JAINA Convention 2007 07 NJ Edison Program Guide

Author(s): Federation of JAINA
Publisher: USA Federation of JAINA

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MANOJ OSWAL Animal Rights in India How to protect animals by raiding, rescuing, rehabilitating, funding, campaigning, lecturing, writing and litigating, advocating and caring, The Animal rights movement in India & what can we do about it?
MANU DOSHI Compositions of Shrimad - Atmasiddhi, Apurva Avasar Shrimad Rajchandra was the spiritual philosopher of very high caliber and was born with a high level of Kshayopasham. He was Shatävdhani. Ätmasiddhishästra is the prime jewel of his writings. It deals with soul, its everlastingness, acquisition of Karma, bearing the consequences, liberation and the path for liberation. It contains the gist of Shad (six) darshan. Its stanzas are full of significance and constitute the precious jewels of spiritual realm. By composing it Shrimad has virtually contained the sea of spiritual science in the bowl of the book. If one wants to realize the Self, putting its precepts into practice would suffice. The fact that Shrimad wrote the 142 stanzas within 100 minutes shows the depth of enlightenment at his heart.
MATAJI SUBHAMATI Anekantvada in Practice Bhagwan Mahavir's fundamental principel of multiplicity of view point and its application in daily life for peace in daily life, peace in spiritual life and peaceful coexistance amongst all Jain sects aw well as other religions
MATAJI SUBHAMATI Tatvarth sutra Origin, History, Matter and relevence to all sects of Jains.Summery of each one of ten verses
NARENDRA JAIN Global relevence of Jainism (1) Jainism is not a narrow creed or religion to be subscribed by born Jains in terms of set rituals and practices. It is also not anchored on the mercy or generosity of God sitting in heaven and regulating the universe. Jainism teaches each living being to be master of one's destiny through self-reliance, self-control and self-discipline. You are youself the miracle for bringing peace to your life and life of the society in which you live. Jain teachiong on all life and nature being interdependent (Parasparopgraha Jeevanam) has a universal relevance. (2) Spiritual resurgence is taking place all over the world. Humanity is fed up with escalatibng violence, fear of terrorism, exploitation, hostility and hatred. Humanity is on a dangerous path of living by greed inteаd by need.
NARENDRA JAIN Jain Diaspora Meeting of global Jain diaspora is a significant event with promising potentialities for establishing a distinct identity of global Jain community. It also symbolizes Jain religion becoming a truly globally spread religion. Presence of well-settled, professionally successful and socially respected Jains in different countries has enabled spreading knowledge about Jain religion and Jain way of life to other communities, cultures and followers of other faiths.
NARENDRA JAIN Jainism brings Heaven on Earth In global spiritual thinking and religious orientation, there is a widespread conception of going to heaven or hell depending on the nature of good or evil deeds done during one's life time. Jain philosophy puts it in the universal context of all living beings endeavouring through the ongoing cycle of birth and death for eventual emancipation. The essential pre-requisite for it is the pursuit and attainment of true and rational perception, knowledge and conduct enshrined in Jain philosophy as Samyak Darshan, Gyan and Charitra. This trinity provides the key towards what in common parlance we call as going to heaven (or achieving emancipation). All life is a constant struggle between forces of good and forces of evil. Evil thrives on making people victims of ego, jealousy, rivalry, greed, anger,hatred, hostility, violence, unrestrained pursuit of multi
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