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Speakers
Samirbhai Shah attended Tapovan Sanskardham Religious School for three years and Shri Yashovijayji Sanskrut Pathsala, Mahesana School for two years. He has studied many Jain books, including Karma Granths, Jiv Vichar, Panch Pratikraman, Yog Shatak, Lalit Vistara, Siddhahaim Vyakaran, Tattvartha Sutra, Jain geography, and Sravak Vidhi. He has performed various poojans. His Guru is Pandit Amulakhbhai Mehta. He currently teaches many sadhus, sadhvis, shravak, shravika, and children. He has conducted paryushana and shibirs in many cities in India and North America.
Sadhvi Sanghamitraji, (prior known as Mangalamji), is the first person from the United States of America to take diksha in 2011, under Acharya Shri Chandanaji at Veeravatan. India. Her final or Badi diksha was celebrated in April 2012, at Jain Center of Northern California, in San Francisco. At the young age of six, she memorized many stotras, including Bhaktamar and Tattvartha Sutra. She studied scriptures and ancient languages under the divine and scholarly guidance of Param Pujya Gurudev Amar Muniji Maharaj and Acharya Chandanaji.
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Sanmukhbhai Bhakta, was born in a Kabir panthi family. He is very knowledgeable and has extensively studied Shrimad Rajchandra's Vachanamrut, Prabhushri's Updeshamrut and Brahmachariji's Bodhamrut and Pragnaboth. For many years, he has been leading the satsang in the New Jersey area centers. He has also given lectures in San Francisco and in Agash Ashram.
Swami Shrut Pragyaji took saman diksha at the age of 20, under Acharya Tulsiji. He has visited the University of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Hawaii and Berkley. He has conducted many seminars of yoga and meditation and has trained thousands of people. He publishes articles regularly in various newspapers in India. His discourses include Jain way of living, anger and stress management, healthy life style, human psychology, Indian culture, healthy diet, art of enlightenment, achieving emotional balance, yoga and Preksha meditation, etc.
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