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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
(34) A few would spit on him! (35) Others would throw dust on him (36) Some people jeered him and pulled him agrounds (37) The Lord sat in a meditative posture it was a
strange phenomenon to the watchers and they would forcibly change his posture The Lord suffered all this maltreatment as if he had nothing to do with his body *
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Equanimity and Compassion - (38) The Lord treated earth, water, fire, air, arum, green
vegetable and motes of dust as living beings and
never strained them 5 (39) During the last two years of his householdership
the Lord avoided water-bearing life The sea of compassion began to roll in his heart 6
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Spiritualism (40) The Lord never craved anybody's protection
Frequently, human beings and organic world tortured him Some people voluşteered to save him from such discomforts but the Lord declined such offers invariably It was his conviction that one cannot realize oneself while one seeks another's refuge Spiritualism allows no elbowroom for seeking another's protection The prime feature of spiritualism is to seek shelter in one's own self 7
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Ibid 9/3/11 Ibid 9/3/11 Ibid 9/3/12 lbid 9/3/12. lbid 9/1/12 lbid 9/1/11. Ibid 9/1/10
