Walk With Me

Author(s): Chandanaji Acharya, Vastupal Parikh
Publisher: Veerayatan

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Walk With Me
Ganadhar Sudharma now jumped in to support my explanation. He said, “You are right Ganadhar Gautam! The other day we were in a small village called Morak where Bhagwan spent four rainy months in the first year of his sadhana. We were told about an incident there. Bhagwan was staying in a grass hut given to him by a villager. One day, while Bhagwan was in deep meditation, an animal ate away the grass hut. Bhagwan was not even aware of this until the hut's owner came shouting insults at him. Unable to get any response from Mahavir, the owner shouted even louder and asked him to leave. Such an insult would have evoked an angry rểsponse from a former prince. However, as you say Ganadhar Gautam, Mahavir's response was peaceful.
It seems that even in the first year of his sadhana Mahavir had already mastered his emotions. In that incident, his soul must have instructed his mind that it had no authority to generate a unilateral response without consulting the chitta (bhava center) and the soul. And his chitta must have instructed the mind that Mahavir had failed to protect someone else's hut and that therefore, instead of getting angry at the owner's excessive behavior, the right response from Mahavir would be to apologize, bless the owner for his generosity, and resolve never again to accept something that he could not look after.
Bhagwan's sadhana has enabled him to walk the fine line between his soul and mind, thereby liberating his soul from the influences of his mind and body. His mind is thus no longer influenced by ill passions (kashaya bhava). Only the innate qualities of a pure soul - such as
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