it. They experience God.
Vinoba expressed his thoughts, beliefs, arguments for the villagers in small or big meetings. He touched their hearts directly. He moved them. That was his work. That was his style as a public educator, an Acharya in the true sense of the term.
With love,
Yours, L.N. Godbole
Letter 37
2nd September, 1990 My dear Pranavy,
Vinoba has given us in his books and lectures many interesting ideas. He was a great scholar and very intelligent person. While stating some ideas, he has also told us about the changes that he went through. ‘These views or spot-lights on his personal development are very enlightening. He continued growing till the end of his life.
Madhav Deva, a Saint-poet of Assam, has divided people into four categories : Lowly, Middle, Good and Best. The lowly (Adham) is one who sees only faults in others; the middle category (Madhyam) recognises both the faults and the merits of others; the Good (Uttam) looks at only the good points of others; and the Best (Uttamottam) looks at the good. qualities in others through a magnifying glass, Mirabai and Guru Nanak also talk about Gunagraban, seeing the good points in others.
Vinoba says that in the early years of his life he used to find fault with others. He used to test their intelligence and found some fault or other in everyone. Then he decided that every one has some faults or the other. So he gave up seeing faults in others. He started looking for faults inhimself. As Tukuram has said, “Why should I look to the faults of others? Do I have any
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