JAINA Convention 2015 07 Atlanta GA

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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2015 JAINA Convention
POWER OF PRAYERS by Arya Kothari
CES
Lord Risubide
LordPassath
Lord Mahavir
Navakar Mantra
amo Arihantanam" From just this first line
giveness from other living beings. In other words peace and serenity fills your mind and body. Just
we pray to rid ourselves from karma. Praying is visaying one Navkar Mantra with all our heart and
tal to attain liberation and though we can't always true belief and compassion, sagropams innumer
see its effect it is very important. We shouldn't pray able years) of pap can go away. At times you may
and expect a reward. We should pray to purify our think, "Why do we pray at
soul with no feeling of all?" or "What's the use of
attachment so we dont prayers? They don't seem
acquire any new karmas, to really do anything any.
but usually in one way or way." but the truth is they Sometimes, all it takes is just
another we have a feeling do. When you pray with
of attachment so we actrue belief miracles can
quire punya. Prayers are
to change everything happen. Prayers eradicate
divine and they help us and diminish pap and
feel calm and blessed if bring in punya causing
we pray with all our heart. pleasure and happiness.
They diminish our anger The fruits of your punya
and arrogance and take may not spring right into
away our anxiety. Prayers action. In fact, they might come into effect in your
like Navkar Mantra are extremely powerful and we next birth, or maybe even thousands of years after,
should be grateful that we were given this amazbut sooner or later they will come into effect.
ing gift and use it to the fullest extent.
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FAITH
ONE PRAYER
Congratulations to JAINA Convention 2015 Team
for a job well done.
Now, why do we pray? We pray because we wish to do well and attain salvation, or freedom from the cycle of birth and death. We pray to bhagawan because we wish to become like him. We pray for for
Prayers = Eternal Bliss
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BIOGRAPHY
My name is Aarya Kothar in the grade and I study in Mall Creek Middle School I'm a straight student and was placed and in the DAR writing contest in my class. In dharma ve learned till Vandit and also Bhaktamar and Badhi Shanti. Dance is my passion. I feel blessed to be born as Jain
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