JAINA Convention 2015 07 Atlanta GA

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

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2015 JAINA Convention
Jainism World of Non-Violence
Summary
pregnancies, as they produce the most luxurious leather. And what is the need for leather? None. There are many non-leather alternatives.
. It is okay to call our loved one Honey. But we
should not eat honey. Honey contains many smallinsects, eggs of bees and disabled bees. Honey is also unclean because it is derived from the vomit or spittle of insects and even though it may possess medicinal properties it will still lead to hell We commit a sinful act equivalent of burning seven villages by eating one drop of honey.
oyster but a response to an irritation caused by a foreign particle. It occurs when sand or a bit of shell or an unwelcome parasite is trapped accidentally inside the oyster's shell. Driven by greed men then invented artificial ways to obtain more pearls. Many believe that cultured pearls are man-made, simulated or fake pearls made in machine. The truth proved otherwise they are made and produced solely by oysters and obtained by killing millions of oysters each year mercilessly. So avoid wearing pearls.
. Cosmetics look innocent and cool but there
is lot of hidden violence. Cosmetics use many animal ingredients such as carminic acid, elastin, sperm oil and musk oil. To produce one pound of carminic acid, 70,000 insects are crushed. Another ingredient called "elastin" is obtained from neck lingaments and aorta of cattle. Sperm oil is the oil extracted from intelligent mammal, whale. Musk oil is extracted from musk of deers, beavers, clvet cats and other genitals. Many cosmetics companies use animal ingredients such as tissue and tallow (fat) because they're cheap, not because they're better than plantbased or synthetic ingredients. And what is the need for cosmetics which involve animal cruelty? None.
It is easy to understand and avoid gross violence (not consuming 22 types of Abhakshya which includes meat, alcohol, honey, root vegetables and conservation of earth, air, water, fire and vegetation). However, there is enormous amount of hidden himsa because of modern technological advancements. As an individual, everyone should take self-initiatives to research and educate him/her self on a continuous basis and endeavor to avoid hidden himsä. As a group we actively participate in Improving local, state and federal laws to minimize animal cruelty and killing; to save our environment, ecology, energy and natural resources and to enhance justice, peace, freedom and respect for all.
• Many chewing gum brands also list glycerin
and glycerol as ingredients on the label. Both of those compounds can be animalderived. The coating/glazing/color on gum is sometimes derived from animal-based sources such as resinous glaze derived from an insect or beeswax.
• Animal testing in medical fields can be minimized. Most of the medical testing does not require animals. Consult your doctor if there is an alternative medicine that was not tested on animal
. We shouldalso avoid seeingtheentertainment
programs that involve use of animals.
. Unfortunately, even avid label-readers can't
always determine what they're putting onand in-their bodies. There are thousands of technical and patented names for ingredient variations, and many ingredients known by one name can be of animal, vegetable, or synthetic origin. And if that's not confusing enough, some companies have slyly removed the word "animal' from their labels in order to avoid turning off consumers.
In addition to avoidance of gross and hidden Himsa, Jain practice of higher level of Ahimsä involves avoidance of these twelve forms of Himsā. Svajan (our own members) Himsä, Mänav (Human beings) Himsä, Rashtra (Nation) Himsä, Sanskruti (Cultural) Himsä, Vichar (Thinking) Himsa, Sansar (Material world) Himsä, Sampati (Religious articles) Himsa, Sangh (Four-fold Jain community) Himsa, Shastra (Scripture) Himsä, Dharma (Religious) Himsa, Shashan (Jain-infrastructure) Himsa and Swa (Self) Himsa.
• Food and Drug Administration recently told
cosmetics makers to stop using the brains and spinal cord tissue from older cows in products like lipstick and hair spray in order to try to prevent the spread of mad cow disease to humans.
• Each year in the United States, nearly 20 billion
land animals are raised and killed for food. In whole world, 140 billion animals are killed annually by themeat, milk andeggindustries. That is over 4 thousand every second. Does meat provide necessary nutrients and health benefits which vegetarian diet does not provide? According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Vegetarian diets can meet all the recommendations for nutrients." The American Dietetic Association goes even further to state that vegetarian diets "provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.
. Some think that they look cool when they wear silk. To produce 100 grams of pure silk, approximately 1500 cocoons have to be killed. Simply, there is no need to wear silk.
. Make sure cosmetics, soaps, detergents,
shampoos, skin creams, oven cleaners and shaving creams have only alternative synthetics and plant tissues, no animal ingredients or have "Cruelty Free logo on these products. Read the labels and avoid the products with ingredients like glycerides, gelatin, lecithin, stearates, enzymes, lard and tallow. Consult certain websites which provides plenty of information on hidden animal ingredients.
And as Lord Mahavira said, "The real true and ultimate purpose of the non-violence (Ahimsa) practice is to get rid of our own attachment (Raag. Aasakti, Mamatva, Murchhaa), aversion (Dvesh). delusion (Moha), ignorance Agyaan), negative emotions (anger, ego, deceit and greed) and spiritual laziness (Pramaad), and is to attain true nature of our own soul (Atmaa).
• Varakh (silver foil) under a microscope one may trace blood, stools and saliva of a cattle or an ox. Varakh is not derived from an animal source. However, a crucial material of animal origin, ox-gut, is used in its manufacture. This ox-gut is obtained from the slaughterhouse. Simply avoid Varakh.
. Global livestock production is responsible for
one fifth of all greenhouse gases - more than transportation. Meat-eating is increasing.
• Pearls are not the natural part of the living
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