JAINA Convention 2001 07 Chicago IL

SR No.: 527523
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Society of Metropolitian Chicago
Publisher: USA Jain Center Chicago IL
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 56
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Convention JAINA, & USA
File Size: 6 MB

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Shadhvi Shilapiji is a young Sadhvi who took Diksha nine years ago; she completed her Master's degree at the London School of Economics and studied at King's College, at the University of London in the UK. She blends her religious & scriptural studies with the Western system of research. She is multilingual, and is an ideal ambassador of the Jain message to the younger English speaking Jains. She will deliver a keynote speech for youth in the main convention hall and participate in inter-faith panel discussion.
Convention Center Hall F
Sat
10:20 to 11:00 AM
Practicing Jainism in the 21st Century - Keynote Speech for youth
10. Shadhvi Subhamji teaches young children with Jain principles at Veeraytan, Bihar, India. She has the
natural gift of Avdhans, she is able to remember multiple questions and answer each one appropriately in the same order that the questions were asked.
11. Samaniji Mangal Pragya, Vineet Pragya, Akshya Pragya & Sanmati Pragya are disciples of Acharya
Tulsi. Samanijis will conduct Preksha Meditation Classes (76) in the morning of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. In addition they will deliver speeches on Friday and Saturday.
Samani Mangal Pragyaji is a disciple of His Holiness Acharya Sri Mahaprajna. She was initiated by His Holiness Acharya Sri Tulsi in the year 1984 at the age of 22. After six years training of Diksha as Mumukshu she became a member of Saman order which was started by Acharya Sri Tulsi and which is a new horizon in the field of Jain Monkhood. A Saman represents purity, equanimity, and self-restraint. She organized many workshops and camps on Preksha Meditation, Science of living, Peace, and Non-Violence. She is very energetic and is committed to spread the knowledge of Jainism and Preksha Meditation in and outside India. Samani Vineet Pragyaji joined the Training Centre for Nuns in 1982 and took six years of training in religious teachings, yoga and Preksha meditation. She then took the Sarnani Diksha in 1988 and completed her M.S. in the Science of Living in 1992. She has widely traveled for lectures, teaching, training and the organizing of camps. Samani Akshya Pragyaji was initiated 18 years ago. She received her M.A. in Jain Philosophy and she is proficient in the use of Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Rajasthani languages. She has traveled more than 8 times around USA and Europe. She is expert in Yoga and Meditation. Samani Sanmati Pragyaji was initiated 11 years ago. She received her Masters in Jain Philosophy and Sanskrit, She is proficient in Hindi, English, Sanskrit and Rajasthani languages. She traveled more than 6 times around USA and Europe. She is an expert in Yoga and Meditation
Hyatt Northwest/TWA
Fri
3:30 to 4:30 PM
Practical Spirituality & Dealing with Anger (Hindi) Jain Shravak in Modern Times and Stress Management (Hindi)
S
Hyatt Northwest/TWA
Sat
3:30 to 4:30 PM
21. Father Carlos Valles was sent from Spain to India in 1949 to start a new University College in the city of
Ahmedabad. He was first known in Gujarat as a mathematics teacher and helped pioneer a new form of mathematics by writing the first book on higher mathematics in an Indian language. He also represented the Gujarat University at the International Mathematical Congresses in Moscow, Niece and Exeter. He has published more then forty books in Gujarati. He is a citizen of India and enjoys the title of "Honorary Jain". The Gujarat Literary Academy awarded Father Valles the Ranjitram Gold Medal, the highest Gujarati literary award in 1980. He has also received numerous other literary awards, including the Aurobindo Gold Medal and the Kumar Silver Medal in 1958.
Vardhaman: Jainism as a Religion of Convention Center Hall F "Growth". - Keynote Speech(67)
Sat
9:00 to 9:40 AM
"Vardhaman" was the name given to Bhagavan Mahavir at his birth, since from the moment of his conception a great "increase" or "growth" in prosperity of all kinds was visibly experienced in his family, city and kingdom. We take this auspicious beginning as the norm and motto of Jainism today as the religion of "growth" in its historical development, its understanding of life, and its purity of behavior. Conditions of growth: With respect to the past: fidelity ("samyak darshana"), together with detachment ("aparigraha"). With respect to the future: knowledge ("samyak jnana"), together with fearlessness ("abhaya"). With respect to the present: right conduct ("samyak charitra"), together with multiple understanding: ("anekantvada"). The dynamics of growth lead us from the fact that "nobody changes by decree" to the Gestalt paradox: "We do not change by trying to be
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