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Swami Akhandand allowed him in all affection. He
accepted the Prasad of Kamandal from him and came to Nagpur,
and after that, his unbroken meditation continued. He toured
the whole of India thirty-three times in thirty-three years, and
thus the great soul paid his homage to Adya Shankaracharya.
Lord Adi Shankaracharya had left for his heavenly abode in the
small age of thirty-two years, but Guruji toured India thirty-
three times. How strange, how noble it was! His doctrine
revolved round Advait Vedanta. Spirituality was the foundation
stone for Swami Vivekananda, the pupil of Ramakrishna
Paramhansa, but from the angle of working, he had an eye on
the social life. He had resolved in his mind to accord the nation
the most glorious seat. When an individual starts a noble deed,
he is faced with scarcity of means and resources; however, it
appears to me that had all these means and resources been
together, man would not have been able to abide by his duty,
because he would not be able to do his work, to show his zeal.
He would not have got an opportunity to test the innate faculty
that he possesses.
It was with great divine favour that the work of the
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh began despite all the shortages
of means and resources. It was proven without doubt that
‘Kriy°∆ Sattvasiddhi N∞pakara∏Æ.’ (action is not wholly dependent
on resources).
A work is performed, not by means or tools, but by resolve
and determination. It is executed by the great idea and faith. As
he proceeds ahead, tools and resources come his way. People
get their names etched in history even without resources. It is
true that Maharana Pratap could not attain glorious success; he
could not defeat the Mughals, yet the spirit of nationalism in
him went on to prove that despite all scarcity of means, not
only a Kshatriya or warrior, but also a horse, that we know by
the name of Chetak, became such an exalted personality in
history that people visit his memorial to offer their floral tributes.
Only a few people get the credit for their success. This is a
different matter altogether, however, even an unsuccessful
person should be acknowledged for his endeavour, for his self-