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reached the garden to see the monks. Muni Jay preached with peaceful heart. The King Vijaya heard him silently. But not even the drop of water on the stingy earthen pot lasts there. In the same way, the preaching of the Muni had no effect on the mind of Vijay. On the contrary, quite the opposite type of ideas sprung up in his mind.
- 'This Muni does not preach. Actually he wants to make me bereft of Kingdom. He by his sweet words inspires me to renounce the throne.
It seems that he could not walk on the thorny path of self-control. And now he wants to make me a wanderer. He himself desires to sit on the Royal throne.'
In the hearts of some people a demon of futile wishes and attachment resides. To such people the simple advice seems quite the reverse. The intellect of ordinary persons works according to the deads
