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Ch. 12: Chandkaushik
We heard the cobra hiss when this young man walked in -not once, but repeatedly! This was unusual. The cobra was getting angrier. We realized then that this young man must be a magician. We slowly. ventured in the forest to see his magic. And magic it was, for this young man was standing in the middle of the clearing as the angry cobra repeatedly attacked his foot. He stood there fearlessly, with his hand extended, as if to assure the cobra that he was a friend, not a foe."
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I tried to interrupt to tell the old man that it was neither magic nor miracle, but he did not listen to me.
He continued, "We saw the magic! We saw the cobra calm down and lay quietly at the feet of this magician. The man actually talked to the cobra, and amazingly, the cobra raised its hood, looked at the man, and carefully listened to him. I heard the man clearly. He was saying, 'Calm Down. Calm Down. My dear king cobra, you understand, don't you? The terrible poison of yours hurts others, but also it hurts you. Everyone around you is so afraid that no one dares to come near you for now. However, someday they will hurt or even kill you. Just look around, you have already wreaked so much havoc and destruction.'
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You are intelligent enough to understand what I am saying. Recall your past birth, Chandkaushik! You were then a learned but angry monk and died while you were in a terribly vicious mood. That is why you were reborn as an angry, vicious cobra. Listen, Chandkaushik, you do not have to continue being so angry. Consider your future. It is not too late to change your ways and become good, and enjoy a better future.'
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