Early in the Champaran action, Charles Freer Andrews, the English pacifist who had become a devoted follower of the Mahatma, came to bid Gandhi farewell before going on a tour of duty to the Fiji Islands. Gandhi’s lawyer friends thought it would be a good idea for Andrews to stay in Champaran and help them. Andrews was willing if Gandhi agreed. But Gandhi was vehemently opposed. He said, ‘‘You think that in this unequal fight it would be helpful if we have an Englishman on our side. This shows the weakness of your heart. The cause is just and you must rely upon yourselves to win the battle. You should not seek a prop in Mr. Andrews because he happens to be an Englishman’’.
‘‘He had read our minds correctly,’’ Rajendra Prasad comments, “and we had no reply… Gandhi in this way taught us a lesson in self-reliance’’. Self-reliance, Indian independence and help to sharecroppers were all bound together.
what triggered this post ?
the inherent weakness in the sadhak domain that till a third party no matter who endorses their acts they are not worth it .
latest example was one very popular sewa who unknowlingly promoted idiots who were involved in kuprachar before
After this I spontaneously remembered the above paragraph were Gandhi chides the lawyer who thought having a englishman on their side would help their case .
To look at oneself from the perspective of others, not knowing one’s own true nature is the root cause of all sufferings. The desire to project a good image of one’s self is in itself a social vice.
One who seek support from others can not serve the Truth personified God.
When your are disciples of a Self Realized saint , that is the biggest achievment in itself , ego massage from a third party wont help much .
ॐ ॐ गुरूजी ॐ
Very right ..
ReplyDeletevery correct observation. We don't need any one's support to win for our cause and certainly not a kupracharak. We just need to realize whose disciples we are !
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