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Pathshala, one matter good firmly rooted in my mind that
"Dharma is a very valubale, the best of things to be had. We are entrapped in this mundane world in 18 sports of sin. The life therefore only of the Sadhus is the best and noblest. Therefore, whenever we come across revered Sadhus and Sadhvis, we must resort to humbleness in form of salutation etc."
Formal worldly education commenced in school. Thanks to the merit of previous lives, worldly education was always accompanied by compulsory religious education. On the whole, inclinations got centred towards Dharma. I passed my matriculation, in 1946, with good marks. On the other side, Samayika, Pratikramana etc. were learnt and so many Chhandas, Sajjhayas etc. were memorised.
My younger brother aged four died due to the lack of treatment of doctors, poor financial plight and shortage of expert doctors.
A natural decision was therefore shaping in my mind that "I must become a big doctor and give free medicine to the poor and the and needy. Take personal care that they do not suffer and thus alleviate their suffering."
This plan became firm in due course of time. After Matriculation it was decided that I should go to Bombay for further education. I took the consent of family members and sought the permission of my mother by touching her feet.
So many good and bad things were heard about Bombay then. The religious heart of my mother was
