Ahimsa Times 2009 06 SrNo 108

SR No.: 523608
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times
Publication Year: 2009
Total Pages: 17
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Ahimsa Times, & India
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Conquering the Self
VARAM ME APPA DANTO SANJAMEN TAVEN YA MAAHAM PAREHIM DAMMANTO BANDHANEHIM VAHEHI YA || 1-16 11
It is most auspicious to control the self through restraint and penance rather than calling for punishment from others, confinement or the end of life.
Our first priority should be to limit our desires and perform penance. When we become slaves of our passions and indulge in immoral deeds, we invite punishment of various kinds. The society and the laws of the land restrict our activities. We lose our independence and our lives become miserable. Thus it is best to control the self
rather than be controlled by other segments of society
CHILD DIKSHA ACCEPTED BY GOVT. TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH JAIN SCRIPTURES - In a memorandum issued in Government of India Gazette dated 27th April, 2009, it has been announced that 'diksha' of Jain children not below the age of 8 years is permissible and is quite in accordance with the Jain scriptures. High Courts of Rajasthan and and Bombay have earlier accepted child diksha as a religious activity is permissible if the parents have given their consent. It has now been made clear both by the Apex courts and the Government of India that Bal Diksha is beyond the scope of Juvenile Justice Amendment Act and therefore it is not an unlawful act.
JAINS CELEBRATE BAL DIKSHA VICTORY Ahmedabad: Following a sustained movement to prove Bal Diksha as a religious practice that has been performed for thousands of years, the Jain community has succeeded in keeping it away from the provision of the Juvenile Justice Act. The community is now planning to organise celebrations in various cities, including Ahmedabad and Surat. The Shri Jain Shashanam Trust had provided sustained legal and documentary support under the guidance of senior Jain monks.
Bal Diksha has been opposed for many years and this agitation increased over the last 100. But it is a religious tradition and has continued for many centuries. Our great Diskhayug Pravartak Tapagchchhadhiraj Acharya Ramchandra Surishwarji Maharaj and Sagarsuri Maharaj had taken up the challenge of proving that Bal Diksha is a religious practice of Jains. Though Ramchandra Surishwarji Maharaj passed away 20 years ago, he started a great movement for Bal Diksha and created a momentum for it. Wherever he travelled, he inspired the Jain community through his lectures to come forward and work for the endeavour. Kirtiyash Suri Maharaj Saheb, Ramchandra Surishwarji Maharaj's grand disciple, had taken over the mantle and continued the campaign. Now the Union government has admitted that Bal Diksha is a centuries-old religious practice and has excluded it from the jurisdiction of the Juvenile Justice Act. The SJST conducted a celebration in Mumbai on June 7. Communities of senior Jain monks gathered at Madhavbaug in Mumbai , in the presence of nearly 4,000 people,
Senior Jain monks, like Naypadma Suriji Maharajsaheb, Ashok Sagarji Maharajsaheb, Rajsekhar Suriji Maharajsaheb and Rajhans Suriji Maharjsaheb spoke about the historical significance of bal diksha. Ironically, bal dikshas have drastically gone down over the years. Only a small percentage of the roughly 13,000 monks in
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