Jain Center of America NY 2005 06 Pratishtha

SR No.: 528692
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Center of America NY
Publisher: USA Jain Center America NY
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 190
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, USA_Souvenir Jain Center NY New York, & USA
File Size: 14 MB

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KSHAMAVANI PARV
Mahavir Prasad Jain
New Delhi
The members of Jain Community all over the world and particularly in India celebrate a Day of Universal Forgiveness. Kashamavani Parv' once every year on the 1st day of the Lunar Month following the month of “Bhadrapada"(Bhadon) falling in August-September every year. This is observed after a period of self-purification through fasting, prayers and self-restraint in all walks of life, in this pious month of Bhadrapada. This KSHAMAVANI PARVA is preceded by 10 days of 'Dashlakshan Dharma', which signify 10 lofty ideals of human behavior. Viz (i) Uttam Kshama (Forgiveness), (ii) Uttam Mardava (Control of Ego and Sense of Superiority over others), (ii) Uttam Arjava (Absence of Deceipt), (iv) Urtam Satya (Truthfullness), (v) Uttam Sauch (Cleansing of mind of all negative inclinations), (vi) Uttam Sanyam (Self Restraint), (vii) Uttam Tapa (Austerity), (viii) Uttam Tiyaga (Renunciation), (ix) Utram Akinchan (Non-Possessiveness) and (x) Urtam Brahmacharya (Celebacy-purity of mind and heart). It is the time honored practice among the Jains to shed off all prejudices of mind and heart through this self-purification process and ask forgiveness of each other on this day with a solemn resolve to start the New Year with a clean slate. This practice goes a long way in promoting friendly relations among the people as also promoting peace and tranquility in social life.
The forgiveness envisaged in this postulate is of extreme excellence as it is self-generating and all blissful. Every believer in this concept resolves in his mind and heart that "I forgive all those who might have caused harm, injury or any type of loss to me willingly or un-knowingly during the preceding year and I hold no malice or ill-will against them. I also seek forgiveness of all those to whom I might have hurt, harmed or caused injury during the year. May they forgive me in the like manner. May we all be blessed with righteous thoughts and temperament and start the New Year with love for all and malice for none.
This principle of forgiveness, if followed in the right spirit, cools the mind, normalizes the functioning of the body organs thereby making them receptive to treatment (medical-psychological) and increasing the possibility of cure by several folds. On the socio-political level it is highly instrumental in promoting National and International Peace and brotherhood among the people of the world.
In the turmoiled world of today it is of paramount necessity that such functions are organized at National and International level to save the humanity from the torment and fear it finds itself involved headlong today.
May we all learn the golden principles of Forget and Forgive, Live and Let Live, Love thy neighbor as thyself and many more like these as only through this practice that we can usher in an Era of peace in the World - so help us the Almighty - Amen.
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