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Bhagawan Mahavi
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THE FAME OF KUNDA-KOLIKA, THE
GRIHASTHA LAYMAN.
Once Lord Mahavira turned his steps towards the cities of Vanarsi and Alambhika; and there initiated Chulani piyaji, Sura-Devaji and Chulasa takaji in to the duties of a layman. After that, he went to Kampilapura where there lived a Grihastha named Kunda-Kolika. The name of his wife was Pumsa. Kunda-Kolika possessed 11 crores of gold coins and 60 thousand cows. Both husband and wife accepted Shravakism at the feet af the Lord. After the departure of the Lord from that place, Kunda Kulika once resorted to his orchard, for performing his Samayika ( one of the vows of a layman ). This orchard lay just behind his house. KundaKolika Placed his ring and clothes on a slab of stone and absorbed himself in meditation. Soon after that a god came there and stole away his ring and clothes. Although the ring and clothes were very costly, still Kund-Kolika did not feel sorry for the loss of those, and that was right. For when we meditate we must put aside all our cares and anxieties. We must concentrate our mind on the object of our meditation and must absorb ourselves in meditaion so much that no power of the world should be able to disturb us. Without such concentration of mind no work can be done properly. In every field of action, be it physical or mental, be it social or political, mental concentration is the first thing to be attained; and it is impossible to attain it unless one first collects all his mental forces. The highest power in the world is Will-power; but this Will-power cannot be achieved so long as the forces of mind are distracted by sense-objects.
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