Author: jambudweep

Balanced Life Once two youths came to me. Theywere writing dissertation on Botany. They were thoroughly conversant with modern science. They had curiosity to know something about the ancient lore of India but they could not get an opportunity to move ahead in its pursuit due to ore obstacle. In the course of the conversation,...

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...