Jain Center Los Angeles CA 1998 07 10th Anniversary of Jain Bhavan

Author(s): Jain Center So CA Los Angeles
Publisher: USA Jain Center Southern California

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JCYC Presidents on 10th Anniversary
by Suken Jain & Karishma Shah
On a typical Sunday morning we wake up early and get ready for Jain Center Youth Council (JCYC) class. We take the ride to Jain Center for Pathshala class. There we learn and talk about our Jain religion and how it affects our lives.
So far in our young lives, religion has played a significant role. It has not just been something that we do once every other week, but something that affects our lives daily. We have learned about things we should do, and how to follow our religion. After the religion class, we go to our language class. There, we learn one of two languages: Gujarati or Hindi. We learn the languages of the homeland of our parents and ancestors, and that helps us overcome the communication barriers between us and our elders.
After our classes we enjoy our snack, then spend time with our friends. We also have our event which we hold about once a month. Being around these people, we have developed friendships like no other. We have made and kept these friends and enjoy coming to temple and meeting all our friends. Being involved at Jain Center has given us a great feeling.
There is nothing like helping those in our community. There is nothing so satisfying than seeing a child's face light up from something you have done. It is even more so when you do something for many of them. We wish everybody would see this and suggest that you take up the opportunity.
Jainism fascinates me because it is based on Ahimsa.
- Forum Shah (9)
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