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If the targets of the terrorist attack are the airports, highways or major connecting bridges, then we can prepare ourselves to foil their plans. But when a scooter hits you and you fracture your leg, how well have you planned to remain in bed with a smile on your face?
If a terrorist contaminates food or water using poisonous chemicals, we would prepare to take counter steps. Similarly when any disease is at its peak, it may be impossible to gulp down a morsel of food or a spoonful of water. How well have you cultivated your mind to manage without food or water in such circumstances?
The government has to remain alert if the terrorist attack creates a financial crisis. But when our own antaraay karmas (a karma which prevents you from getting the desired benefits of your efforts), attack us and we face a financial crisis, how well have we been trained to manage with lesser resources ?
If the terrorists use poisonous chemicals or chemical weapons, America is ready with gas masks. But when karma strikes with its final assault and makes you unconscious or puts you in coma, where you can neither hear, nor see nor think anything, then how well equipped are you to emerge victorious in this final battle of your life, merely on the strength and wealth of your character ?
As we contemplate, we realize that all the rituals prescribed by the great saints/descendants of Bhagwan Mahavir are nothing but a magnificent course in crisis management. It is like a training program that
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