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fox inside you, the grapes were not merely sour, they were beyond reach also !.
When the television stops functioning, you are not able to watch your favourite programs. T. V. viewing stops, but your grumble for your inability to watch doesn't stop. Yet, the person who philosophieses about the cricket match is not an enlightened man but a smart guy. When the television stops working you are unable to watch, and when your eyes get spoilt then also you are unable to watch. But the mind of an ignorant addict seeking enjoyment in worldly things gets dejected when the television stops functioning because his world revolves on the television screen. But an enlightened man's mind does not get dejected even with the loss of eyesight. Reason being that the enlightened man's inner world is immeasurable, seamless, limitless, endless and indestructible.
The revered Jain Acharya Shree Bhadrasuriji had suddenly lost his vision. He was around eighty-five years old then. I was later informed about his response while consoling his shocked pupils and disciples, when they learnt about his blindness. He comforted them saying: "I saw so much of the external world. Now mother nature has made it convenient for me to see my inner world. Then let me dive deep inside". We realized that this saint had merely lost his eye-sight. His vision was intact. After losing his eye-sight also this great saint had lived for the remainder of his life stretching to almost two decades with utmost patience and understanding.
To have your cataract removed using laser technology in merely 15 minutes is no big miracle, but to lose your vision suddenly and yet to live happily for such a long period is a big miracle.
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