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I tend to collect these little anecdotes...
Once upon a time, a realised sadhu entered a village begging alms.
About the same time, the unwed daughter of the village chieftan fell pregnant to a low-caste farmer boy.
To protect her beloved, the king's daughter blamed the sadhu for putting her in that condition.
A pitchfork party ensued, the sadhu was captured, charged and put in jail for the crime....they read the charges out, told him he was being put in jail for rape...the sadhu replied; "is that so?"
Months later, the farmer boy was so overcome with guilt...seeing an innocent man and a man of God no less tried for the crime...he confessed and told the chief the whole story...how he and the girl made it all up.
The chief was also overcome with remorse...putting an innocent man in jail...disrespecting a sadhu...and so, he was released, showered with gifts...a party held in his honour, but the saint partook in NONE of it! didn't want a bar of ANY of it! The chief said; "what's wrong with you man? you are free, a free soul...you can do anything you want now" and the sadhu replied; "is that so?" and left the village immediately.
/end story
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