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fate.” With these words, he said Good-bye to the Lord, and parted company with him.
It is very difficult to conjecture what calamities Goshala had to suffer after his separation from the Lord. A man, who had to suffer all kinds of Upasargas even while he was under the protection of the Lord-the Lord, who taught peacefulness, forbearance, forgiveness and non-violence to the world; now goes to the shelter of worldly beings, in search of happiness. How foolish he is and how unfortunate too ? Think of his ignorance of the Law of Nature and about karmic theory and then imagine what heart-rending calamities he might have suffered in the zigzag and narrow streets of this world after his separation from the Lord !
LORD MAHAVIRA IN EYES OF THE READERS
But from this the reader should not conclude that Lord Mahavira also wanted to escape from these Upasargas like Goshala. He had altogether a different object before him. He wanted to reveal and solve the intricacies of spiritual life to the wise people of his age and of all future ages. He had proved himself to be pure gold, after being tested several times on the touchstone of Upasargas. He loved all living beings without a tinge of hatred for any one. He wanted to clear off his accounts with the Karmas, being self-dependent and self-reliant, in this very life. He did not want to be helped by anybody, bis instruction was as bitter medicines are necessary and useful for keeping the body free from diseases, in the same way physical sufferings are necessary for walking on the highway of salvation.
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