I am Mahavira

SR No.: 006596
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 82
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 3 MB

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I AM MAHAVIRA
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I thought to continue to move on my spiritual path. I began
taking meals in my own hand-bowl. I tried my best not to be exposed to the familiar persons. I felt that they would not be
helpful in my path of spiritual practices.
While meditating in a heretic hermitage, a cow grazed the grass of my hut. It created mental distress to me. However, it gave me a number of points of practical importance. I thought of keeping silence for the maximum time and to avoid the places where there is disturbance of mind.
While wandering-on-foot, I learnt that people did believe is
demons and devils. There are many temples on their names at
different places. The people tried to get me fearful to stay in these
temples. Nevertheless, I always stayed in them. Later, my stay
there impressed the villagers.
One more incident has become noteworthy for me. There
was a temple of the demigod (Yakşa) in Asthikagrāma. He was
highly cruel in nature. The people told me not to stay in that temple lest there may be danger to my life. However, I stayed there. In the night, while I was under meditation, the demigod appeared in different shapes and sounds. He began inflicting various types of injuries involving severe pains to me. However, I remained steady. The demonical force was defeated by my spiritual force. Later, the demigod begged pardon.