Lay Followers
Prayer at the Jain Centre
जैन सेंटर में प्रार्थना · જૈન સેન્ટરમાં પ્રાર્થના
Meera goes to the temple with a wish, and comes home with something better
- 4 min full story
- 2 min children's telling
- For all ages
Meera visits the Jain centre in Ohio planning to ask Bhagwan to heal her friend's broken leg, and her grandmother shows her what a Jain prayer really is.
What it teaches Prayer Friendship Good wishes
The opening of the children's telling
Every Sunday, Meera and her little brother Dev went to the Jain centre with their Ba. This Sunday, Meera had a plan. Her friend Lily had broken her leg, and Meera wanted to ask Bhagwan to make it better by Monday.
They took off their shoes and washed their hands. Inside, Ba whispered, Nissihi, nissihi, nissihi. That means, now I leave my busy thoughts outside. The marble floor was cool under Meera's feet, and everything was quiet and bright.
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To carry into the day
A true prayer makes the heart calmer and the hands kinder.
To talk about together
When someone you love is unwell, what kind thing could you do for them as well as wishing them well?
Retold for JainStory from the traditional narrative and checked against published Jain sources. Details vary between tellings.