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A Moment With Parmatma
believed that someone disguised in a godly attire had come to cheat. I expected deceit...whomsoever he may be but I'll show him my supremacy. I will defeat him but...but this is something different... !! I had anticipated something different and it has turned out to exactly the opposite...!!” Gautam's heartbeats increased and his heart was completely shaken by this event.-• !!
He climbed a few more steps and again he heard the same innocent loving voice... “GOIMA..!"
As Gautam climbed a few more steps. He repeatedly kept hearing, “GOIMA... GOIMA” ... from Lord Mahavir's mouth. The more and more Gautam heard his name, he started melting... his stone like personality began to melt like wax...his pride... his ego... everything melted down and Lord Mahavir uttered few more words... "Gautam.--! Even though you are the most knowledgeable person in this world... even though you feel proud to be an accomplished scholar in front of this world...but, still you have a doubt in your mind.”
Gautam thought... “Oh! Who is this? He is aware of my name.. and HE even knows what I am thinking... HE is even aware of the doubts in my mind? Does He know everything about what is going on in my mind? Is HE well versed with the state of my heart?"
Gautam... was now no more his original self. Gautam was no more feeling proud that he was the most knowledgeable person, the greatest Scholar...he forgot
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