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which have contributed to the spiritual downfall of the nation. This has brought several times occasions of anxious concern to his followers. His castigation of the people for their apathy in this respect is no less forthright and hard hitting.
As with spirtiual lore, he combines a deep sense of history, seience and international happenings, his sermons are a feast of delight, morally elevating, spiritually uplifting, informative and carry conviction to the audience with telling effect.
His renunciation of the riches, his disciplined saintly conduct and immaculate character have become a source of magnetic influence to all sections of the Jains, particularly the younger generation.
All what he is, he attributes to the grace and blessings of his late Guru of revered memory
C. V. Mody (Translator)
Arif Manzil Dahisar Bombay-68 14th November 1977.
