Month: April 2023

The Thread of Our Mutual Dependence Once a writer remarked at a meeting that the individual has no existence without society just as a fish finds it impossible to exist without water. In my speech which preceded the speech delivered by this writer, I had characterized the individual as a reality and society as something...

Accommodation of Interests There were two friends. One of them was a gardener and the other a potter. It was the alliance of common interests rather than the sincerity of friendship that bound them One day both of them were going to a neighbouring city from their village. They had a camel which was jogging...

Sense of Duty Once a youth came to me. He had done his M.A. in Sociology quite recently. He was on the look-out for a job. He asked me, "Will you,please, let me know precisely as to what my  please, let duty is?   "Your duty is to be a man," I replied. "Do you...

The Reaction of Thoughts on Man and Nature There is a doctor who is a friend of mine. He is dedicated to his profession and is always engrossed in deep thoughts regarding diseases and medicines, He is keenly interested in the world of diseases and medicines and is fond of talking about it wherever he...

Our Day-to-Day Actions and Religion Once a woman came to Acharya Tulsi. Having bowed down to him, she said, ''Gurudev''! I am confronted with a difficult problem and now look to you for its solution. When Acharya Shree asked her to narrate her problem she said, "I am oppressed with the thought that I find...

Religion and Sects Once two youths came to Acharya Tulsi and besought him to tell them something about religion. The Acharya asked them to let him know which religion they would like him to speak about-the religion of sects or the religion of life.   They said, "We are not inclined towards sectarian religion. We...

Essence of Religion Dada came home as soon as he was free from the work of his shop. While he was still climbing the stairs, he called to Komal. Komal was polite and gentle by nature. Dada loved him dearly. The firs thing he would do soon after coming home was to see Komal. He...

The Basis of Morality Once a youth come to me. He had just returned from abroad after having spent four months there. He had the opportunity of travelling widely all over the world. During his stay there he undertook a deep study of the cultural traditions, social practices and other customs of these countries. Some...

The Bounds of Morality Once I had an opportunity of addressing an assembly of intellectuals. Some of them had unflinching faith in religion while there were others in the audience who held that it was unnecessary. The question before me was which group I should choose to side with? In order to win the hearts...