Year: 2023

Materialism and Spiritualism Once I was sitting in the midst of an assembly of religious people. We were engrossed in a discussion relating to spiritual matters. In that very context I asked a religious man, "Do you feel the necessity of eating food!" He looked at me in wonder. He was apparently surprised at the...

Non-violence and Cowardice  Every human being thinks that he should nither be abused nor harassed, beaten and subjected to difficulties by another man. This means that every individual expects the other to treat him non-violently.    Wherever we come across an incident involving our behaviour towards others, people argue that non-violence is cowardice. Like me,...

The Power of Non-violence 1. Do you believe that violence does not have the power of uniting people? Never do the people gather together or get united in such a large number in the name of non violence as in the name of violence. Then what is the basis of your opinion?   -The violent...

Doctrine of Free Thinking Once I had been invited to address an assembly of students I have profound faith in religion, hence I chose it as the topic of my speech and propounded my views on religion. At the end of my speech I invited the students to ask questions. One of the students got...

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...