All 30 were ordered to lie down in the palace courtyard and the elephants were brought in. They realized they were about to be trampled to death. Magha the Good said to them, Remember and concentrate on the peacefulness and purity that come from following the Five Training Steps, so you may feel loving-kindness towards all. In this way, do not get angry at the unjust king, the lying head man, or the unfortunate elephants.
The first elephant was brought in by his mahout. But when he tried to force him to trample the innocent villagers, the elephant refused. He trumpeted as he went away. Amazingly, this was repeated with each of the kings elephants. None would step on them.
The mahouts complained to the king that this was not their fault. It must be, they said, that these men have some drug that is confusing the elephants.
The king had the villagers searched, but they found nothing. Then his advisers said, These men must be magicians who have cast an evil spell on your mighty elephants!
The villagers were asked, Do you have such a spell? Magha the Good said, Yes we do. This made the king very curious. So he himself asked Magha, What is this spell and how does it work?
Magha the Good replied, My lord king, we do not cast the same kinds of spells that others cast. We cast the spell of loving-kindness with minds made pure by following the Five Training Steps.
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