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"Extending Jain Heritage to the Next Generation"
Mr. Onkar Sharma, a local attorney, spoke on legal matters, such as wills and trusts at the first gathering on April 28.
Washington Jains extend religious classes
The Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington D.C. is offering monthly religious classes for both adults and children. The goal of the Jain Sunday School is to offer an opportunity for youngsters and young adults to learn the fundamentals of Jain religion and to encourage the adoption of Jain principles in everyday life.
The classes have been held regularly for the past five years. Starting in January of 1991, the Society is offering two extra classes a month (on the second and fourth Sundays of the month) in order to bring new students up to the level of the regular students.
In these special classes, students will be taught a recital of Jain Mantras/Stuties (Navkar Mantra, Chattari Manglam, Ichhami Khamasano, Arti,Mangal Deevo, Darnshnam Dev and Jay Karnara), and are taught Jain principles from Balbodh Pathmala I & II.
The adults classes have also been running for the past five years. the classes are held in parallel with the children's classes on the second Sunday of each month. Two topics are presented in each session. Each topic is first presented by one of the particpants.
The presentation is followed by an in-depth discussion of the topic by all participants. The topics are taken from Dr. Hukamchandji Bharill's books on Jain principles.
After the discussion session, an interesting game of Jain Superbowl is is played. The game consists of answering about 100 questions taken from everything the class has learned from the discussion and the book.
In April, The Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington began a program on the fourth Sunday of each month from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Jain Center. The program includes a short presentation on a topic of general interest to the community, followed by a questions/ answer session and discussion. This is designed as a community outreach program and will be open to all communities. These programs will be held on May 26, August 25, September 22, October 27, and November 24.
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JAINA welcomes new members
⚫ the Bramhi Society of Canada ⚫ the Tulsa (OK) Jain Sangh ⚫ the Jain Sangh of Allentown (PA) ⚫ the Jain Group of Atlanta (GA) ⚫ the Jain Society of Capital District, Albany (NY)
⚫ the Jain Society of Fort Myers (FL) ⚫ the Kutchhi Gurjar Jain Society of North America
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the Jain Social Group of Los Angeles the Jain Center of Central Ohio in Columbus, as new members.
JAINA is an association of associations in North America and as such represents nearly all Jains. There are still organizations in several cities in North America that are not yet members of JAINA. We invite them all to become members. If all Jains are united as one national organization, the Jain community will be an even stronger force in North America.
Environmental protection through ahimsa
Suresh C. Jain and C. Jain. Regional College ( Ajmer University), Ajmer-305004, INDIA.
Increasing violence has created an imbalance at various trophic levels of the environment. Its protection is only possible by maintaininng a trangular relationship among men, animals, and plants. Unprecedented killing of animals and deforestation have enhanced the problem enormously. These can be optimized by following the ahimsa way of life, which includes simple methods of living and a positive attitude towards all forms of livings as desired by the self. It also helps in enhancing ethical, moral, social, and even spiritual aspects
of life. A non-vigilant man proceeds either into irrationationality in which violence takes a course of law or mechanical automatism which lacks a value-system.
Environment supports all living beings and helps them in keeping their body and soul together for a particular period. They need not be disturbed, deformed, or even destroyed. Our personal, social, and even national life has to be planned in a way so as to minimize the disturbances in the life of other living beings.
Bhava Karma
Sankat bharee hey ye jeevan ki rahe Sark itna hokar phir bhee bhul jaye Sankat bharee hey...
Swadharm ye bhulaye, atam ko rulaye
Lobh hee jeevan ka path ye jo banaye Sab kuch chod jaye kya hum yah na jane
Koye itna kahe de kya hum sang le jaye
Sankat bharee hey...
Maan ya maya me, o krodh ya avesh mey
Gundhata gaya yo jeevan ka hey path ye
Samyak jorh apna, mithyatva na chuye
Koi itna kahe de jub path yah kho jave
Sankkay bharee hey...
- Nirmal Dosi
Minerals for the human body • Calcium: Necessary for bones, teeth, nerve action, rhythmic beating of the heart and good nails.
Iron: gives endurance, better complexion.
Phosphorous: For bones, glandular secretion and energy.
Iodine: for slim body, greater endurance
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