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Oh, great muni ! As long as I can speak, I will tell you that true happiness lies only in self-discipline. My mind also is filled with Samyamdharma (the principle of self-discipline), what can I do? I am not free to do as I like. Otherwise, even now I would give up worldly life and accept Charitradharma. You are a man of extraordinary merit. That is why you have attained Charitradharma. The sins of your countless lives have been washed away. You are carrying out an extraordinary destruction of Karmas. Your spiritual life is really blessed".
THE MUNI OF THE LION'S CAVE RETURNS
The great muni stood with his eyes fixed on the ground. His eyes were full of tears. His heart was being burnt by the fires of repentance. A genuine feeling of Pramod (love) had appeared in his heart. Now, he was not jealous of Shri Sthulabhadraji. Even with respect to him he had attained an extraordinary feeling of Pramod (love), the muni said to Kosha,
"Kosha, you are a real Shravika of the Jin shasan (the commands of the Jin). I was about to lose my path. But you saved me from a spiritual disaster. You have bestowed a great benefaction upon me. I will never forget this benefaction of yours. You have bestowed upon me the right intellectual vision and you have rescued me from my infatuation. Now, I will return to the holy feet of the Gurudev; I will seek atonement from him for my blunders, and I will be again absorbed in my endeayours to attain spiritual elevation. I will wear on my head the dust of the holy feet of the great muni, Shri Sthulabhadraji who has conquered lust. Dharmalabh (may you be blessed with Dharma). Now I will return to my Gurudev". The muni returned to his Gurudev; carried out the prescribed atonement and purified his soul. But have you understood anything from this or not? The time at which Kosha gave the advice to the muni and the manner in which it was given are of great importance. KOSHA'S MENTAL VISION AND HER MAGNANIMITY
1. Supreme compassion is essential to save a soul that is falling into ruin. This supreme compassion existed in Kosha's
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