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I AM MAHĀVĪRA
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The son made a rejoinder, "O king, your kingdom may have external peace. But the kingdom of mind is always full of troubles. The kingdom of mind is the internal kingdom. There are
innumerable enemies there. It is due to these enemies that the
condition of our society has gone rot. There are differences
everywhere. There are prejudices of latent dispositions, blind faith, anger, pride, deceit, greed etc. in the minds of the people. These are our biggest enemies. To win over them is more difficult than to win
over the external kingdoms. We can win over them through
restraint and undertaking spiritual practices. If we could do this,
nobody will have the courage to invade our kingdom."
"O king, you have won over the external enemies. Your internal enemies are still there in you even to day. When you win over these enemies, it will lead to your welfare and the welfare of your kingdom."
The king Cetaka realized the sense of this story. He
accepted vows from me.
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