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dent of JCNC, "through her well-organized lecture in layperson's language."
The next item captivated the audience with Gujarati and Hindi Bhajans sung by seven-year-old twin sisters, Reema and Ragini, of Bakersfield. "A Promising Religion" was the topic of the essay which was read by Trisna Shah of Bakersfield, followed by a bhajan by ten nephews and nieces of Bhadraben.
On behalf of the Jain Center, Hasmukh Shah presented books by Professor Padmanabh Jaini to Bhadraben, honoring her for her planned
"Diksha" (renunciation of worldly possessions, attachments, by taking the vows of a Jain Sadhvi) on June 4,
1992 in Bhadraben Shah Wadia, Gujarat under the guidance of Nilambaiswamiji and Maharaj Ratilalji.
Bhadraben expounded on Bhagwan Mahavir's message of Ahimsa (non-violence), Anekantwad (multiplicity of viewpoints), interdependence of living with nature, and Jivdaya (compassion).
JAINA is pleased to welcome the following new members: Jain Center of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; Jain Society of Middle Tennessee, Clarksville, TN; Jain Society of Memphis, Memphis, TN; Prerna Yoga and Meditation Foundation, Morgantown, wy.
With the addition of these new members, JAINA members now stand at 52.
JAINA is an association of associations and as such represents the Jain community in North America.
There are still organizations in several cities in North America that are not yet members of JAINA. We invite them all to become members before the next JAINA Convention in Pittsburgh, July 24, 1993. If all Jains are united as one national organization, the Jain community will be an even stronger force in North America.
Laxmichand Nagda of Toronto, Canada as Director At-Large and also Vice President of JAINA.
Popularly known as Lax, Nagda is a member of the Board of Trustees of Jain Society of Toronto and chairperson of JAINA's Fund Raising Committee of Canada.
Lax has been very active in the Jain community for many years, and we all will benefit from his wise counsel and services.
Welcome aboard, Lax Bhai.
News from Tulsa Jain Sangh
Lax Nagda appointed JAINA Vice President
Tulsa Jain Sangh will hold Shibir on July 24, 25 and 26. Muni Shree Kirtichanderji and Muni Shree Jinchanderji will conduct and direct the Shibir.
Gurudev Chitrabhanuji has accepted an invitation to visit Tulsa Jain Sangh during September 1992.
Members of Tulsa (OK) Jain Sangh visit North Texas
Due to personal reasons and professional pre-occupation, Dr. Mahendra Mehta (Toronto, Canada) resigned from his position as Vice President of JAINA. Dr. Mehta, however, will remain Director of JAINA representing Jain Society of Toronto. JAINA thanks Dr. Mehta for his many services to JAINA and the Jain community and we look forward to his continued support and services in the future.
JAINA Executive Committee, at its meeting in Atlanta May 9-10, 1992, unanimously appointed
Parekh to visit Jain Center of Northern California
On April 19, 1992, eighteen members of Tulsa Jain Sangh visited and joined North Texas Jain Sangh in Dallas to celebrate Mahavir Jayanti. The members of the Tulsa Jain Sangh appreciated and enjoyed the hospitality of the North Texas Jain Sangh, Dallas, Texas.
Shree Kiranbhai Parekh, a noted Jain scholar, will visit the Jain Center of Northern California from
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