Ahimsa Times 2009 01 SrNo 103

Author(s): Ahimsa Times
Publisher: Ahimsa Times

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important book which is timely and relevant to the problems faced by modern Britain'. Simon Keyes, Director at St. Ethelburgas, a major new centre for peace and reconciliation, explained: ** Jain wisdom speaks to our current debates about "social cohesion" in a most interesting and helpful way. I hope this excellent and accessible book will be widely read by policy-makers, activists and anyone concerned with understanding what enables communities to cohere." The book is available free on-line at: www.diverseethics.com or printed copies can be bought at £10 each from Diverse Ethics Ltd. Dr. Atul Shah, 07804294903 or E-Mail atul@diverseethics.com
READERS VIEW'S Why should we vote & why should we not to in favour of Palitana? I sincerely appreciate your respect towards our SUPER MOST TIRTH - PALITANA. I would like to share my views with you. Why should we vote & why should we not to in favour of Palitana? Is it not fact that Palitana is much ahead, much beyond 7 Wonders? If you have seen rest of wonders, did you found any wonder SASHWAVATA? Is any of other place's PRABHAVKTA is comparable with Palitana? Can any one of us get license (irrevocable) to avail moksh / siddh pad by visiting any other place then Palitana / Giriraj? There are many, too many reasons to say that our Giriraj (Palitana boomi by it self ) has unmatched pavitrata. Every single particle or atom of Giriraj has parmatma. By placing it with rest of wonders we may (obviously, innocently and unknowingly and having certainly best intention and unmatched respect) put this most holy place of pilgrimage in danger. It shall be developed for tourism & holidaying. Many interested peoples & tourists- local as well as foreigners (but may not necessarily dharmik by nature) will come there not for yatra but for enjoyment! Many facilities & infrastructure will come up and made available to them, many hotels and guest houses will come up to facilitate tourists. This will ultimately hurt & damage its Pavitrata. We just can't just do such sinful act knowingly or unknowingly. At no cost any one of us can even dream such kind of situation! but in reality it can happen! proposal to include in seven wonders is part of such a process. Please, do not get mislead with offers for such kind of status (to include under wonder 7 etc.). Giriraj never need any man made status. In fact to protect the holiness of our teerth, under no circumstances we should ever encourage such activity for any of our teerth. On the contrary, we should see that it does not get included in such a list. Courtesy: Devang Shah, E-Mail: dpshah_1968@yahoo.com.
Subject: Jain Nuns Support Hindu Terrorism From: I. R. Sancheti, E-Mail: i_sancheti@hotmail.com. You should not get involved in such matters. If you till wish, you should check up thro' somebody with these Shwetambar Jain nuns Priitisudhaji & Madhusmitaji Maharaaj. They are v talanted & v popular nuns. Thousands & thousands people attend their 'vyakhyan' (speeches). They have crores & crores followers spread all over the world. There are few Digambar Jain, who many times work against Shwetambar jain. Newsletter of your standard should not get involved in such controversial issues of 'divide & rule'. This is time of Unity & everybody should work whole hearted for the same. I hope u all will agree ....I. R. SANCHETI,
JAIN MINORITY ISSUE MINORITY STATUS FOR JAINS After years of unstinted efforts by all the sects of Jain community, the minority status would soon be obtained by the Jain community in the country. The Central Cabinet has given its acceptance to the proposal in this regards. Accordingly, Jain Samaj would soon be included in the list of minority communities, which have been described in the Constitution of India. The Bill will now be placed in the Parliament for amendment in the section 103 of the Constitution. Once the bill is passed, the much-desired status will be achieved.
MISCELLANEOUS PATSY WANTS TO LOCATE S. K. JAIN Hello. My name is Patsy (Edwards) Kirkpatrick. E-Mail : abuelapepsi@hotmail.com Tele : 620-232-6768; add:103 E. Williams, apt. 103, Pittsburg, Kansas 66762, USA. I am hoping to locate a friend from many years ago and am wondering if you would be able to help. The name is S. K. Jain (Satyendra Kumar) Born December 3, (1943?)
He received his master in engineering in Cananda in 1969?). He worked for McNallys Corp. in Pittsburg, KS in 1969-1970. Then he moved to Danville, Pennsylvania. He returned to India, married, and had I daughter, and 1 son, in the early 1970s. S. K. worked as structural engineer, as project manager, in New Delhi, in the 1980s.
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