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His Method of Working: Panditji first of all collected all information about which he wanted to write and then he was continuously dictating in a lonely place keeping his diet at barest minimum. He was arranging everything in mind at the first stage and then constantly dictated the same with unbroken link. He spared much less time for food and daily routine work of natural calls etc. We do not feel from his writings that he had no eyes but we see deep learning, study and very wide outlook in all pages and phrases.
Conclusion: He was always active and self-supporting. He contributed to all fields of learning across which he came to pass. There is no blind faith but purely logical faith. The world has been benefited by his widespread knowledge. He has followed the views of Mahatma Gandhi in politics and social up-lift. He has used his broad outlook in following Mahatma Gandhi and also Lord Mahavir in the matters of religion and scriptures. His writings evolve comparative studies and compromising attitude. This indicates his tirelessness in appreciating philosophical aspects. Ordinary it can be said that Pandit Sukhlalji does comparative and relative study in philosophical, cultural and spiritual subjects for the first time in Gujarat. He tried to give us essence of all religious like a bee collecting honey from several flowers. And this was not in writings alone. He also followed his life accordingly. It is for this reason that we see balanced consideration of all religions in his writings. Pandit Sukhlalji defined Religion like this: To discard impurities and weakness from life and restore all round cleanliness and equitable strength in its place is the true culture of life. This is only famous since in its place is the true culture of life. This is only famous since old age in all countries and castes in the name of Religion. Simplicity, satisfaction, self-service, self-dependence, sincerity for truthful work, total faith, longing for truth where there are differences and conflicts and service to the goddess of knowledge till the last breath of life were the virtues strongly held by Panditji. His life is a lamppost for all of us. He did not run away from life even though he lost his invaluable eyes. On the contrary, he took it to be a challenge to himself and came out victorious. He was really a first rank learned personality of this century.
Last Years of Life: He worked at different places in different institution will 1960. But after undergoing a major operation, he had started winding up his activities. Though he was well within a short time, he desired to remain under deep thinking fully introverted at a distance from busy world outside. He was about 75 years of age at this time but he lived for 22 years more. In spite of this he could hear, think, speak and move like a young man. He had stopped going out and hardly granted visits. He had curtailed his activities of writing. He was now hearing on various subjects of his interest but this was almost negligible during the last seven years. Thus, he was totally away from activities in his ending years of life. He was taking very little food since last 20 years and had not touched sweets, pulses and tasteful items since 35 years. He took selected fruits only. He had stopped taking heavy food altogether. He took only liquid food during last ten years. He was suffering from any appreciable disease. He had an operation of prostate gland and it troubled him at times. Otherwise he had no blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes etc. Doctors advised him to take solid food but he was accepting only liquid food and that too much less. He was sufficiently aged and had trouble in passing urine. Even then he could go for latrine and urine until 15 days before his demise. His relatives had sifted him to V.S. Hospital as his urinal trouble had
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