Jaina Method Of Curing

Author(s): Manju Jain
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Om namo bhagawaté putrārthasaukhyam kuru kuru swāhā hrīm namah
Riddhi (le pouvoir surnaturel) Om hrīm arham namo chāranānam (Jhraum jhraum namah swāhā)
Evidential Story - 20
Seth Adol Dutt was a staunch follower of Jain religion. Everybody praised his faithfulness towards religion. But Sethji's only son Vishnudas in spite of having such a religious minded father who saw everybody as equal, was a false person like the darkness under the lamp.
One day a fraud sadhu arrived in the city. His long tresses were also false which were actually animal's hair fur painted black and artificially worn. In reality the fraudulent sadhvi. False and dirty character was hidden under his fraudulent deeds. The sadhu saw Vishnudas, the seth's son coming his way he thought that a golden bird was coming to be captured. He stopped his breath and sat in yogas and in a way as a crane fools the fish. Vishnudas prostrated before him and asked him to show him the way to cross the ocean of life and reach heaven. The Sadhu said "What you say is right but you devotees, don't care about our food and clothing and expect a discourse from us. If the country, religion, and devotees remain this way then we sadhus will have no option but to stay in huts in the Himalayas without food, chanting the name of Rama and will never step into your bad city. This bantering had its effects on Vishnudas. He looked after the fraud for weeks. He organised for food, clothing tobacco, ganja ( a type of intoxicating drug) etc. for the sadhu. He who never went to collect back the money which his father had lent to people was now collecting donation from door to door to open a school in the city as suggested by the sadhu. He collected thousands of rupees and deposited with the sadhu. The sadhu was very happy and was looking for some plan to slip away with the money. One day he told his followers that his religious sadhana was accomplished and he had to move away to some other place as the scriptures declare that sadhu and water should not stay at a place for long otherwise they get polluted. A sadhu can not be attached to a place as that becomes a reason for his downfall.
In spite of the follower's request to stay back the sadhu moved away along with his chief disciple moving from city to city Vishnudas realized the reality and started hating his so called gurus. Who was looking out for an opportunity to escape. One night the fraudulent sadhu disappeared with all the money, and Vishnudas developed hatred towards the fraudulent sadhus. The separation of his only son made Adol dutt very sad and worried. One day he was stunned to see his son falling at his feet and asking to be pardoned for his waywardness. The father was happy that the son was freed from the ditches of the fraud sadhu. One day a vitragi Digambar muniraj visited the city. The Seth took his son to the muniraj. Vishnudas was impressed by the divine glow on his face but having experienced a false sadhu he did not prostrate before the muniraj. He wanted to test the muni so he questioned him, "How to escape from this world ?" The benevolent muniraj said, "Oh child ! understand the difference between the body and the soul. Reduce the attachments and hatred from your mind. Keep away from five sins violence, lies, theft, kusheel, Parigrah don't let anger, ego, illusion maya and greed enter your mind. Keep yourself under control in all spheres of life. Your soul will be purified thus and you will march forward in the right direction to escape this world”.