Jainism

Author(s): M R Gelra
Publisher: Createspace

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Jain prayer is not about flattering the God. Instead, it is interlinked with the concept of Arhatas (enlightened souls) which believes that the comprehension of prayer will lead one to the first step the attainment of Arahathood (enlightenment), and freedom from the misery of life.
New Concept - Laughter
To Osho, the experience of prayer is an "I thou" experience: God is the 'thou', you remain an "I". During prayer when subject and object disappear, there is no I and no thou...a unity, unison appears. Osho says, only laughter makes a man rich, but the laughter has to be blissful.
Nowadays, prayer is a good feel factor. It increases will power. It increases the connectivity between medial prefrontal cortex and central striaturm which are the two regions of the brain. It keeps a person with good feeling. In recent years, laughter has been added as a tail end of prayer. Laughter is more enjoyable and pleasure giving than enchanting mantras or going to a place of worship. A good laugh is a tonic for health and mind. In this way laughter is no less than prayer. The deeper the laughter, the deeper will be the prayer and such laughter is no less than meditation.
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