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JAIN DIGEST
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
FALL 2003 VOL 22 NO. 3 CIRCULATION: 11000
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In this issue
Jai Jinendra!
I would like to thank you for electing me as your President for the next two years. Please be rest assured I will do my very best to fulfill your expectations.
Here is a brief listing of things that are happening or have recently happened at JAINA:
From the Editor in Chief....3 The Executive Committee...3 Headquarter News..............4 12th Convention report....5 Jain Studies in N.America...8 Pratikramana..............11 The place of Sadguru....12 A Unique experience.......13 Darshanachar..
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Charitrachar......................16
Interview with HRM..... Affiliate News..............19 JAINA Yatra....
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1. 2003 JAINA Convention was a big hit! This was the result of careful planning,
flexibility in execution, and a lot of hard work on the part of JAINA and the Cincinnati-Dayton Local Sangh. We intend to reuse the ideas that worked well and rectify our mistakes next time around. Overall, we are extremely happy with the outcome. We are very grateful for your kind words of appreciation.
This means a lot to us. 2. We have extended an invitation to all of our members to host the 2005
Convention. Judging from the example of Cincinnati, size of the community does not really matter in hosting a convention. The most essential ingredients are the enthusiasm, energy level, and cooperative spirit. Other things usually
fall in place. 3. We are reactivating the Patron Program. This is a very important program for
the long-term financial health of JAINA. Please support it by becoming a
Grand Patron, a Gold Patron or a Silver Patron. 4. We have started a dialogue with your directors for potential changes in our
constitution, which was written many years ago. We need to make changes to
reflect the current conditions. 5. We are in the process of revamping JAINA Committees. We will eliminate
some and add new ones to reflect the changing needs of our community. We
intend to bring in new blood to rejuvenate our efforts. 6. We have started looking into the possibility of establishing a Senior Housing
Complex for our seniors. We'll keep you posted as the developments unfold. 7. We are starting up a monthly electronics newsletter called JAINA SPECTRUM.
We intend to use it to communicate with you quickly. 8. We are looking into the ways to improve JAIN Digest. As the time goes by, you
will see big improvements. Please share your ideas with us.
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Committee News..............21 International News...........24 Regional News.. The art of Living.......... JAINA book store.......... Book Review...............
MIS Registration Form.....32
Macrimonials... YJA... .....
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YJP.....
This is just the beginning. There is much more to come. We intend a make difference in your lives. Please join us in this mission.
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Miracle of fasting...
With Warmest Personal Regards,
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