JAINA Convention 2011 07 Houston TX

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

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JAINA CONVENTION 2011
"Live and Help Live
Making of a successful day
Nirmal Dosi
Mr. Nirmal Dosi is a coordinator of JAINA Scholars Program. He has written poetries and bhajans and plays classical raga and light music on violin music. A speaker at the UN Religion Conference and Hindu Mandir, he has also organized seminars and speakers at JAINA and Jain Centers. Contact: ndosi@verizon.net
This article describes the advantage of doing daily Samayik to incorporate in our life. It also describes what we should be doing every day to make it successful. Five points are described in details as what should we incorporate in our daily life.
Samayik is one of the six required Sadhana. - (Awashyak Niryukti- Acharya Bhadrbahu). Interestingly we could combine many of the six required duties into 48 minute of Samayik. Here is how: During the 48 minute of Samayik:
a. You become a monk b. You can do repentance for today, yesterday and past to purify c. You can do Pratyakhyan - taking vow not to do some thing wrong done earlier and decide to do something good for the day. d. You can do Vandana - 3,9, 27 or 108 times Navakaar Mantra ucсharan e. You can do Stuti of 24 tirthankar - i.e. three times Logasse Uccharan f You van do Dhyan - Meditation on your soul, and of Arihant and Siddha Bhagwan g. Read atleast one page or even one paragraph of any scripture. You will feel a message coming to your soul. h. Do Pooja and Bhajan geet in praise of Arihant / Siddha Bhagwaan. i. Decide to help for good cause - Tyag and Daan (Charity) j. Austerity - can be creative - Eat one time little less (Unodary), not to eat jamikand, not to get upset - angree etc. k. Listen to Pravachana - included in text below many valuable websites and URL
According to our scriptures the aforesaid items will very beneficial. Being born in human life and effect of doing these required (Awashyak) things will be reflected in many future lives. You will also feel purification in this life.
As a Shravak/Shravika we should incorporate in our life and daily routine to reserve a place in higher level of Human, Deva and Siddha Gati. The person with Samyak Darshan (right belief) can not go to lower life form. - Chahdhala
Our daily life should be fully engrossed in Ahinsa, Sanyam, and Tap - Dasavaikaalik Granth. Here are some of the writings in the scriptures in achieving the goal. Please follow five point program depicted below:
1. We should all be staying in 5th Gunasthana. The two steps for this level are: A. Samyagdrasti (4th Gunasthan): Stay in touch with your soul as Unter-atma and praying
Paramatma, rejecting any other as alien things. This characteristic requires adapting to 8 Anga (Uttatadhayan Sutra) namely:
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