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This philosophy of monism received its highest expression in the UPANISHAD commentaries of Shankara. "Welcome to Wardha!" Mahadev Desai, secretary to Mahatma Gandhi, greeted Miss Bletch, Mr. Our little group had just dismounted at the Wardha station on an early morning in August, glad to leave the dust and heat of the train.
A memory forever: the Wardha roof top meditation under the early stars. Punctually at eight o'clock Gandhi ended his silence. The herculean labors of his life require him to apportion his time minutely. "Welcome, Swamiji!" The Mahatma's greeting this time was not via paper. An all-pervasive aura of peace and devotion. Gandhi was bestowing one of his captivating, cavernous, almost toothless smiles.
Much is expected in future from the large coal-field of the Wardha and Chanda districts, in the Central Provinces, the coal of which may eventually prove to be of Permian age. The coal-deposits of China are undoubtedly of tremendous extent, although from want of exploration it is difficult to form any satisfactory estimate of them.
"The avocado is excellent," I said. "There are numerous avocado groves near my center in California." Gandhi's face lit with interest. "I wonder if they would grow in Wardha? The SATYAGRAHIS would appreciate a new food." "Not unfertilized eggs." The Mahatma laughed reminiscently. "For years I would not countenance their use; even now I personally do not eat them.
At three o'clock that afternoon in Wardha, I betook myself, by previous appointment, to the writing room of the saint who had been able to make an unflinching disciple out of his own wife-rare miracle! Gandhi looked up with his unforgettable smile. "Mahatmaji," I said as I squatted beside him on the uncushioned mat, "please tell me your definition of AHIMSA."
It has no doubt absorbed many tribes in its fold, but this absorption has been of an evolutionary, imperceptible character. I believe that He belongs not solely to Christianity, but to the entire world, to all lands and races." On my last evening in Wardha I addressed the meeting which had been called by Mr. Desai in Town Hall.
"India is safe in your keeping!" Years have rolled by since the Wardha idyl; the earth, oceans, and skies have darkened with a world at war. Alone among great leaders, Gandhi has offered a practical nonviolent alternative to armed might. To redress grievances and remove injustices, the Mahatma has employed nonviolent means which again and again have proved their effectiveness.
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