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my body. Otherwise, what is the use of all my philosophy and all my meditations?".
He did not pay heed to the shepherd. He walked up the road and saw a huge tree under which was an anthill and a big hole inside the anthill where the cobra lived. The cobra came out. For most people, this would have been a frightening moment.
Here Mahavir stood full of love. He was sending vibrations of pure love beaming from his eyes. Nevertheless, the angry cobra bit him on the toe. Then he turned around to go back into his hole, knowing that the man. would fall down dead. But that did not happen
Instead of blood, a stream of milk flowed out from Mahavir's toe. It was confusing for the cobra. Mahavir's whole being had turned into that loving feeling. And like a mother whose blood turns to milk in preparation for the coming of a newborn infant Mahavir had a mother's deep affection for all children, even for a cobra. As a result, the cells of his body had become transformed.
Then Mahavir told the cobra: “Serpent—be aware! Because of anger you became a cobra. Now be calm
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