During the chaturmas, three of us sadhus were ordained as munis shortly before the festival of Paryushan. We repeated all the vows administered by Acharya Maharaj and pledged lifelong obedience to him. After the sacrament, we followed him to the Parshwanath temple situated on the hillock. As we bowed at his feet, he blessed us with great delight and said to us in grave tones, “Look, you have now adopted the marks of Shree Jinendra; the external sign of nakedness and the internal state of absence of ties and complexes of any kind. It is now your ultimate duty to take good care of your emotions and thoughts, alongwith the marks of Shree Jinendra. I am just a means to the attainment of your objective".
We were astonished to find that the conduct of Acharya Maharaj was untainted by any presumption of being the actuator. The key to spirituality lies in the discharge of one's duty after shedding all presumptions of being the prime mover. Spirituality is not contained in scriptures, nor limited by definitions. Even today, seekers such as Acharya Maharaj live spirituality every moment of their lives.
Nainagiri (1982)