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The
COW HERDER
one day as Mahavir-Swami
was going from one place to another, he stopped near a big tree to meditate. While he was meditating, a cow herder came with his cows. He needed someone to look after his cows so he could go for some errands. He asked MahavirSwami if he would look after his cows for a few hours. Mahavir-Swami was in deep meditation and did not respond to the cow herder. However, the cow herder went away thinking that Mahavir-Swami had heard him and would look after his cows.
LIFE OF BHAGWAN MAHAVIR
In the meantime, the cows started wandering away looking for grass. A few hours later, the cow herder returned and found all his cows were missing. He asked Mahavir-Swami, "Where are my cows? What did you do with them?" MahavirSwami was still in meditation and did not reply. The herder started wondering where those cows could have gone. Since Mahavir-Swami did not reply, the cow herder searched for them everywhere but could not find them. While he was looking for the cows, the cows returned to the place where Mahavir-Swami was meditating.
When the cow herder came back to his amazement all his cows were standing near Mahavir-Swami. Mahavir-Swami was still meditating. The cow herder became
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