Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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were also affected by the presence of the great Yogi and their mutual instinct of enmity turned to love and compassion. Hence the entire surrounding was also sacred and peaceful.
This incident is only 1200 years old. It is not at all astonishing but most natural that before 2500 years whereever Lord Mahavira preached and travelled, must have been such a scred and holy place. Within twelve yojanas i.e. seven miles in all directions from the person of Lord Mahavira the whole surrounding became peaceful since the element of violence was removed from everyone's thoughts and deeds. The deeds of all creatures became pious and non-violent as the wave-length (thoughts) of each mind would be syncretized by the speech and presence of the Supreme Lord.
A person naturally feels fresh and relaxed when he steps into his house after the day's task;so also when a person stops hankering after sense-pleasures and gives up passions, like anger, conceit, deceipt, and greed, he experiences great happiness and bliss. Indrabhuti, the greatest of the great scholars of his times too experienced great bliss and happiness on the very sight of Lord Mahavira in the Samavasarana.
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