Day: 4 March 2013

Chicago IL: After his noon discourse on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at the Jain Society of Metropolitan Chicago center in Bartlett (435 N. Route 59, Bartlett, IL 60103), Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai accorded Asian Media USA and TV Asia a live interview about his life, teachings, and mission. Gurudevshri was preaching across the US for about 3 weeks (from 12 Feb to 3 March), visiting New Jersey, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He was in Chicago from Feb 23–26 and gave a public discourse in Gujarati on Saturday evening as well. Could you share a synopsis of your personal spiritual itinerary? Basically my inner strength in spirituality was awakened at the age of 4. After I met my Guruji through a book at the age of 8, I used to meditate and go into silence, study scriptures, and stayed in caves for 2 years. Then we opened an ashram in 2001 in Gujarat to carry on with spiritual activities along with service (sewa). Tell us about your guru Shrimad Rajchandraji? He was guide to Gandhiji also. When Gandhiji was in South Africa and was in turmoil, he asked 27 questions from South Africa and Rajchandraji had answered them. [Editor’s […]