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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
The meditative facet of the Lord's character drew the attention of many aspirants of meditation including Acharya Hem Chandra He writes - "Oh Lord I Your meditative posture of lying in paryankasan, absolutely relaxed with sight fixed upon the nasal tip presents spiritual pursuit par excellence It will serve as a model to aspirants for all times to come'
The Lord had already taken a vow to observe silence in large measure an experience in the intensities of meditation reveals the subleties of this practice The expression of thoughts through speech and the vibrations in the mind go hand in hand to be mute is to render the mind mute A new rationale came home to the Lord—That which is visible to me is mute and that which is voiced is invisible Whom to speak then? His voice is wafted into the mist of this rationale to fuse with muteness The Lord is not subject to the speaking urge It is the latter which is subject to his will He speaks wisely and sparingly only when opportune If somebody questions him he answers concisely The rest of the period is unsullied by communication
