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THE WAY OF LIFE
meets a noble spiritual head either in this life or in his future lives.
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You must have selfless devotion for sadhus and saints. You should not go to them for the fulfilment of your worldly desires and objectives. You must love and respect sadhus and saints for their virtues and for their pure and sinless life. You must listen to the spiritual discourses of a noble spiritual head. Because he himself practises the principles of Dharma in his life, his precepts will easily penetrate our hearts. Even a few words of such a noble spiritual head can open our mental eyes.
CHILATIPUTRA
A LOVER, A MURDERER
A SADHU
After cutting off the head of Sushama (his one-time beloved) and hanging it to his neck, Chilatiputra was wandering on the bank of a river like a monster in human form. At that time, by chance, he met a noble and enlightened spiritual head who possessed the supernatural power of flying through the sky. In what a dreadful condition, he was when he met the spiritual head? He was in love with Sushama and he had abducted her to secure her company. Carrying her on his shoulders, he had been running. But when he saw Sushama's father and four brothers coming, chasing him on horse-back, he killed Sushama. Leaving the body of Sushama there, hanging her head to his neck, he was running. On the way, he happened to come near a river. Unexpectedly, he met a muni on the bank of the river. Of course, he did not have any devotion for the muni in his heart but he went to the muni instinctively and stood before him. His mind was deeply agitated. His heart was palpitating in great anguish. The muniraj saw him with his mental eyes. He uttered three words "Upasham! Vivek! Samvar!" (Pacify yourself! Use your discretion! Discard your sins!). Having uttered these three profoundly suggestive words, he went away through the trackless realms of the sky.
THE MIRACLE OF THE THREE WORDS
The three words uttered by the muniraj made a profound impact on the mind of Chilatiputra. Discipline, discretion and
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