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AN INFECTED EAR
The law of karma works in many ways upon everyone alike, including gods, yogis and lesser beings. In this story, Guruji tells about Lord Mahavira's karma and how it caused his ear to become infected.
ne time Lord Mahavira had a person place a U needle of wood through his earlobe, as was the custom in those days. Since the ear is a highly sensitive and controlling part of the circulation system, a large effect upon the pranic body is achieved from stimulation of the earlobes. After some days, the ear of Lord Mahavira became badly infected and swollen around the wooden needle.
Since Lord Mahavira could control the sensations of this physical body perfectly, he did not suffer any pain or emotional problems from the infection. His theory is that by merely watching something happen, you can detach your feelings from it. Thus pain and suffering will not disturb the divine Self or Pure Consciousness which is always watching and witnessing the world.
Lord Mahavira went into a meditation in order to understand the cause of this infected ear, since in the karmic theory of the universe, nothing happens by chance. Lord Mahavira saw that in a past life he was a
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