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AHIMSA TIMES - AUGUST 2008 ISSUE - www.jainsamaj.org
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Saurabh in his speech urged those assembled to congratulate themselves and IVU generally for our 100 years of promoting vegetarianism. Saurabh introduced the IC members and the agenda, before reviewing the five objectives of IVU. He reviewed the minutes of the previous IVU General Meeting during the 2006 IVU World Vegetarian Congress held in Goa. Stephen Walsh moved that the minutes
be approved. Jennie McQueen seconded. The motion was approved with none opposed and one abstention. John Davis presented the IVU Biennial Report. Courtesy :www.herenow4u.de
VII INTERNAINAL PEACE CONFERENCE BY ANUVIBHA- 10TH TO 14TH NOV. 2008 - Terapanth orgnisation "ANUVIBHA" which has been waging a campaign against violence and hatred in consonance with the goals of UNO for the last 25 years is going to organize the 7th International Conference on Peace and Nonviolent Action in two parts at Jaipur from 10th November to 14th November, 2008. It will be held under the auspices of His Holiness Acharya Mahapragya, one of the most revered national saints and a celebrated Jain Acharya known for his historic Ahimsa Yatra and Yuvacharya Mahashraman, successor to Acharya Mahapragya. Courtesy: Dr. Sohan Lal Gandhi.
ONE-DAY CONFERENCE AT
SOUTHERN
METHODIST
SMU UNIVERSITY, DALLAS, US - "Jainism in South India", Sept. 20, Free and
Open to the Public The conference is sponsored by the South Asian Research and Information Institute in collaboration with the Department of Religious Studies, SMU. The presenters include: Dr. Alvappillai Veluppillai, Prof. Dr. Robert Zydenbos, Dr. Rangarajan, Vijayalakshmy, Dr. S. Palaniappan, Dr. Lisa N. Owen, and Ms. Eva-Maria Glasbrenner (M.A.).Information and registration is available at www.sarii.org or www.smu.edu Dr. Steven Lindquist, Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University.
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FAITH HEALING THROUGH PRAYERS
There is ample proof that prayer works. Many scientific studies have been conducted that validate this observation. A 1993 Israeli survey following 10,000 civil servants for 26 years found that Orthodox Jews were less likely to die of cardiovascular problems than "nonbelievers." And a 1995 study from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N. H., monitoring 250 people after open-heart surgery concluded that those who had religious connections and social support were 12 times less likely to die than those who had none. In an attempt to understand the depression that often accompanies hospitalization, Duke University researchers assessed 1,000 hospital patients from 1987 to 1989; patients who drew on religious practices, including prayer, were found to cope far better than those who didn't.
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The University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is studying the power of prayer to heal alcoholics. And there is a prayer-and-healing study in progress at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, the nation's leading naturopathic-training institute. Certainly, following a spiritual or religious lifestyle might lead to better health; the devout may be less likely to succumb to the hazards of smoking, drinking, and sleeping around. However, for the non-believers, it is hard to understand how intercessory or non-local prayer works. This is the situation when the sick persons are prayed for
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