JAINA Convention 2001 07 Chicago IL

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

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Muni Shri Roop Chandaji was born on 22nd Sept., 1939. His calm and thoughtful nature as a child showed in him the making of a great man. At a tender age of 13, he took the vow of celibacy of his own accord in his own town and consecrated his life as "Jain ascetic" to the service of God and for the good of mankind. He is the founder of "Nav Tairah Panth" and "Manav Mandir Mission". He has mastery in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Hindi and very good command in English. He has cultivated a thorough knowledge of "Darshana". He is the author of more than 15 books. He has translated several Indian scriptures into Bangla, Tamil, Kanar, Gujrati and English languages. As a pilgrim, he walked 35000 miles bare-footed to many parts in India and Nepal. He is a great poet, writer, philosopher, extremely knowledgeable of Jain scripture. He is a great orator and a monk with profound understanding. He has traveled around the world spreading the message of Jain philosophy. He helped celebrate Paryushana at many centers in North America.
Arhum Yoga
Hyatt United A-B
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1:30 to 2:30 PM 'Arham' is the seed Mantra of "Navkar Mahamantra". By practicing Arham yoga, we can connect ourselves with the Arhat - the perfect souls.
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Muni Shri Amarendra Muniji is a Jain Sadhu (Monk). He was a close associate of the late Acharya Shree Sushilmuniji of Siddhachalam. He is an accomplished scholar and has written his thesis on the History of Jains, He regularly visits North America and gives lectures to Jains and non-Jains alike. He is the author of the book "Yoga-Siddhi".
World Peace Through Non-Violence (Hindi) Lord Mahavir's Message for the Universe (Hindi)
Hyatt NorthWest/TWA Hyatt NorthWest/TWA
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Muni Shri Manek Muniji took Diksha under the great Acharya Shri Tulsiji Maharaj of Tera-Panth sect at a very early age of 14. He is a Jain Sadhu (Monk), he is also the founder of Shri Padmavati Shaktipith, Panchkula, Haryana, India. He has visited North America in the past and demonstrated his divine gift of "avdhan," which means doing too many things at one time. He is able to remember multiple questions and answer each one appropriately in the same order that the questions were asked. Muniji has a natural gift of intuition and has great spiritual powers. He is also a great Shatavadhani. Shatavadhan is the ancient science of memory and mathematics, which is based upon concentration of mind. Through this presentation of Shatavadhan, Muniji has delighted and astonished thousands of people across India, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. Muniji also has a deep knowledge in the science of astrology, palmistry, and numerology.
Practicing Karma Theory in our daily life (Hindi) Hyatt NorthWest/TWA Fri Satavdhan - How to develop Memory & Brainpower Hyatt NorthWest/TWA Sat (Hindi)
Introduction of Vipassana and Practicing
Jainism in 21st Century (Hindi)
Challanges of 21st Century & Jainism (Hindi)
Fri Sat
Muni Shri Jinchand Suriji is the founder of Jain Yati Gurukul Sansthan. That Sansthan is operating its aims & objectives of Siksha (education), Seva (service) & Sadhna (meditation) from its H.Q. Kushlayatan at Nal, Bikaner. He is also called as Shri Pujya Ji and Maharajji. He came in contact with Pujya Shri S.N. Goenkaji. He first practiced this marvelous method of meditation himself and has started propagating the concept of Vipassana.
Hyatt NorthWest/TWA
Hyatt Vienna
JAINA Convention 2001 Program Book Page # 7 For Private & Personal Use Only
1:30 to 2:30 PM 1:30 to 2:30 PM
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4:30 to 5:30 PM
1:30 to 2:30 PM
Jain's and Buddha's texts are based on meditation. Jain has lost that text, which had the method of meditation and that was Dristiwad. It is still the Satipatthana as a Buddha's text, in which the method of meditation is still alive. And that method is called Vipassana. Vipassana is to experience within oneself 'as it is' and 'not as it appears to be' or 'not as it seems to be'. Vipassana is Buddha's technology of individual transcendence of sufferings. Vipassana & meditation described in Jain texts share a common view, particularly removal of Rag Dvesh (attachment and hatred), keeping Samta (equanimity) and awareness. Jain and Buddha have the concept of Loka in the same meaning. Loka has both ways - individual as well as universal. Meditation can be done in Loka of individual and it is beneficial to Loka of individual as well as universal. Vipassana is an experimental method of self realization or getting Nibbanic peace. The individual can feel the same and no amount of lectures can give it real intake. Therefore, the Vipassana meditation centers invite you to experience Vipassana directly at a ten days course.
2:30 to 3:30 PM 2:30 to 3:30 PM
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