Jain Digest 1990 07 Vol 17 No 03

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

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JAIN DIGEST
The April 1990 issue of the Jain Digest should be numbered Volume 17, Number 2.
Miscellaneous
Our apologies for misspelling the following names of donors in the last issue of the Jain Digest. The corrected names are as follows:
Aum Arhram Namah: Kshamaapanaa (Forgiveness)
by Aachaarya A.L. Mehta, president ICRDI
Bavishi Bipin/Sonal, Danville, IL Bheddah C.V./Dorothy, Port Washington, NY Kothari Pravin/Chandrika, Poughkeepsie, NY Kothari Santosh/Sarla, Rosewell, GA Parekh Chandrakant/Hasmita, Cerritos, GA Reshamwala Prabodh/Mina, Feeding Hills, MA
The address of the Jain Center of St. Louis should be: Mrs. Milan Kapadia, President 1583 Timberlake Manor Chesterfield, MO 60137 Telephone: (314) 532-0136
Kshamaapanaa is the highest rituals of JAIN religion.
forgive and forget are two components of divine rituals. Sure and sound therapy to change humanity in divinity.
forgive from the heart, to all how have hut you in past. Hatred is the strongest - worst enemy of human beings.
It burns you and others, 'till it burns you both to ashes. Ambrosia of forgive and forget is the only extinguisher.
forget all bad done to you by others in past days and lives. Most auspicious is day of SAVANTASARI for forgiven-ness.
also forget all good done to others, expect no thanks at all. A day of SAVANTASARI is also call KSHAMAAPANAA day.
sorry, not for bad deeds of this life, also for all past lives. Ask for forgiveness from the deepest corner of your heart.
don't be traditional, if you are the real believer of Jainism. Permanent peace with happiness will shower on you both.
avail a chance preached by all twenty-four TIRTHANKARS. A moment lost will not return, start before it is too late,
to have a human birth and JAIN religion is the rare chance Nothing is more adoring to man than to have been born a Jain.
road to eternal peace and happiness for the whole humanity Advocate of nonviolence, truth, love, duty, and compassion.
which is the highway to Self-realization or God-realization. Affection to all the living beings, same as to our own self.
Jainism preaches no prejudice for caste, age, sex and color,
This is the message of kshamaapanaa, well known as MICHAAMI DUK KADAM. A message of KSHAMAAPANAA to all human beings, espe. cially for ALL JAINS.
Since we initiated many changes in the last changes to the previous format of the Jain Digest, some new patron members of chosen to join us. With more than 5,500 copies individually mailed to homes in North America and abroad, the cost of your digest is more than $11,000 yearly. As you will see inserted in this issue, an appeal for donations is being made by JAINA. To put the Jain Digest on a financially firm footing, we need your support and appeal to those who have not yet responded to send their tax deductible contribution. Please fill out the insert. And be sure to fill out the address confirmation/change form also.
Addendum - Directory of National and International Jain Organizations:
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Institute of Jainology 31 Lankaster Gate London W2 3LP Trustees: Mr. R.P. Chandaria, Mr. N.K. Sethia and Mr. R.M. Shah
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Jain Kamani Mehta Nagda Punater Shah Shah Shah
Dr. Ishwar/Usha, Montgomery, AL Ashok, Baton Rouge, LA Brahmaiah/Bharathi, Orland Park, IL Suman, Scardale, NY Ratilal/Sarla, Miami, FL Dr. Nitika/Dinesh, O'Fallon, IL Rasik/Harshada, Ocala, FL Dinesh/lla, Dayton, OH Dr. Dhiren/Sushma, Garland, TX Niranjan/Lata, Des Plaines, IL Dr. Ramesh/Manjula, Munster, IN
The Following members of the Jain Center of St. Louis MO send their best wishes for the upcoming Paryushan Parva and ask for Kshamayachna from the readers of the Jain Digest
Dinesh/Nitika Mehta
Suresh/Indira Shah
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