Jain Lesson I

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: Diwakar Prakashan

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Her mother-in-law wanted to get rid of Soma, so that there would be no reason to quarrel.
Soma had deep faith in her religion. She uttered the name of Lord Mahavir and recited the Namokār Mantra. After that she put her hand in the pot to take out the garland. When Soma pulled out her hand, she really had a flower garland in her hand. Her mother-in-law was shocked. Soma gave the garland to her husband and he put it aside. As soon as he put the garland down it turned into snake. The motherin-law realized that Soma was really a religious girl and a true devotee to Jainism. She knew that the snake had become a garland due to Soma's faith.
True faith can help in changing the circumstances of a situation. Soma's mother-in-law felt very fortunate to have such a religious daughter-in-law. From that day on the mother-in-law started to love Soma. Since then everybody in the family including the mother-inlaw became follower of Jainism.
Religious faith is very important. We should be able to face the difficulties of life with confidence.
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