~SHIRDISAIBABAKRIPA~ Mahavira and his Truest Disciple

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Sai Ram. Great teaching story. It is not easy to become a true Master (be a perfect disciple). SwamyKriya Baba <kriyababa2Sat, December 12, 2009 8:51:52 PM~SHIRDISAIBABAKRIPA~ >>> Mahavira and his Truest Disciple >>>

 

 

MAHAVIRA, the founder of Jainism, had taught all his disciples that

they should curb all desire, be it to see even their dearest ones at

death. They were to regard all beings as alike and not to discriminate.

The disciple who most closely followed the great master's teaching was

Paramananda.

Mahavira was on his death bed at Pawa and news of this reached

Paramananda at Kausambi. He hurried to Pawa, but at the gate of the

city he halted. A great doubt seized him as to whether in desiring to

see his teacher he was not becoming a slave to his desire. Meanwhile,

the people around Mahavira told him that Paramananda had come to Pawa.

The great teacher felt a bit disappointed.

'Where is he?' he asked. 'At the gates of the city, O Jina,'

replied the attendants. 'He is standing just outside the city engaged

in deep meditation. He came here from Kausambi expressly to see you,

but some doubt seems to have seized him at the gates.'

After ten minutes, Mahavira again asked, 'What is Paramananda doing

now?' 'Still plunged in thought, O Jina,' replied the attendants.

Again, after half an hour, Mahavira enquired as to what Paramananda was

doing. 'He is going back, O Jina,' replied the attendants.

'I rejoice,' said Mahavira 'I rejoice that I have got at least one

disciple who practised my teachings and curbed his desire.' Shortly

afterwards, the great world-teacher died with a serene smile on his

lips.

 

 

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