Treasure Of Qualities Introduction to Inspiring Life of Acharya Vijaydharmsuri Maharaj

Author(s): Prashamratnavijay
Publisher: Dharmkrupa Trust

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Dharmasuri Maharaj, instructed the Shravak to take care of this! The Shravak replied that, "Many a times in the past, we have informed the teacher for this, but every time he gives us a common answer that this is not a Jain institution which would run on our principles! There are even many non-Jain kids studying in this nursery and hence, they would provide the potato wafers also at regular intervals. There's only 1 nursery in this entire area and therefore, parents also have no option but admitting their kids in this nursery!"
Dharmasuri Maharaj understood that the parents had to forcefully axe their own legs, as there was no alternative for them beside this nursery! It's not that our community isn't capable of erecting a school or college. They quickly get ready to spend hundreds of crores of rupees on marriages or temples and show disregard towards opening a single school! A Jain progeny would know about other religions very easily but I don't think it'd be the same for their own. If someone asks him about a simplest details related to Bhagwaan Mahavir, he would require fetching the answer from his parents!
Dharmasuri Maharaj knew that if these Children are allowed to eat the potato wafers for the span of a year, they would become addicted towards it to such an extent, that the parents would have to face the troubles in restricting them for continuing its consumption further! Also, the owner
of this Non- Jain nursery would not work according to his commands. Hence, there was no option except opening up
our own Jain nursery that would also nurture the religious and social virtues in the kid's mind, along with the academic education!
He held an urgent meeting with the Trustees and put forth his claim, "Gentlemen!! We have already discussed about the nursery running in the ground floor of this Dharmashaala. It's shameful for us that on one side, we are classifying this building as Dharmashaala, and we are only ignoring the nourishment of Adharma' (non-religious activity) happening in it! I can never witness in front of me, the abolishment of religious values in the Jainism's generation next! Politely, say a 'Good bye' to the present Non-Jain institution and put up Shree Veer Jain Baalmandir' in its place!"
Dharmasuri Maharaj took up the entire financial responsibility of the new nursery and held its inauguration on an auspicious day in his presence itself. No one would have ever thought that a Jain Nursery with the blessings of the Gurudev himself would be established to make the Jain Children comfortable to study and move ahead towards the path of Jainism without having to let go the rituals that is required to be done while practicing Jainism.
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