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JAINISM - THE ART OF LIVING
[Inaugural Key Note Speech by Ambassador Dr N.P. Jain at the 12th Biennial Convention of JAINA at Cincinnati International Convention Center on 4th July 2003]
At this glittering 12th Biennial Convention of JAINA, it gives me immense pleasure to recall the eventful 30 years during which JAINA has not only given "western world Jains" a sense of identity, and a spirit of unity, but has contributed towards global projection of the age-old Jain message of universally promoting "socially compassionate, peace-fostering, and nature-friendly art of living".
It is also an interesting coincidence that this Convention is being held at Cincinnati as a part of the official program to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the state of Ohio, Mr. Kenneth Blackwell, Ohio Secretary of State has recognized it "as a unique social religious event to bring families together for spiritual advancement, friendship, education and cultural enrichment".
On behalf of the Jain community of India, I would like at the outset to complement JAINA for having undertaken a tremendously successful rehabilitation project in earthquake-hit Gujarat. Through this program JAINA has shown how Jain philosophy teaches not only the art of living but also the art of loving, caring and sharing.
There is a saying:
"There is no word out of which a poem cannot be made; There is no herb out of which a medicine cannot be made;
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