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MARCH 2013
PRABUDDHA JIVAN
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Bhagvan has preached us in nice words. Do not be our level best for the benefit of our next life. That utter fascinated by any good thing or any beauty. Love and attempt only will be helpfull.' vengeance are the causes of misery in the next life. Be 'Yes, come on. we will try our level best.' Rahanemi calm & steady, Rahanemi our path is enlightened by was changed from his heart of heart. purity.
"Sadhvi Rajul, please excuse me for my attitude.' Rahanemi was affected by these words & realised He was nervous. his mistake.
"Who am I to pardon you? Prabhu will pardon & he Sadhvi Rajul continued,
only protects us.' Muniver we are sadhus and we have been given Both of them came out of the cave. Diksha by Prabhu Neminath. How nice? One who The rain also had stopped, Rajul looked up. The acceptes Diksha from the God are really lucky & al- mountain Girnar was looking happy & as if welcoming ways ready for the benefit of the self. Come, we will try the austerity of both.
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ARE THERE ANY NICE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD?
By: SWAMI NATHANANDA Here's a small story that'll answer.
Once upon a time there was King who ruled small us. If we find that one person and remove him, the kingdom. He wanted to be an emperor and was always thunder storm will stop and we will be saved." The on the lookout for expanding his kingdom by invading King looked up to the wise Minister for a solution. The other countries. He heard that there was some unrest minister came through, again, with a solution. He and riots in the neighboring kingdom. Immediately his suggested that everyone in the bungalow, one by one, wise Minister suggested that it was the right time to should run outside in the thunder storm to a tree that invade and take over that country. The King agreed was hundred yards away, touch it, and run back. When instantly and ordered his General to prepare the army the bad and evil person runs out, the lightning will strike for departure on the next morning.
him dead and we will all be saved." The King was The King, along with his wise Minister. General. very satisfied with the plan. Priest, Counsels, helpers, and an army of over O ne by one, starting from the lowest rank, the thousand soldiers departed the next morning for a soldiers ran out in the storm, with fear on their face, surprise attack on the neighboring kingdom. The touched the tree hundred yards away ran back. Soon, entourage had to pass through a dense forest to reach all of the soldiers are done with their turns, and it the the neighboring kingdom. As the evening approached, helpers turn to run outside now. The King, Ministers, the sky was getting darker with thick black clouds and and the Counsels were starting to get worried, "Is the heavy thunder storm was imminent. Again, the wise evil person one of the Counsels? The Minister?" minister suggested that the King and army should rest But suddenly, when one of the helpers ran out to in the forest bungalow for the night and continue their touch the tree the lightning struck the bungalow and journey the next day as the thunder storm could killed the King, the Minister, and all of the army. The weaken their army. The King agreed.
helper stood in the rain storm, as the lone survivor, As they were resting for the night in the forest amazed looking the burning bungalow. bungalow, the thunder storm was getting fierce, with He was the ONLY nice person. The lightning did many lightning strikes. Everyone got scared that a not strike the bungalow before because he was inside. lightning might strike the bungalow and they all may M oral: It iust takes one good hearted person to perish. The King asked the Priest for advice. The Priest
save a whole town. I am sure that there are plenty of said, "There is one bad and evil person among our
nice people in this world, as we are all still surviving!! army and that's why Mother Nature is trying to attack
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