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THE WAY OF LIFE
Indra realised who it was, he felt ashamed of himself, "Oh, this has been done by the Paramatma to make me realise his infinite powers." Indra thought so and then he begged for the Lord's forgiveness.
When you contemplate on the boyhood of the Paramatma as a part of the austerity called Avasthachintan, you must think of the way in which the Paramatma attaiUned the otherworldly knowledge and realised the lowness of his mortal life. If you find any source of inspiration in his life, your devotion for him must increase. If you remember the incident that took place on the Meru mountain, you will be greatly delighted. You must think of another important point. Though the sixty four Indras and crores of heavenly beings attended upon him, the Paramatma did not grow proud. There was no arrogance in him. He did not think thus with exultation, "Gods, goddesses and Devendra are attending upon me. Indra dances before me like a bullock." He did not think so. We feel blessed when we think of the Lord who is devoid of pride. Our hearts also should feel that.
THE ENLIGHTENED DO NOT EXHIBIT THEIR
KNOWLEDGE
Though the Lord was so enlightened, so powerful, he easily mixed with the boys of his age as if he was their equal. He played with those boys with pure emotions. He was inwardly enlightened but outwarldly he acted like any other ignorant boy. Inwardly, he was totally detached but outwardly he had attachments and he loved his mother. He mixed with others freely. He laughed with them. He conversed with them and played with them heartily. When his parents sent him to school, he went to the school regularly. He did not say, "I know everything. Why do you take me to school?" He went to school and sat with the other boys.
It is not an ordinary thing for a person not feel proud of himself when he is honoured and adored. It is not also an ordinary thing that one who is enlightened does not exhibit his knowledge to others. It is an extraordinary quality for a boy.
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