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activities, virtues of compassion, mercy & kindness have developed in them. Till now they had only seen the luxurious happy lifestyle, seeing the other side of the same coin has made them more responsible & aware. These same youngsters today experience inner satisfaction & a unique sense of joy; and feel that they never understood when their vices, anger, ego, jealousy, rudeness etc melted away. When outsiders notice the change in their behavior, it leaves them spellbound! Youngsters, who earlier would talk rudely and disrespectfully to their elders and parents... who would waste home food to prefer junk food outside... now have values of gratitude, respect and courtesy after feeding orphans and hungry children. Positive thinking & a positive attitude creates a positive approach which makes them successful in every area. Taking inspiration from these changes, more and more individuals have joined the Arham family.
Besides this, Pujya Gurudev has many other divine missions. Gurudev has inspired the formation of Look n Learn Jain Gyandham - which aims towards the complete development of a child along with their inner conscious, eventually leading to the development of their personality. Look n Learn has a modern and systematic style of teaching, one which appeals to the tender minds and an environment that is suitable for their learning... They use various techniques like colorful charts, banners, PPT etc along with drama, songs, music, dance, puzzles, quiz, picnics and other creative classes that enhance the virtues & knowledge of children. Religious texts are not mugged up and moral values are not enforced, but explained in an interesting & convincing JAIN GYAN DHAM
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manner. Gurudev established 'Look n Learn' to sow seeds of Jainism in children which in future would become a fruitful tree. No wonder, within just 4 years there are 65 branches of Look n Learn all over the world where thousands of children attend with lot of interest and enthusiasm. Places like Sudan, Malaysia, America and Australia have centers of Look n Learn.
Gurudev's missions are not limited to children and youngsters... for the elders' Gurudev has initiated the Arham Satsang, Arham Senior Citizen Group, Divine Mission, Uvasagghar Bhakti Group, and Dharma Shravan.
"Live and Help Live"
With Pujya Gurudev's inspiration & guidance, various publications like Pranpushpa (monthly), Look & Learn (fortnightly), Jain Kranti (monthly) and Arham Sandesh (fortnightly) are being read by millions of people the world over. Besides, Pujya Gurudev's yearly sermon & Aagam books; CDs of his discourses, Atmasiddhi, Shibirs, Programs, Loch, Gurubhakti celebrations, Bhakti songs etc are also in demand all across the globe.
For soul purifying activities such as yoga, meditation, sadhana, aradhana, humanitarian activities etc., Gurudev envisioned & inspired the creation of Parasdham and the Centre for Equality of all Religions-Pawandham. And now, for the betterment & service of old and aged saints, elderly devotees, orphans & handicapped people as well as for devotional and philanthropic activities, a huge 9 acre land including 60 bungalows energized with pyramids - "Paramdham" is taking shape.
With the intent of World Peace and Global Welfare, Pujya Gurudev's missions are not limited to Jain devotees only; but huge contributions in terms of time, energy & money are also received from Non Jain devotees who play a significant role in fulfilling these missions.
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Email: pranpushpa@yahoo.com Web site: www.parasdham.org. www.arham.org, www.looknlearn.in. www.aagam.org
