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favourable for him to harass other, weaker creatures. The
seeds of harassing others, which had been lying dormant in
his soul for so many years, were now activated and were
causing his soul to accrue a great deal of sin. This is why
we are enjoined to stay calm in all situations. Indulging in
excessive anger and violence can only harm the soul. And
this is exactly what Rupsen’s soul was doing.

Sādhvī Sunanda went to the Forests in the Vindhya
Mountain Range
The clairvoyant Sādhvī Sunanda explained everything to her
chief nun and asked her permission to travel to the forests
on the Vindhya Mountain Range, in order to give the right
guidance to the wild elephant, which was the incarnation of
Rupsen. Sunanda’s preceptor agreed and gave her blessings.
So Sunanda, along with her fellow nuns, travelled to the
village that was close to the forest in which the elephant
was rampaging. Using her clairvoyance, Sunanda found out
where exactly the elephant was, and walked in his direction,
in order to preach the right path to him. As she walked in the
elephant’s direction, she saw many terrified people.

Some had climbed up trees for safety, and they shouted dire
warnings about the imminent arrival of the elephant. Sunanda
the nun ignored those warnings and walked calmly towards
where she knew the elephant was. The people saw this lonely
unarmed and defenceless Jain nun walking fearlessly towards
the wild elephant and feared for her safety. They thought she
was mad! Yet others thought that she was very arrogant and
was going towards the elephant in order to fight him!

Fools and Wise People React Differently
Fools are unable to understand what motivates the wise.
Hence, fools and wise people react differently to the same

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