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The workshop was held during Thanksgiving holidays from November 26 to 29, 1998 at Raleigh, North Carolina USA. The workshop was sponsored by the Federation of Jaina and hosted by the Jain Study Center of North Carolina.
Workshop Statistics
➤ Total attendees 53-50 from USA, 3 from Canada Male 22, Female 31
➤ Indian origin 46, American 7
➤ Young Jain Professionals 13, Adults 40
Topics Covered
➤ Fundamental Concept of Jainism - Pravin Shah Philosophy of Karma - Pravin Shah
➤ Application of Karma Philosophy - Pravin Shah Path of Liberation - Pravin Shah
Anekantvad and Syadvad - Pravin Shah
➤ Jain Geography - Pravin Shah
Jain Scriptures and Literature - Pravin Shah
Jain Rituals and Ceremonies - Hansaben Sutaria ‣ Comparative Religion - Mukesh Shah, Lynna Dhanani Tatvartha Sutra - Yogendra Jain
Special Presentations (Evening)
➤ How Jainism has affected us to live more healthy life style ➤ Young Jain Professionals' Social and Religious Activities Jain Planet
The "New Age" Concept of Soul
➤ Storytelling Workshop
➤ Stavans and Bhajan
North Carolina Teachers Workshop
Early Morning Sessions
➤ Learning Silent Meditation
➤ Soul Meditation
➤ English Pratikraman
Workshop Material
The complete set of workshop presentation and reading material consists of about 300 pages. The cost of the material is US dollars $ 15.00 plus postage. The material can be freely copied for education purpose (no permission is needed).
Also the material w be available on the Internat at www.jainism.org. You need to have Microsoft Word viewer and Lotus Freelance Graphics 97 programs to view the files. If you need any more information or if you would like to organize such workshop in your area, please contact any of the following organiz
ers:
Pravin K. Shah Madhuker A. Mehta
pkshah1@ibm.net mehta@us.ibm.com
16/JAIN DIGEST SPRING 1999 Jain Education Intemational 2010_02
919/469-0956 919/484-9597
Participants Comments
Over Thanksgiving weekend, five of us- went to a Jain Education Workshop for Jain Pathsala teachers (of the Jain Youth) to learn more about the Jain religion. My head is still reeling with all the information we were given, but the experience of joy and love was assimilated by me immediately. I thank Gurudev for inspiting us to go to the workshop.
-Chetna
Thank you for sending us the book on Jain Workshop. What an excellent presentation of Jainism. It's systematic layout makes the philosophy very palatable and easy to understand. Congratulations from all of us.
-Chitrabhanu and Pramoda
Overall this workshop brought out an urgent need and continuous efforts for educating not only the Pathshala teachers, but all the active community members, who in turn can pass down the line to second and following generations of young, who are born/brought up and other adults, who work in the Environment of Western Culture.
- FJ Dalal
By the conclusion of the conference, all were eager to try to implement the newly learned ideas in their lives as well as in their classes. Although some were tired following the multiple activities, people enjoyed the chance to deepen their knowledge, meet other Jains, and exchange experiences. The conference was a success and most of the participants eagerly await the next gathering of its kind. - Sejal Sutaria
I would also like to suggest that in future we can keep a separate workshop for only comparative studies or advanced Jain Philosophy. (Covering some advanced Granths like Shri Samaysar) One more time I would like to thank organisers for all their efforts and dedication for a wonderful workshop.
- Ranjana Shah
The workshop was a very valuable educational experience for me. It was an impressive blend of presentation topics, especially since it included presentations by the youth. The material was very inspiring and informative. Facilities and food arrangements were undoubtedly outstanding.
- Jayesh Mehta
I left with a very positive experience. The food, ccommodation, everything was excellent, not to say the least, the warmth and care given by all the volunteers who made us feel that we were at home away from home. We met many new faces, but spending the time together with a common goal in our hearts, we parted as good friends. I look forward to attending many more in future. I hope to see such workshops as being incorporated as part of continuing education to pathshala teachers.
- Arti Shanghavi
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