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THEN IT BECOMES EASIER TO ENDURE!
Bhagwan Mahavir symbolizes endurance and patience ! His life as an ascetic is vividly described in the Aagams, the scriptures. The state of Bihar was where he roamed as an ascetic. In a dilapidated temple in the jungles, he would stand in meditation. In a chilly night which can freeze the limbs, how can one remain stead-fast in meditation ? How could he tolerate the winter which was so severe that one could suffer a frost-bite ?
When the winter became unbearable, Bhagwan would meditate in the open compound of the dilapidated temple. The chilly wind would bang against his bare body. He would meditate for some time outside and then return to the interior of the temple. As the wind was less severe inside, the body could remain steadfast in meditation.
In these actions is hidden an amazing technique to help the body settle amidst difficult situations. This body is like a donkey. If you place a heavy burden on the mule's back and then remove some of it, he experiences some relief and begins to walk straight with his burden.
We may not have the courage to go ahead and ask for difficult situations, but we can certainly cultivate the courage to bear the difficult situations that come in our lives like a brave man (soldier) by exploring these four solutions :
1. If you think that you could have possibly faced even
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