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Glimpses of Great Souls

Mahatma Gandhi

T

he reverence for life is the key. We
feel respect for other's life and feel
sadness when we find people in
misery. We are fortunate that we inherit
the legacy of those who have evolved to
greatness by reverence and feeling well
being of other live forms. Jesus has said,
“service for man is service to god”.
Dadashri emphasized “There is pure soul
in every living being and we must ensure
no one should be hurt in slightest form.”
Furthermore, Dada has gone a step
ahead- “Whatever happiness and bliss
that has been bestowed on me should be
experienced by all who come in my
contact”. This is greatness.

G

andhiji was a barrister and a
successful person. His life style
was also suitably matched to its
profession. He used to travel in 3rd class in
trains in order to feel and understand the
trouble and miseries of common men and
make them also feel as if he is one of them.
In one such case while he was travelling - it
was a hot afternoon and the train got
stuck over a bridge due to some technical
fault. It was about to take some time for
repairs and people got down from the
train and walked down to the river to
freshen up. Gandhiji too went down and
approached the river, bent himself and
started washing his face with water with
both hands. While doing so he noticed
there was a poor woman washing clothes

some distance away. He noticed the
women had no sufficient clothes to wear
to cover her full body and was trying to
cover it up somehow or other. Tears came
to Gandhiji's eyes. The incidence left a
permanent mark in his heart and from
then on he decided to give up all his lavish
clothes and started wearing only 2 pieces
of covering that we call Dhoti and Khes
(replacement of pants and shirts) for the
rest of his life. Such was his greatness that
he wished that all people should have
sufficient cloths to wear and till such time
he would remain as if he is a amongst one
of them.
Truly, Bapu has justified each and every
word of the famous Bhajan - “Vaishnav jan
to tene kahiya je pid parayi jane re”.
(Those who understands the pain and
sufferings of others are called Vaishnav in
true sense and spirit.)
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