Jain Digest 1993 07

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

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Jain parents invite correspondence from highly educated, pure-vegetarian professionals for their US-educated physician daughter doing residency, 28 years old, 5'3", fair, US citizen. Send bio-data to 9831 Tall Timber, Cincinnati, OH 45241 or call (513) 777-1554.
....Jain parents seek handsome, welleducated professional, vegetarian match for their daughter, 24 years, 5 ft. 5 in., pursuing Medical career in USA. Please call evenings at (408) 259-5331
NOTES: Please read the following carefully.
1. All those MIS registrants, who wish to get Jain Digest, please contact Dr. S.K. Jain, Editor, directly at 3 Ransom Rd., Athens, OH 45701, U.S.A. (614) 592-1660.
2. All checks regarding 'Matrimonial'in Jain Digest must be written in favor of 'F.J. Dalal' only. Please do not write anything else on the 'Memo'/ 'For' line of the check.
3. Effective Jan. 93 issue of Jain Digest, all MIS/matrimonial ads give telephone numbers of the candidates. Those who do not want their telephone numbers to appear in the ad., must specifically advise Mr. F.J. Dalal.
4. On the suggestion by Mr. Pravin Shah, the Chairman and General Editor of the Jain Education Bulletin Board Committee, MIS is considering to put the entire MIS information published in Jain Digest on computer based Jain Bulletin Board System (BBS). MIS invites specific comments and suggestions from the registered candidates in the matter.
5. Even now, many candidates and/or parents, do not care to inform MIS when their matrimonials get settled. When shall we learn to be courteous to call or drop a line and encourage voluntary community service work?
6. Married/Engaged: F075, F089, M106, and M113.
Did you know...
That researchers in Germany have reported that vegetarians are less prone to heart disease and respiratory and digestive disorders?
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WANTED
Mr. F. J. Dalal who has been running the Marriage Information Service (MIS) under the auspices of JAINA since 1989 has requested to be relieved from this duty. He has retired from his professional career since May 1991 and is now preparing to travel for longer durations.
A person for this kind of voluntary community service should be a married, matured, balanced, and committed Jain, having a personal computer and a keen desire to serve the community, spending a considerable amount of personal time.
Any one feeling comfortable with the above criteria may promptly contact Dr. Sulekh Jain, past president of JAINA, at (513) 777-1554 or Mr. F.J. Dalal at (301) 5775215 for further information and details. The change over has to take effect as soon as possible after the JAINA convention in Pittsburgh in July.
Jain Education - from page 9 litical, and moral views that confuse many parents because they may differ from their own views. First-generation parents suffer from the fear that their children will lose their culture, heritage, religion, and language. Their fear is very real and understandable, and they have tried to combat it, but their methods so far have been only partially effective. The idea up until now has been to educate and swamp children in Jain teachings, but my question at this point is how much good has that really done? My generation, the second-generation of young adults from the time they go to college and onward are facing many struggles. Many times we may not know how to deal with them in a Jain or Indian way as our parents may want us to do simply because we are not equipped with that knowledge. Parents get upset because they think that we just deal with things in an American way. Well it is hard for youths to create the balance between Indian and American cultures, and when religion enters the picture the situation becomes even more complex.
Teaching just the basic principles of Jainism is like learning science. We do it because we have to,
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we memorize the facts and store them away for later. However, because we are not tested on them, we forget them even quicker than we forget science. My point is that we need to apply Jainism to daily life, as we apply learned science principles in the laboratory. Things make more sense when we can see that a real world application is possible. Obviously all of this boils down to communication and the lack of it in the Jain community - that means in the Jain family and in the society. If you want your child to live a Jain way of life, to make decisions about life based on Jainism, then you have to look at the life and environment of your child and teach your child how to deal with life using Jainism.
The solution to this dilemma about how to pass on things such as religion and culture is quite simple. However, carrying out this task is extremely difficult, requiring qualities such as courage, dedication, time, and commitment to the youth. There is one individual that I know of at this time that possess all of these qualities. He has made Jainism a way of life for himself, and that is what he is trying to teach young adults around this country. I am sure that many people know him, his name is Pravin Shah from Raleigh, N.C. For those centers that have benefited from his knowledge, you know what I mean. The kind of impact that his type of teaching has is like no other for the youth. He knows a great deal about Jainism and that along with his knowledge about the current issues makes him the ideal individual to teach the children today. For those centers that have not benefited from his presence, they should make the arrangements to have him come and share his knowledge.
Pravin Shah visited the Atlanta Jain Society about one year ago, and I can honestly say that I learned more about Jainism and how to make it a part of my life in terms of dealing with political, social, and moral issues in both a religious and real