JAINA Convention 2001 07 Chicago IL

Author(s): Jain Society of Metropolitian Chicago
Publisher: USA Jain Center Chicago IL

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what we are not, but by being fully what we are". This is the proud heritage of Jainism, and its world responsibility at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
The Secrets of a Successful Marriage Convention Center Hall F (Gujarati)
Keynote Speech (66) Practicing Jaininism in the 21 Century-Challenges & Opportunities
22. Dr. L. M. Singhvi was the High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom. Hon. Singhvi is an eminent jurist, a leading constitutional expert, a distinguished parliamentarian, a well-known human rights exponent, an author, a poet, a linguist and a Jain. He has a distinguished career in law, including at the Supreme Court of India, as well as in Indian Civil Service. He has made significant contributions with respect to his religion, profession, and country. He has received numerous honors in India, as well as throughout the world. His offices and membership are legion and too many to be listed here. He prepared the Jain Declaration on Nature, which was presented to His Royal Highness Prince Philip and Pope John Paul II.
Convention Hall F
Fri
Practicing Jaininism in the 21st Century - Convention Center Hall F Keynote Speech(68)
2:30 to 3:30 PM
Center Fri During Opening ceremony
23. Dr. N. P. Jain is a career diplomat. He has been India's Ambassador to United Nations, European Economic Community (EEC), Mexico, Nepal, and Belgium, and Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. He is noted economist, well-known poet, prolific writer, and a distinguished Jain scholar. He has delivered keynote addresses on Jain religion at world Jain conference (1988) at Leiceter, UK, Asian Jain conference at Singapore (1989), Biennial JAINA convention at Stanford University (1991), Global Forum of Parliamentarian and Spiritual Leaders at the UN Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1992). He was awarded Doctorate and status of Permanent Academician by the renowned Mexican Institute of International affairs.
24. Shri Satish Kumar Jain was born and raised in India, Satish Kumar became a Jain monk at the tender age of nine. He later joined the Shrama Daan movement with Vinoba Bhave, marched for peace from India to North America, Russia and Europe and finally settled in England. He is editor of 'Resurgence', an international bimonthly journal on spirituality and ecology, and author of his autobiography 'Path without Destination', recently published by William Morrow in North America. He is on the Board of Directors of the new international Jain magazine, Jain Spirit.
Practicing Jainsm - Keynote
Convention Center Hall F
Sat
9:40 to 10:20 AM 25. Mr. John Robbins is world-renowned animal rights activist. He left a vast fortune of material wealth to devote his life for animal compassion and animal rights. He has authored several books on this subject as well as on health diet. It is once in a lifetime opportunity to listen to him and learn from him.
Animal Compassion- Keynote Speech(67)
Convention Center Hall F
Sat 11:00 to 11:40 AM
Ahinsa (Non-violence) is the pillar of Jain philosophy. We Jains believe in not hurting any living being by mind, speech or physical means. Do we ever think of violence caused to animals without being aware of? For example are we aware of violence we unknowingly cause when we buy cosmetics, when we wear silk clothes, when we eat pizza or when we buy leather sofa? This eye opening session will guide us towards following Ahinsa in far way that we have never cared to think or know
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Sun 9:30 to 10:00 AM
26. Dr. Herman Kuhn, the co-founder and president of the Jain Association of Germany, has developed innovative approaches to reach western people outside the original Jain community. There now exists a rapidly growing number of Western Jains in Europe who practice an entirely new form of Jainism. The key to this success were his book The Notion of Growth and Karma - The Mechanism. These new and innovative translations of the Tatvartha Sutra focus on the highly practical content of the original sutras and their application in daily life.