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Chapter 3 - Samadhi  Day 14  There is a story about Diogenes of Greece. When Alexander the Great saw him, he was being carried out to be sold as a slave. The people who were taking him to be sold also looked like slaves. Diogenes announced that he was a slave and asked loudly who wanted to buy him.  Because he was roaring like a lion, it was difficult for the people to make out who was the slave and who was selling the slave. Before Alexander the Great came to India, people in his country had told him that if he found some sanyasi here he should bring them back with him that, they were very precious and were there only in India.  So, when he was in India he ordered that some sanyasis should come to him. But, nobody would come. He then sent a message threatening them. He said that if they did not come, he would chop off their heads. Even then, nobody came. So he said that he was going to take away their books - the four Vedas and some other scriptures, too...

Peristylus lawii Common name - Law’s peristylus Habit - Terrestrial orchid  Habitat - Moist areas  Place - Rourkela Forest Division, Odisha Medicinal uses - Tuber paste is applied externally for insect bites. Food value - The tuber is boiled and consumed. Sugimani Marndi