He has never accepted money from anyone in his life for even his most crucial expenses . For spiritual discourses , he traveled extensively from villages to towns to cities , regardless of train and airfares , with his own money . Many of his followers offered him thousands of rupees in cash and gold but he never accepted any of it . For those who had an earnest desire to give , he suggested they give for benefit of others , to the temples or the hungry . However , his suggestions only came after he was sure that the money was being offered willingly and within the means of the donor and with the consent of the entire family .
Never before has this world seen a man , in this era of the current time cycle , who had the most ideal worldly interactions and one who was completely free from any attachment . His speech , absolutely pure and free from any attachment flowed from him naturally and spontaneously . Money is a necessity for our livelihood , whether it comes in a form of wages , from one ’ s business or any other means . Despite conducting business , Dadashri has shown us how to walk the path of the Vitarag – the Omniscient Lords , through the essence of his own conduct and experiences .
This world has not seen or heard an example of such an ideal business partner where Dadashri remained as an employee of his business till the end . Even the word ‘ ideal ’ does not do justice to this . This is because the concept of ideal has been arrived at based one ’ s individual views and experiences . Dadashri was a wonder of an exceptional ideal presence in this world . This will become apparent as you read this small book .
He maintained an ideal relationship with his business partner , a venture that started when he was 22 years of age . He continued with the same business with his partner ’ s children after the death of his partner , Kantibhai Patel . Although his
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