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ghadis (48 minutes)! If the graha sets in during your lifetime, then there shall be no calamity befalling the Jain religion. But if it sets in after your liberation, then Jain religion will have to suffer a lot. dharma will be the loser!”
Mahaveer replied, “O Indra! What are two ghadis? I cannot increase my life even by a moment. It is not something in my control. Time is bound to do its job."
Brothers! Prabhu could not increase his life even by a moment. Death came at the appointed moment. Therefore, in all these acts we see the importance of time.
The second causative element is swabhava - original disposition. The original disposition of a substance remains as it is. There cannot be a change in it. Why doesn't a moustache grow on a woman? Why doesn't hair grow on the palm? That is their original disposition. Similarly why doesn't a lime tree bear the mango fruit or the mango tree bear a lime? Both may well be growing next to each other, they may well be watered, fertilised in equal measure, they may get the same air and light, yet the mango tree will only bear a mango and so does the lime tree bear only a lime. Why is the peacock feather so colourful and artistic? Who painted it so beautifully? Why are the thorns of the berry bush more pointed than any other? Why are mountains immobile and the wind mobile? Why does the Sun rise only in the east and set only in the west? All these questions can be replied in one word and that is ‘swabhava' - original disposition. Every substance has its own original disposition.
Third causative element is bhavitavyata - destiny. As be the destiny, so shall happen. When the mango tree flowers, it is full of them. However, many flowers wither away and only some grow into mangoes. Why not all flowers grow into mangoes? Why are some mangoes sour and some sweet?
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