentence fruitless and the second fruitful. 


On infinite occasions the worldly soul has fructified the first and rendered the second useless. 


One does not take time in coming within the clutches of that mode, because the soul has remained intoxicated with the drink of delusion. 


As such, it is necessary to repeatedly think over and to prevail under the circumstances concerned as per above-mentioned second mode with all possible vigour. (397)

"Immersed In The Stream Of Detachment..."

When Shrimadji initially became known as Shatavdhani (simultaneously attending to 100 activities), many reputed persons of Bombay came in His contact. 


The Parsee gentleman Tata, who was known for his generous donations, took Him around his building and narrated at length about the furniture and other articles of comforts imported from U.K. 


On such occasions it is natural to expect the words of praise for the property or splendour and the visitors generally do so. 


The great men, however, remain immersed in the stream of detachment, even when they are dealing with trivial matters. 


Hence their words result in changing the life style of other people. 


After seeing the building, shrimadji simply uttered, 'Who will avail this?' 


Many people present there might have heard those words, but they touched Tata to the bottom of his heart. 


He had no child. 


Thinking that all the people of his community were his children, he transferred his property to a Trust prior to his death and entrusted the entire property to the Trustees for use in benevolent purposes.