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JAIN RAMAYAN
He carried out contemplations on the 'Dharma' and on the soul. He did not think of anything else.
He meditated on lofty "Tatvas'; and contemplated on the 'Karmas' arising from attachments and hatred; on the nature of the universe; and on the severe consequences of false faith, vowlessness and passions. He was absorbed deeply in these contemplations.
Hours passed. The darkness of the night enveloped the earth; and established its sway. The night was silent. Everywhere silence and stillness reigned supreme. Shri Ramachandra's meditation was still in its early phases. Just then, in the midnight, he attained Avadhijnan (Extrasensory perception). By means of his Avadhijnan, he saw directly the entire universe and the fourteen worlds.
Avadhijnan enables a person to see thus.
By means of that power, the soul can see the whole
universe.
The 'Karmas' that had enveloped his power of Avadhijnan were burnt to ashes by the power of his tremendous meditation and there arose in his soul, the light of supreme knowledge. Within a moment, Shri Ramachandra became a Maharshi possessing the power of Avadhijnan. In the light of this knowledge, he visualized all the 'Poorvajanmas' of himself and of Lakshman. The Jiva can visualize not only the past janmas but also the future janmas, when he attains Avadhijnan. Accordingly, Shri Ramachandra saw his earlier janmas and fell into deep thought. "In one of my earlier janmas, I was Dhan Dutt and Lakshman was my younger brother Vasu Dutt. He died in the same manner in that janma also. He died without carrying out sublime contemplations and even in this janma, he died without this preparation for his spiritual journey. The span of his life extending to twelve thousand years ended. What could the gods do? How were the gods to blame? We have to experience the fruits of our actions. He has experienced the fruits of his Karmas."
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