Mahavir Prince Of Peace

Author(s): Ranchor Prime
Publisher: Mandala Publishing

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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsun Gyanmandir
aroma still clung, and enticed young men and women who were unable to resist his charming appearance. The young men wanted to sport with him and the women wanted to offer him their love. They embraced him and glanced alluringly, but he was unmoved. He simply smiled, for wherever he looked he saw only the endless varieties of material nature, in different temporary forms, and felt everywhere the presence of divine love.
One day he reached a village as evening fell. Every evening he would practice meditation, so he stood motionless on the road outside the village and absorbed himself in his practice of inner contemplation, oblivious of his surroundings. People gathered round to speak with him, but he gave no reply. They began to mock him, thinking him a simpleton. Many openly laughed at him, but he was untroubled. He felt only love for all, and saw neither friend nor enemy. Nothing could distract him from his fixed determination.