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During the ascetic period of Mahavir and Mahatma Budh and so many other yogees, the lamb and lion drank water from the same pot, unlike the percent age when these wild animals are controlled by electric power and other aids. Earlier the wild animals were touched by the austere and ascetic life of the sages and were transformed into gentle beasts. Actually there is great strength and power in nonviolence. It is the greatest of all powers, From now about hundred years earlier there was a true story. Even today the name of Divan Amarchand is held very high in Jaipur of Rajasthan. People take pride in recalling name. He was so polite, and civilized when ever he listened to all the people. But same others were very jealous of him. One day his own colleagues who were against him maligned his name telling that he was proud of nonviolence. Infront of nonviolence even the wild breasts also shakes their tales like the dogs. Why not try him? Raja Nidhar ordered Divan Amarchand to be caged with the lion. Divan Amarchand was not at all disturbed. He was convinced of the power of Nonviolence. His whole self, body, mind, will and ideas were possessed by the atoms of nonviolence.
Before he entered the lion's cage he had a plate of fresh gillebi (sweets) with him. When he entered the lion's den fearlessly and powerfully he addressed the lion and said "Friend you have made yourself the king of the deers. Hiking of the forest! your habit is to eat the flesh. But can you ever keep your belly filled with fresh mutton? Other powerful animals like the horse, elephant also live, but they live on what you don't eat? That means you are not a vegetarian like them. You control your greed for eating flesh king of the forest. In 24th Thirthnkar Bhagwan mahavir was in your womb. You can also become a very good being if you change your views and ideas". As Amarchand spoke so gently and with compassion the Lion's heart was touched. He transformed the wild beast which was roaring so fiercely stand like a statue, slowly shedding tears. After that the wild lion ate the jilebi happily filling his stomach! Then what happened? All the kingdom hailed Nonviolence and soon all accepted nonviolence as their way of life. Sloke 39 of srceman Thumkacharya Bhaktamar is a great mantra to control the ferocious beasts.
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