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NEED TO PRACTISE TOLERANCE & PATIENCE
Dt. 22-11-1979
The most powerful weapon in the armoury of the mind, for the conquest of inner enemies, is forbearance. This great trait was practised and preached by Bhagawan Mahavira in his pontifical life and he laid emphasis on restraint and suppression of evil, which somehow enters the mind. To reinforce restraint, all should cultivate humility.
Mahavira never spoke to anyone during 12 years of his penance. By virtue of self-control, he never uttered a single word of resentment or ill-will towards his persecutors. He treated all living creatures alike and with compassion. He was acclaimed as Mahavira because of the remarkable qualities of his conquest not only over the defiant foes within, but also external enemies.
Muni Rajyashvijayaji in a discourse at Mint Street, George Town, cited an incident in the life of Mahavira to illustrate this. When he was in deep meditation once a few cowherds, unaware of his greatness and mistaking him to be a wanderer, asked him to take care of their cattle while they
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retired for their hunch. On return, they found him still seated in the same posture and that the animals had strayed away. The angry cowherds started questioning him but there was no response and they plugged his ears with wooden blocks and fled. Long after they left Mahavira woke up but unmindful of the bleeding in his ears, he walked to a distant village where a physician, recongnising the Saint, healed him. But Mahavira never displayed his ire towards the miscreants.
Muni Rajyashvijayaji said if people practised tolerance, patience and restraint, incidents of violence and crime could be reduced and the bridge of brotherhood built for everlasting happiness.
Charity makes life simple. Greed makes it dark.
Greatness of India is that it's people can tolerate the Impurity of Gold, but not of a Saint.
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