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JAIN SAMAYIK GROUP OF COLUMBIA SC
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
SURENDRA JAIN
HARESH MEHTA
There were about Nine jain families in Columbia S.C.. We had a MAHAVIR SWAMI BHAGWAN'S pratimaji for five years, but eagerly waiting for an auspicious occasion to do Murti Pratishtha. Finally Fifteen(15) jain families have been very spiritually active during last eight months with monthly samayik at Hindu Temple & Cultural Center. All children and adult take part in Samayik and then discuss about sutras and scriptures and jain philosophy. In April Jain Samayik group held Mahavir Janma Kalyanak celebration. We celebrate Paryushana Parva with various activities including Bhavana, swapna Darshan, and Samvatsari Pratikraman concluded with a group Kshamapana (forgiveness).
The primary aims of the group is to provide an opportunity to learn more about jainism as well as to pass on the religious and cultural values to our children.
Now finally time has come to celebrate an auspicious occasion of MAHAVIRA SWAMI MURTI PRATISHTHA WITH TWO DAYS ACTIVITIES ON May 09-10, 1997 at the H.T.C.C. by Gurudev Chitrabhanuji. This special event will be concluded with Bhavna, Spiritual Lectures, Snatra puja, Adhar Abhishek, Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash, Chaitya Vandan and a swamivatsal lunch. This occasion is attributed to the dedication, enthusiasm and hard work of the entire Jain Samayik Group families.
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Notable Phrases
Worshipping GOD makes no one weak. The power of worldly element keeps no on holy Silence is like Mathematics. It makes a man perfect. Religion is like music. It makes a man harmonious. science says life should be well set. Religion says mind should be well set.
If man wants freedom, then why keep birds and animals in cages. • Meat eaters are like walking graves of slaughtered animals. • There is no one who kills a sparrow or anything smaller, without its deserving it,
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