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18. Mr. Chandrakant Mehta conducts Swadhyay for Jains in North Jersey. He has given lectures at various centers in USA. He explains the concepts of Jainism using practical illustrations and emphasizes its application in our daily life. He has made videocassette on "Science of Samayik".
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Jain Universe and Literature (G)
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19. Mr. Pravin K. Shah is the Founding member and past President of the Jain Study Center of North Carolina. He received the prestigious JAINA Ratna award at the 1999 convention. Since 1980, he has been teaching religious classes to youth as well as adults and is involved with multi-faith organizations. He has written and published several books and articles on Jainism. He started the Jain Bulletin Service in 1992 and is very active in various Jain activities in North America. He is the chairman of the JAINA education committee.
Acharya Haribhadra's Eight Yogdrashti (E) Shrimad Rajchandra's Atma Siddhi (G)
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20. Dr. Pravin L. Shah (Reading, PA) has extensively studied the teachings of Shrimad Rajchandra who is his spiritual Master. He is very fluent in Sanskrit and Prakrit. He has conducted many Swadhyays and Shibirs for adults and youth at many Jain Centers.
Need for Rligious Tachers and Laders to be Dveloped from Western Born Jains (E) Concept of Soul in Jainism
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Acharya Haribhadra who lived in India in the eight century is considered one of the most scholarly and authoratative Jain Masters who composed more than 1,444 scriptures in his life time. Pandit Sukhlalji calls Haribhadra as the master of Adhyatma yoga. Haribhadra created a unique scientific system of eight-fold yog-Drashti compiled in his most popular text, Yogdrashti Samuchaya. This presentation includes a technical analysis of the eight yog-Drashtis (Mitra, Tara, Bala, Dipta, Sthira, Kanta, Prabha, and Para) which will provide a step wise methodology to develop and measure ones' spiritual progress while practicing and perfecting the Jain art of harmoniums and blissful living. Monumental contributions of Haribhadra to Jain life and culture, and philosophy will be reviewed.
21. Dr. Rajnibhai Shah, Dr Rajnibhai C. Shah is a Ph.D in Economics and Masters in Law. He learnt about Jain religion directly over a long period of time from acharyas, sadhu bhagwants and pandits in India. He delivers lectures on the subject in several cities in the USA and Canada.
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22. Balabhadra Bruce Costain was born in Ontario, Canada in a Christian family. He was drawn to religion only at a later age, after gaining insights from Eastern religious philosophies which led him to a greater understanding of Christianity and the essence of other world religions. The catalyst for this quest for the truth, started when he began practising meditation in 1974. He was inspired by the words of 'Gurudev Chitrabhanu"--"We all must take full responsibility for our happiness", which led him to make a committment to study and practice Jainism. The theses for his post-graduate and doctorate degrees related to explaining and validating Jainism to the Western world. He has travelled to India 5 times recieving religious knowledge and inspiration from various religious centers and teachers. Balabhadra's present focus is in identifying, clarifying and presenting the eternal truth in various world religions in conjunction with interfaith dialogue. He firmly believes in using the examples from the lives of great saints to guide us through the uncertainities of life.
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