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King of Magadh, Shrenik Bimbisar set out on his horse for a forest outing. As he entered the Mandikuli garden, he saw a young and handsome monk meditating under a tree. His face glowed and looked very blissful. King Shrenik wondered why someone would renounce the world at such a young age. What sorrow and experience lead him to leave all the pleasures of life and take on the...
Long ago a merchant was traveling to another kingdom with a group of merchants carrying goods in bullock carts. He had loaded a gunny bag of coins on a mule which he needed for his expenses on this journey. While going through the jungle, the gunny bag broke open and the coins started to drop from the bag. By the time the merchant realized, a good number of coins...
Once a depressed, sad, and frustrated old man went to a Guru. He had lost all his life savings. He had become bankrupt. He had lost all hope in the game of life. He told his story to the Guru. The Guru listened patiently and then picked up a paper and a pen. He then said to the old man – “I now know what you have lost but...
The last of the Tirthankaras, Lord Mahavira in his days of penance once decided to visit the village of Vachala. In the forest next to the village lived a deadly and poisonous snake whose gaze was enough to kill any living creature. Villagers were terrorized and never dared to venture into this forest. Mahavira decided to do his penance in this forest. As he passed through the village and...