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Shrimad Rajchandra's Message
the Jain faith. Do as your soul guides you. Your physical existence is different to your spiritual existence."
Shrimad started learning the alphabet at the age of seven and, at the age of eight, was composing poems and referring to scriptures like Ramayana and Mahabharat in their epic format, a phenomenal achievement.
Once, Shrimad had gone with a few members of the Khoja - Memon (an Islamic sect) community to a mosque. There, he explained the essence of Islam to them and pointed out that their daily behavior was inappropriate. Shrimad also explained to the gathering the real meaning of Namaz, a ritual practised in the mosque. This clearly demonstrated that Shrimad grasped the true essence of all religions during his childhood. It is in this context that he says the following words.
ભિન્ન ભિન્ન મત દેખીએ, ભેદ દ્રષ્ટિનો એહ;
એક તત્ત્વના મૂળમાં, વ્યાખ્યા માનો તેહ. તેહ તસ્વરૂપ વૃક્ષનું, આત્મધર્મ છે મળ; સ્વભાવની સિધ્ધિ કરે, ધર્મ તે જ અનુકૂળ
“Numerous religious faiths and sects are seen in the world, but know that they arise only because of different viewpoints; All of them in reality are just like branches of a tree rising from
the same roots. That tree of spirituality has the religion of the soul as it's root; The one that can lead a seeker to find his true self is the only
acceptable religion.”
