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and Occultism, He believed every object in the Universe an possessing a soul or the higher mind. He was able to teach othera, speaking inspiratiynally or through 'Intuition'. He always listened to the dictates of his Higher Self; His soul being always ready for the loner Truth, that is within and not without.
The general financial fortunes are judged from the Ruler of the second house, and house occupied by ruler etc, Saturn, lord of the second house, was dignified at the moment of birth and occupied the tenth house. Therefore, śramapa Bhagavān Mahavira was born with the greatest fortune in a royal frmily. But fixed sign occupied the cusp of the second house, so, he was indifferent to the best of the fortune inherited by him, and so he renounced the world and took Diksā. Still, however, owing to the angular position of Jupiter, dignified at the moment of birth, in the latter portion of his life, extraordinaay finacial prosperity and celestial happiness accruing to him, came out in most peculiar ways, even from gods, and totally unexpected sources, so much so, that the prosperity of the gods in heaven, was insignificant, before the resources supplied to Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra, by Sakréndra Ta the king of the gods,-and other gods as his devotees.
Sun-Surya eh was at the moment of birth in Aries-Mess Her Räşi and exhaulted, Śramaņa Bhagavån Mabăvira was, therefore, a leader in ideals, and a pioneer of advanced thought. He had great mental energy. He inclined towards prophecy, and predicted things that would happen, for, He was able to look a-head into the future, possessing remarkable fore-sight. He was clairvoyant, being especially gifted in this direction. He had extreme Ideality, was always full of new schemes and plans, and was always exploring and originating.
He had all the senses fully alive; consciousness being readily expressed in the head. He had keon sight, sense of touch, taste, smell, and hearing, but even with the possession of acuteness of senses, he had such a strong indomitable will
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