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TRUE SHELTER
The next morning he came down from the platform and gave his speech without the overhead silky cover, and after his speech the monk asked the same question once more.
"Did you understand Rupo?" "Yew sir, now I understand," replied Rupo.
Shravasti was the name of a town and the king's name was Megharath. Once an astrologer come to the king's court. Everyone wanted to know what was written in their stars and what would happen to them in the future.
The first one to ask was the king himself who wanted to know what his fate was.
The astrologer said, "You will die, after seven days from now." The king started dumbfounded in utter amazement.
"You will be stuck down by lightning," the astrologer continued. What a terrible forecast ! The whole court looked sad.
Everyone gathered around and made various suggestions to save the king's life. Some suggested that the king should hide himself in a deep bunker where lightning could do no harm. Someone suggested that the king should go to a place where there were no clouds, no lightning and no rains !
The queen started crying, his princes were very sad. The king sat down meditating. He thought about life and death, about the meaning of life and true purpose of life.
d: jain story
