Mahavir Prince Of Peace

Author(s): Ranchor Prime
Publisher: Mandala Publishing

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Give up your rage and hatred
they are only harming you.
a SNAKE is ENLIGHTENED
THE END OF THE RAIN SEASON Mahavira left the temple, and continued on his way until he came to a village called Moraka. Here lived an astrologer whose advice was much valued by the villagers. He used to give astrological readings that he pretended were based on deep mystical insights, and his readings were in much demand. But Ma
havira could understand that this so-called astrologer had no genuine powers and was actually a thief, who used his privileged position as village astrologer as a cover for stealing from his clients under cover of darkness. He also sold charms that claimed to make poor people wealthy and barren women fertile. The simple villagers believed whatever he said and paid him to look after them.
Mahavira did not like what this man was doing, so he confronted the cheater and advised him to change his ways, warning him that no lasting benefit could come from cheating others. But the foolish man ignored his good advice, So Mahavira decided he must teach him a lesson. The saint announced that he could outdo the astrologer, and that he could reveal any persons secrets and tell them whatever they needed to know. A farmer approached him to test his claim.
"Tell me what I ate yesterday."
"You ate rice and lentils, then you took your cows to the field, and you had a sleepless might because you had a terrible dream that frightened you."
"How could you know these things exclaimed the simple larmer "He speaks the truth," he shouted. as he rushed off to tell the rest of the village. Soon Mahavira was celebrated in the village as a gifted soothsayer, and everyone wanted his advice.
The astrologer was jealous, so he came to challenge Mahavira. In front of a crowd of onlookers he held up a straw in front of the holy man.
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