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Experiences
Learning Through Experience

Although I took 'gnan' in 2009 but I was in touch with
Dadashri's 'satsang' since childhood as my parents had
taken 'gnan' years back and I used to accompany them to
attend 'satsang'.
Initially I used to accompany them for the sake of fun
and the chance to go on an outing. The actual
realization of this amazing philosophy and its true
impact was felt only after I took 'gnan' in 2009.
Being a resident of Rajkot, I too had the typical trait of
all Saurashtrians – 'praise and respect don't matter, but
none should ever insult me.' I used to feel miserable
every time, when I faced an insult.
Gradually I took up 'seva'. But once you master a
particular 'seva' and you are asked to forgo it, it results
in a lot of negativity and anger. Now since past 2 -3
years I have been attending YMHT 'satsang' regularly
which has proved to be a blessing. So whenever
negativity arises, Niruma's words immediately echo in
my mind, “Although we were instrumental in
developing this 'Simandhar City', if we were asked to
leave the place, we would do so immediately without
any hesitation.” This statement had such a massive
impact that whenever any such situation arose it made
me think of Niruma and Her magnanimous attitude.
Besides that, another thing that made a major impact
was the interactions with 'Aptputras' during 'Yuva
camp'. Although they are 'Aptputras', they interact
with such humility that we feel they are just one
amongst us and not an 'Aptputra.’
- Dhaval Kandolia, Rajkot

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