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Dream Activity 4 : Imagining a future the Western Order of Jainism can
provicie to the Jains, Non-Jains and for the promotion of Jainism.
Design Activity 5 : Materialising the vision with declarations of purpose,
setting the organisation and the personal practices. Activity 6: Commitments, actions and taking steps for the
activities, consitent with the Jain values. Destiny
Activity 7: Co-operative action, building alliances and friendship.
planning for the needs of the community including the needs for voung generation and the future generations. Built a foundation and the working organisation with the Headquarters and the Regions.
The Visic of the Western Order of Jainism may have to overcome barriers such as: e Fear. ignorance. old habits, reluctance to change, relation to the
Sangha in India. Many delicato questions onberales for the ascetics and the lov members. . Questions of membership, representation, desion making and
dhe authority • Funding. e Relations with the existing Jain Organisations. & lead Quarters and the regions.
Dvor to planning and designing te activities, the Juin community will have to have thorough discussions on Use purpose of this crder it Musi be absolutely made clear that the four oldi order ctablished by Mahavira will remainin as ideal and the vision of the Western orrior has
He because of the pressing needs of the community outside dia.
The involvement of the Community is very important for the stilless on this Initiative. Communications, proper infrastructure, motivasion and gathering Resources should be done in the efficient manner. The purpose of this order, actionis, functions and the areas of work should be cicarly stated. Politeness, friendliness, listening to others and the sincerity of the purpose should be a norm in the discussions.
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