At two o'clock in the afternoon there was half an hour's recess for the class. During this recess the students played games like 'kho-kho', hide and seek, chase and catch and 'amli-pippli'. Jinabhai was not fond of games. He preferred to spend his time in prayer. When other children played games, Jinabhai prayed to God in a quiet corner or under a tree.
Other boys often wondered what Jina was doing. The teachers too would ask his friends : "What does Jina do while others play ?" They replied : "He always meditates during the recess period." One day, two teachers saw Jina while he was meditating under a tree. "Jina," they asked, "why don't you play any games? You meditate on God all the time. If you are not interested in the affairs of this world, why don't you become a saint ?"
"I will become a saint one day," replied a determined Jina. So saying, he resumed his prayers. How could the teachers of Jinabhai know at the time that Jinabhai would really become a saint and become famous in many parts of the world.