How can Mahavira's inner state be explained based on available literature?
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"An awakened one remains untouched by the dualities of praise and insult, wealth and stones; inside, only reflections arise and pass, while the essence remains unchanged."
According to Osho, scriptures omit Mahavira’s 'states' because for an awakened one circumstances are irrelevant. Mahavira’s consciousness is a crystallized, mirror-like awareness: praise or insult, crowd or solitude, wealth or stones—only reflections arise and pass; inside, nothing happens. Free of raga-dvesha (attachment and aversion), he neither grasps nor resists, remaining utterly untouched, the same in all situations.
Mahavira’s mind is like a clean mirror—things show up and go away, but the mirror stays clear and doesn’t keep anything.
Why this matters practically
- Notice and let go of reactions; don’t cling.
- Stay steady amid praise, blame, gain, and loss.
- Practice witnessing to drop attachment and aversion.
- Stay steady amid praise, blame, gain, and loss.
- Practice witnessing to drop attachment and aversion.
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