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Nevertheless, Ekalavaya's story lives on. The Indian program for education of the poor and under-represented takes it's name after him. Such is the nature of dharma - the true nature of the self-soul, if virtuous and with dharma, remains in the collective consciousness long after the flesh-body has departed.
So too is it with Shri Ram, Hanuman, etc. Even fictional characters can take dharma form, because the human consciousness can create virtue from fiction.
Now things really start getting kooky by Western standards, like walking on hot coals or sitting still for years. You are beginning to achieve godhead/godhood, and so the troubles of the material world seem to be a film. Something you watch with great fascination, but you know when it ends everything will go back to the same, eventually.
Strange things will materialize in your life; you will notice that the universe around you seems to accomodate your existence, from a late term paper being accepted for full credit to people trusting you for no reason at all. You are beginning to walk in the shadow of dharma, and the universe itself is shaping its reality to your being.
You mustn't mistake this for weakness, nor should you take advantage of those who are not awakened. Remember, the nature of dharma can be aroused in all living beings, and can spontaneously arise from fiction itself. You don't even know that I'm not a dog with a clever copy-paste function, but my words have led you to a higher level of being. From this point, I no longer have much to teach.
