I was curious to know how Gurudeo prays to God. One day I dared to ask him my burning curiosity. With a smile on his face he asked me if I can share my way of prayer with him first. I told him that it is a normal and routine one and can be summarized on follow lines.
"Mahaveer Swami -Thanks a lot for this life you gave to me with all various luxuries. Definitely more can be added to them compared to others. Please ! - see that I and my circle live happily for a long, long period. Make it sure to keep me away from any of sufferings and the unpleasant things in life. Kindly ensure check on my enemies. May I take your leave now hoping for dreams come true. Thanks again "--!.
Gurudeo again smiled and told he terms some part of my prayer as-- a " Mangilal" s Prayer (Beggar's) "one. Looking to me he added
Gurudeo again smiled and told he terms some part of my prayer as-- a " Mangilal" s Prayer (Beggar's) "one. Looking to me he added
that before becoming monk his prayer was more or less on similar lines but now Jainism has changed the entire vision and attitude his current and routine prayer is on following lines.--------------------!
1-" Mahaveer Bhagwan thanks for the torch of correct knowledge passed on by you for me. With it ,I may remove fraction of darkness inside my soul. Without it I would have continued on the path of 18 sins and might have missed path of salvation in this life..2-Without following your teachings I would have increased number of life and death cycles ,I sincerely fear inside my soul.
4-Now grant me courage to walk on the path shown by you without a fraction of deviation. Grant me the wisdom to have hundred and one percent faith that what ever told by Jinwani and is only truth.
5-The light shown by you taught me equality of living souls and changed my entire attitude towards them. Please grant strength to my hands so that I can pass on the torch to more hands.
6-Thanks very much for the invaluable treasure you left for us in form of 32 Aagams .Please excuse us for wrong interpretation if any .With my limited capacity I am unable to understand it fully.
7-Only a favor I ask to have last breath in current life with your name and Nankarmantra on tongue. Allow me to complete current journey in state of Santharavrata and Khamatkhamna to all with a sense of peace and calmness on face while going for exit.
8-This can not be my last birth since lot of coverage of negative deeds are remains to be cleared off from my soul so please be with me as a guide, mentor and philosopher till I attain salvation.
I felt ashamed of my greed and ignorance and bowed to Gurudeo for a different but most correct Prayer. Really it has a fragrance of the innocence of child and is full of gratitude. I decided to replace prayer of mine with Gurudeo's version. Readers can think and decide for .
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