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soul to the boundaries of their bodies whose life is only in the senses and creature comforts. Thus the soul of India was getting invaded by our great reformers and their thinking and unthinking chelas.
We are all aware in our Country when we narrate stories to children we have mentioned that serpents have jewels on their head and so long as the jewel is safe the serpent does not die. Similarly we have been telling them that the life of a giant is in a parrot or similar bird in a far off forest inaccessible to others and till that bird is safe the giant is safe. That is how we teach them there is a soul which is essential for the existence of the animal or giant. When that is attacked the fall of the animal or the giant happens. The soul of India namely spirituality was thus in danger and it had to be protected. Thus along with the call for political freedom the call for spiritual freedom had also to be given. If we keep this in mind we understand the new Era of spirituality that has been ushered in by our Grand Master.
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