96 P.P.Doctorjee valued Heart over Money:

At the O.T.C camp in 1935 at Nagpur city college, the chief guest was Babu Padmaraj Jain , a wealthy businessman who  was also deeply interested in Sangha work.  Shri Mama Saheb Chitale, a senior Sangha worker, explained to Shri  Jain the dire need of money faced by Sangha, including the facts about P.P.Doctorjee's own life of extreme poverty.  Being a kind hearted man, Shri Jain agreed to help Sangha out financially.  Shri Chitale ji was overjoyed.  He rushed to P.P.Doctorjee and gave him the "good news". P.P.Doctorjee merely smiled and said nothing.

Next day, in the Baithak, P.P.Doctorjee stressed that Shri Jain should actively support Sangha work, by starting new shakhas in his native Bengal. Shri Chitale ji intervened : "Also  there is the matter of money....". Interrupting his sentence, P.P.Doctorjee said: "Shri Jain ji, in order to strengthen Sangha work in Bengal, please send as many young boys to O.T.C camps, as possible. Money is of secondary importance".

Being the elder person, Shri Chitale ji said again: " Shri Jain ji, please do not listen to P.P.Doctorjee. You are seeing for yourself the dire need for money. Please donate money, and to make P.P.Doctorjee happy, please send a few boys to the O.T.C. camps"

Several people in the Baithak, including Shri Jain, burst out into laughter. P.P.Doctorjee said :"Shri Chitale ji, I respect you. But please see, if Shri Jain ji's heart and soul is in Sangha work, why do we need to worry so much about money?”

Shri Jain ji smiled, and nodded his agreement.  Everyone present there agreed to P.P.Doctorjee's statement. Shri Chitale, however, remained unconvinced.  He was muttering: "Look, here was golden opportunity I had created to make some money for Sangha, P.P.Doctorjee just squandered it away!".

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