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after such a long ban. Several Pracharaks had to go back to their
work in order to mitigate their financial difficulties, and the
number of volunteers had nosedived to twenty; everything
seemed to have undergone a change after independence. It was
our own government, the mass opinion had been formulated
into narrow bonds, and to take forward the Sangh work in such
a hostile environment was no easy task. The young Vakil Saheb
worked with patience and insight. These qualities of him helped
to prosper the Sangh work; and in a period of just 3-4 years, the
Sangh Shakhas started to function at over 150 places as before.
The Shiksha Vargas, held annually, were participated by 150-
200 young Swayamsevaks.

Sadhana of a Sangh Yogi
The people who came into the contact of Vakil Saheb found

the revelation of a personality – untiring, motivating, impressive
and pleasant – and all this gave them an impression that he was
the master of some unique power.

Vakil Sahib was very regular so far as exercise, meditation,
Pranayam (yoga), recitation of the Gita and weekly fasting were
concerned. He had never dreamt of achieving something divine
by his spiritual devotion. Nor had he made any effort in that
direction.

“If you are insisting so much then I shall keep this money with
me. We run a medical centre for the poor friends, we shall use this
money in that. Is it okay? Isn’t it that you wanted this money to
be utilized to look after the health?” He took this money with these
words. The Swayamsevak too felt contented.

Never Waver from Vow
We think of divine tasks undertaken by people like Vakil

Saheb in a different way too. We suppose that such people attain
such heights due to their traits and deeds of the previous birth.
Such great people are adorable and venerable for us. We
ordinary beings can never scale such heights as them; this is
nothing but a hollow argument to conceal our weakness.