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JAIN DIGEST.. May 2011
to spend my time around Gurudev and other followers like myself.
I'm not yet married, and am not sure if I really want to. No offense to my ex-girlfriends, but along with the joy, comes some amount of sadness and seperation. There is another option that a handful of people are choosing every year in Gurudev's group. This option is something that I am seriously considering and striving to prepare myself for. I want to be an Atmarpit. The Atmarpit group is for individuals who want to live a highly dedicated and spiritually focused life. They have a certain amount of sadhana (spiritual practices) and seva (service) that they are required to complete daily. along with a vow of brahamacharya (celibacy). Depending on their family's financial situation some of the Atmarpits are still working to support themselves and their family. This is a diksha
Jain Center of Greater Phoenix, Scottsdale, AZ Jain Center of S. California-Los Angeles, CA Jain Center of Northern California, San Jose, CA Jain Sangh of N.J.- (Cherry Hill)
Jain Society of Central Florida, Inc., Indianatic, FL Jain Center of South Florida, Miami, FL
Jain Vishwa Bharati, Orlando, FL
Jain Society Inc. of Tampa Bay, Palm Harbor, FL Jain Society of Greater Atlanta, Atlanta,, GA Jain Society of Metro Chicago, Chicago, IL Jain Sangh of New England, Burlington, MA Jain Center of Greater Boston, Norwood, MA
Jain Centers & Temples in North America
Centers with Jain Temple or Dedicated Place of Worship
Centers with Shared Place of Worship (Joint Hindu-Jain Temple)
Jain Society of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Jain Society of Greater Sacramento, Macero, CA Jain Society of San Diego, San Diego, CA Jain Center of Colorado, Highlands Ranch, CO Jain Center of G. Hartford, S. Glastonbury, CT Jain Association of Northeast Florida, FL Augusta Jain Community, Martinez, GA Jain Association of KC., Overland Park, KS
although they are not full-fledged monks yet, but you can say they are like monks in training. Getting married or not getting married is never an easy decision. - the two sides of the argument do not always agree. However, with my goal of Self Realization, I no longer see so much value in marriage. I have still not decided one way or another. The attraction towards the opposite is sex is strong, but I do find myself getting less and less pulled in that direction each day. As more happiness is manufactured inside, less dependency is left on the outside.
Jain Education International
This may just be a first small step towards Moksha, but I would not have it any other way. Whether or not one believes in rebirth, I feel I've been reborn this year and am starting my life from scratch. With an out-of-this-world Guide and with such a simple, yet high goal, I can only imagine what is yet to come.
Jain Soc. of Metro Washington, SilverSpring, MD Jain Center of Greater Charlotte, Charlotte, NC JVB New Jersey Center, Iselin, NJ
Jain Center of N.J. - Essex Fells, Jersey City, NJ Jain Center of America - Bellerose, NY Jain Center of Cincinnati/Dayton, Fairfield, OH Jain Center of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH Jain Society of Greater Cleveland, Richfield, OH Jain Society of Toronto Inc., ONT Jain Vishwa Bharati, Houston, TX
Jain Society of N. Texas/Dallas, Plano, TX Jain Society of Houston, Sugar Land, TX Jain Society of Greater Detroit, Inc., MI Jain Society of Seattle, Bothell, WA
Jain Society of Southern Louisiana, Gretna, LA Jain Society of Greater Lansing, Okemos, MI Jain Center of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Jain Center of Greater St. Louis, Ballwin, MO Jain Study Center of N. Carolina, Raleigh, NC Atlantic Jain Sangh, Galloway, NJ
Jain Society of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV Jain Community of Buffalo, Lockport, NY Jain Society of Capitol District-Albany, NY Jain Sangh of Hudson Valley, Poyghkeepsie, NY
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