Ahimsa Times 2007 09 SrNo 87

SR No.: 523587
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times
Publication Year: 2007
Total Pages: 14
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Ahimsa Times, & India
File Size: 309 KB

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AHIMSA TIMES - SEPTEMBER 2007 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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networks of religious youth and women of faith. For further details contact Contact: Ms. Andrea Louie, Religions for Peace, E-Mail: alouie@wcrp.org.
ANNOUNCEMENT-JAIN PROGRAM "MANGALAM" ON TV ASIA
It gives me great pleasure to announce the starting of our Jain program "MANGALAM" on TV Asia from September 16th 2007. I humbly request your help in spreading the word during this Paryushan/Das-laxana Parva and Mahavir Jayanti celebrations. You can make announcements and distribute the flyers. This program is mainly for Jains of north America. "MANGALAM" -The JAIN TV Program will be Weekly for Half an Hour on Sunday Morning at 9AM starting September 16th, 2007. I hope to have your full support. Thanks and Jai Jinendra. For more information please contact: Dr. Mamta Shah, Chairperson. Phone: 516-487-1852, E-Mail: Mshaha8087@aol.com
JAIN CENTER INFORMATION WEBSITE WWW.JAINMAPS.COM
This website allows you to view basic information on temples across the United States. This is a great resource for those living away from home at college or in the city that you work in during Paryushan to know where the closest temple is.
JAIN WAY OF LIFE, A GUIDE TO COMPASSIONATE, HEALTHY, AND HAPPY LIVING
By: Yogendra Jain, Published by JAINA (200 pages),This book is ideal for Jains and Non-Jains as a simple and easy to understand guide for blending Jain practices with a North American lifestyle. First unveiled at the 2007 JAINA Convention by Dr. Dipak Jain, this handbook quickly sold hundreds of copies and continues to be a popular buy for individuals, families, Pathshalas, and Jain Centers across North America. To order, visit www.jwol.org. This handbook is a perfect Paryushan gift for a Tapasvi or a prabhavana gift. It is a must read for a Non-Jain spouse as well as your college bound kids and Jain professionals.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR JAIN ACADEMIC STUDIES (ISJS) DELEGATION VISITS SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES IN USA AND CANADA - In spite of its antiquity and its profound contributions to the society, Jainism is not well-known outside India. At the same time its message and its principles could provide the answer to the ills of our civilization mired in discord, violence and bloodshed. In recognizing this, a group of academicians and philanthropists in USA, Canada, UK and India joined hands to promote the study of Jain history and philosophy. The group has established a program of Jain studies offered through an organization named "International School for Jain Academic Studies" (ISJS). The program runs a fully subsidized summer course of about 8-week duration in India for students and faculty from around the world. Starting in 2005, three summer courses have been offered to a total of 54 participants. The summer course of 2007 attracted 14 full-time students from the University of Ottawa in Canada who received a one course credit toward their own academic program at the University for taking this summer course.. ..To read further please click
PARYUSHAN CELEBRATIONS
PARYUSHAN A FESTIVAL OF SELF-RENEWAL -A major Jain festival, explaining how it can heal all our relationships and reinvigorate us to face the future with courage and responsibility. It provides us unique opportunity to raise the quality of our lives. Paryushan or Das Lakshana Parva is the single most important festival in the Jain religion. This year it is observed from September 8 to 25, 2007. The Shvetämbar sect observes it for the first 8 days, the period being known as Paryushan Parva, while the Digambar sect observes it for the last 10 days where it is known as Das Lakshana Parva. During these eight or ten days, the entire Jain community becomes engrossed in an atmosphere of enthusiasm and felicity and religion.
The purpose of life according to Jain teachings is to realize oneself, to experience wholeness, peace and reverence for all life. Therefore, the real purpose of Paryushan is to purify our soul by observing and correcting our own faults, asking for forgiveness for the mistakes we have committed, and taking vows to minimize our faults. During Paryushan we should strive to minimize our worldly affairs so that we can concentrate on our true-selves. Generally, festivals are celebrations and jubilation characterized by excitement, enthusiasm, and enjoyment; but the Jain festivals are characterized by renunciation, austerities, study of the scriptures, repetition of holy hymns (sutras/stavans), living a total compassionate life, meditation, and expressing devotion for the Tirthankars.
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