Lord Mahavira Vol 03

SR No.: 023278
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 232
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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Lord Mahâvîra
Srenika paused for same time and once more posed the same question. The Lord replied, “Now he will go to the first heaven; now to the second......... now to the third .....and now to the last heaven. And finally to the utter bewilderment of the king, the Lord declared, ”Oh king ! the saint has become omniscient, and has become emancipated. Now he is no more in this world.”
The king said, "Lord, I am perplexed. Neither can I disbelieve you, nor does my intellect comprehend the emancipation of the saint. Please enlighten me.”
The Lord said, “Emancipation comes to those who are pure in heart. Our mind is never static; it runs like a mad horse, here, there and everywhere. It is difficult to control it. It creates thoughts. Thoughts materialise into events. These ultimately become the instruments of our rise and fall. A deluded mind weaves a web of attachments and becomes entangled therein, Remember, we create our thoughts, and these clear the path for us to tread. Always have good thoughts. They will yield good fruits. The instance of the saint narrates the truth.
What happened to the saint-king was this. Though absorbed in meditation, he heard all the slander heaped on himself and his son. He was carried away by a paroxysm of anger and a deep longing for revenge overwhelmed his whole being. These impure thoughts quickly led him astray and he became a victim of hell.
At this stage came a passer by there. He watched the king-saint doing meditating and highly eulogised his life of renunciating and austerities. The saint heard this also, and was soon remined of the new situation. He thoughts—Oh ! I have gone amiss and preparated a blunder. Why should I be thinking of my kingdom and relatives. I have renounced everything. Renunciation knows neither kith nor kin. I have come alone, and I will have iu ieave this world alone. It is essential that I work for my own emancipation and become truly free. Thus my life will become a beam of light and enlighen hundreds and thousands of devotees who are on the path of sadhana. These thoughts helped him to return to his saintly ways, and he again concentrated on his self. It intensified and paved the way for his final emancipation."