Jain Center of Greater Boston
Jai Jinendra,
It is a Jain Center of Greater Boston to have Namokar Mantra Jaap and Bhavana program at the Center on the Thanksgiving Day. We will continue this tradition this Thursday, November 24. Please join with your children, college-going students, family members and guests.
Thanksgiving Day Namokar Mantra Jap and Bhavana
When: Thursday, November 24, 2016
Where: Jain Center of Greater Boston
Schedule:
3.00 PM to 4:15 PM: Namokar Mantra Jaap and Bhavana
4.15 PM: Arti and Mangal Divo
4.30 PM to 5:30 PM: Refreshment
For more information, please contact Kulbhushan-Rani Jain at 781-278-9851 or 781 492 5285.
We will also read the Thanksgiving Meal Prayer sent by Jaina eLibrary (Pravinbhai Shah)
Thanksgiving Meal PrayerStart the Thanksgiving Meal with the seven contemplations, or with whatever traditional grace or prayer you prefer to use to express your gratitude.
Honor the Food
- This food is the gift of the whole universe: the earth, the sky, numerous living beings and much hard, loving work.
- May we eat with mindfulness and gratitude so as to be worthy to receive it.
- May we recognize and transform our unwholesome mental formations, especially our greed, and learn to eat with moderation.
- May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that we reduce the suffering of living beings, preserve our planet, and reverse the process of global warming.
- May we ask for forgiveness from all living beings that we may have harmed, intentionally or unintentionally. May peace and compassion grow in ourselves and extend to all around us.
- May we pray that all the people everywhere in the world will avoid inflicting harm on animals and fellow human beings and practice nonviolence and compassion.
- We accept this food so that we may nurture our sisterhood and brotherhood, strengthen our community, and nourish our ideal of serving all living beings.
Sincerely,
JCGB Executive Committee