Book Title: Jailer
Author(s): Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia
Publisher: Harshadray Private Limited

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________________ Karmasatta spares no one. It even told Lord Mahavir, "You may become a Tirthankara but be prepared to bear consequence of your sin." As a result, the Lord had his ears pierced with nails. the You have to answer this question truthfully. The Lord's ears got pierced because (1) The Lord's deeds were sinful, or (2) The cowherd who put nails in the Lord's ears was evil. Which alternative is correct? In the popular game show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati', Amitabh Bachchan, the compere, became a billionaire, the owners of the Channel became billionaires. How many from amongst you, the audience, became billionaires? There is a game show being run by nature even in this world posing questions like the one just being asked to you. The correct answer wins you not only billions, but nature bestows upon you a reward that is beyond your imagination. The answer is, the first option. "His deeds were sinful.” "Is everyone's answer the same?" "Yes". "Should we lock it?" "Yes". "You are absolutely correct. Now if we were to give some thought to our lives, for example, you have a daughter who is married far from where you live, she visits you after a year for a few days and starts complaining about her mean spirited mother-in-law, as so many daughters-in-law do. I know most mothers-in-law who listen to my discourses oppose this statement and say it's quite the opposite. The definition has now changed. It is the mother-in-law who 17

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