JAINA Convention 2017 07 Edison NJ

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

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ਤੋਂ ਵੀ ਤੇ ਵੀ
ਵੀ ਦੀ ਵੀ ਚ ਵੀ ਓ ਵੀ ਤੇ ਵੀ
ਵੀ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ
ਵੀ ਹੈ ਵੀ ਤੇ ਵੀ
JAINA CONVENTION 2017
Meaning: Compassion towards all living beings, devotion towards the spiritually advanced persons, charity, self restraint with auspicious conduct, forgiveness, purity, etc. become the cause of bonding of pleasure feeling Karma (Saataa Vedaniya Karma; these Karma lead to pleasant outcomes). The points mentioned in above Sutra for pleasure feeling Karma are so simple that one can experiment for a few months in one's own life to check the validity of one or more of the above recipes of the pleasant outcomes. One can try without any risk. For example, already there have been many studies that show the validity of this formula. The scientific results of Stanford Forgiveness Project [13] carried out in Stanford University of USA shows positive effect of forgiveness on health and prosperity. The research findings are so convincing that now people pay nearly $ 250/ per person to learn the forgiveness from the scientist, Dr. Frederic Luskin, Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, by attending his workshops (One may Google to find the venue and dates for the recent workshop]
In addition to forgiveness, research findings and logic in favor of other aspects of the above recipe of pleasant feeling Karma as well as spirituality and health, spirituality and prosperity, spirituality and good relationships, etc. can be availed from various modern books. In this regard, a large number of popular books have been written by the western authors in the past 50 years. For example, one can consider the following list:
Forgiveness For Good by Fred Luskin; The Real Magic by Wayne Dyer; Manifest Your Destiny by Wayne Dyer; The Biology Of Belief by Bruce Lipton; The Secret of Quantum Living by Frank Kinslow; The Cancer Conquerors by Greg Anderson; The American Medical Association Family Medical Guide (page 20 of its 1987 Edition is regarding meditation for good health); A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle; How to Know God by Deepak Chopra; The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra; Anatomy Of The Spirit by Caroline Myss; The Seat Of The Soul by Gary Zukav; The Physics Of Miracles by Richard Bartlett; Timeless Healing by Herbert Benson; The Power Of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale; You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay; You The Healer by Jose Silva; and so on; and many other books of these authors.
Many top level scientists believe in spiritual powers. Various scientific experiments are pointing out the effect of our thinking, speaking, and deeds on our health, human relationship, and prosperity. A large number of western authors listed above point out in their books that guilt, fear, jealousy, etc. bring ill health, poor relationship, and inefficiency. The universe is not limited to our globe and our solar system. We have discussed that the modern science suggests the possibility of intelligent life in hundreds of millions of billions of planets. The material success with dishonesty may not lead to long term happiness. Jain philosophy does not say that believe in some superpower sitting on the sky. It says: believe in the laws of nature, believe in one's own efforts, believe in Karmic laws, and believe in the existence of soul with every living being. By contemplating over all these points one can make one's spiritual belief more strong and powerful which may help in overcoming fear, worry, hatred, jealousy, etc. It may also be