MY EXPERIENCES IN THE POLITICAL FIELD ARE NOW KNOWN NOT ONLY IN INDIA BUT ALSO, TO SOME EXTENT, IN THE “CIVILIZED” WORLD. IN MY OPINION, THEY ARE NOT OF GREAT VALUE. AND BECAUSE OF THIS, I GRANT EVEN LESS TO THE TITLE THEY GAVE ME: MAHATMA. OFTEN I DEEPLY REGRETTED THAT I WAS CALLED THAT; AND I DON’T REMEMBER A SINGLE MOMENT WHEN I COULD SAY THAT IT FLATTERED ME. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT IS WITH GREAT JOY THAT I WILL TALK ABOUT MY SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES. I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS THEM AND IT IS FROM THEM THAT THE ENERGY THAT DRIVES ME IN POLITICAL ACTION HAS COME TO ME. THERE IS NO REASON TO BOAST OF THESE EXPERIENCES AS THEY ARE TRULY SPIRITUAL IN NATURE. THEY CAN ONLY ADD TO MY HUMILITY; FOR THE MORE I MEDITATE ON MY PAST, THE CLEARER I SEE MY LIMITS.