Ongoing Programs | Nov - Dec 2015 | | Event | Date | Start Time | Daily Asthprakari Puja | Daily | 7:30 AM | Aarti-Mangal Divo | Weekdays | 8:15 PM | Sat/Sun/holidays | 7:30 PM | Chundadi | Daily in the morning | | Chaudus Pratikraman | 12/10 (Kartik Vad 14)
12/24 (Magsar Sud 14) | 6:30 PM (weekday) 6:00 PM (weekend) | Monthly Snatra Puja and Navkar Mantra Jaap | 12/12 - First Saturday of Lunar Month | 9:00 AM | Monthly Bhavna Bhakti | 11/27, 12/25 | 7:30 PM | JCYC/JSG/Pathshala/Adult Swadhyay | 12/06, 12/13 | 9:40 AM | Weekly Evening Swadhyay | Every Mon,Tue & Thurs | 8:30 PM | | | Shri Adhyatmsar Granth | Monday | By Girishbhai | Shripal Raja's Raas | Tuesday | By Girishbhai | Shri Yogshatak Granth | Thursday | By Girishbhai |
Please note that there will be no Wednesday Swadhyay till further notice. | | - Sunday - Nov 29 | Pat Darshan(Observed), General Body Meeting
- Sunday - Dec 6 | Shri Parshvnath Presidential Chair of Jain Studies Celebration
- Sunday - Dec 13 | American Red Cross Blood Drive
| | - 12/14 Shah, Dr Jaykumar & Ramilaben - Lilaben Harilal Shah, Punyatithi
- 12/15 Jhaveri, Kalpesh & Roopa family - Wedding of their son-Hersh & Poonam
Send a photograph of your loved one to Narendra Maniar at . Please contact Ketan Parekh at for information or questions. | | General Body Meeting - Sunday, November 29 | | We will have a General Body Meeting on Sunday, November 29, 2015 starting at 11:00 am in the Cultural Hall at the Jain Center following our annual observed Pat Darshan.
Following is the agenda for the meeting:
* Opening Remarks
* Election Committee Report for BOD & EC positions
* Volunteers and EC/BOD members recognition
* Paryushan 2015 Report
* President's Report
* Other business
The meeting will be followed by Swamivatsalya Lunch. GBM is for all members and is a platform where you can meet the entire EC & BOD at one place and provide your suggestions/comments or get any questions answered.
So please mark your calendars and make sure to attend this important meeting. Look forward to seeing you there. | | Shri Parshvnath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies
Celebration at Jain Center - Sunday, December 6 | | A Unique Opportunity to Help Spread Jain Principles to Mainstream Americans We all are proud of building "Temples of Worship" over time in multiple places in North America. They provide essential service to all Jain and greater Indian diaspora. However, we have not been able to reach out to the general public as much yet and if anytime there is a need then it is now as Violence is rampant around the World today! Education of Ahimsa, Anekantvad and Aparigrah via "Temples of Education" can be very timely to non-Jains all over the world! We are very fortunate to be able to support a First ever Jain Chair in a mainstream university. We invite you all to celebrate "Shri Parshvnath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies" on Sunday December 6 at Jain Center. Sincerely, Drs. Meera and Jasvant Modi, Raju and Neeta Shah & Harshad and Raksha Shah. Please CLICK HERE to view invitation. We hope you can join us: Sunday, December 6th, 2015 12 to 1 pm - Lunch
1 to 2:30 pm - Celebration program Establishment of "Shri Parshvnath Presidential Chair in Jain Studies" in the School of Humanities at University of California, Irvine is a step forward to advance the Jain Principles to the broader population. This is happening thanks to the generosity of Drs. Meera & Jasvant Modi, Mr. Rajesh (Raju) and Neeta Shah & Mr. Harshad and Raksha Shah. UCI needs $ 2.0 M endowment for the Chair and UC President's office will give $ 0.5 M towards it. Out of needed $ 1.5 Million these three families have pledged $ 1.25 M. We are short only $ 250,000 and request you all to join this initiative to bring education of Jain Principles in the forefront. Fulfillment of this commitment at UCI will open doors to Jain studies at more American Universities. Jain Center of Southern California and Jain Temple of Los Angeles have been approved by UCI Foundation to collect funds for Shri Parshvnath Presidential Chair from the community. As the year 2015 comes to a close, please consider Vidya Daan in your charitable giving for the year. All contributions are fully tax deductible. Furthermore, UCI has also offered naming opportunity to everyone who contributes $ 5,000 or more. $ 5,000 contributors will be recognized in a plaque created for Shri Parshvnath Jain Chair, while one who contributes $ 25,000 or more will also be recognized on a wall of School of Humanities so the names will be placed at two places for all who contribute $ 25,000 or more. Please contact anyone of us if you have any questions. | Virendra Shah | Dr. Nitin Shah | Raju Shah | | President, JCSC | External Education Chair, JCSC | President, JTLA | | 310 218 7979 | 562 244 9035 | 213 820 5400 | | | Kartiki Poonam & Pat Darshan (Observed Sunday Nov 29, 2015) | | Kartiki Punam night is considered as the brightest full moon night in the whole year as the rainy season is supposed to end and night sky is all clear. This is the day to resolve to free oneself of basic instincts.
In the rainy/monsoon season, all Acharya Bhagvants, Sadhus, Sadhvis, Munis etc stay at one place and do not travel for four months. This starts from Aso Sud Chaturdashi and ends on Kartik Sud Punam. After Kartik Punam, their vihar starts again to spread the knowledge of Principles of Jainism such as Truth, Ahinsa, Compassion etc. Thus Kartiki Punam has a big significance for all Jains. Upcoming Kartiki Punam programs are as below. | Day/Date | Time | Program | | | | | | Sunday, 29th Nov, 2015 | 09:30AM | Pat Darshan in Main Hall | | (Kartiki Punam observed) | 11:00AM | General Body Meeting | | | | followed by Swamivatsalya | Swamivatsalya sponsorship $2,501. Please contact Dr. Mahendra Shah on , Ph: 714-757-9490 for sponsorship. | | Tuesday Swadhyay Change to "Shripal Raja's Raas" | | JAIN CENTER IS PLEASED TO INFORM THAT TUESDAY'S SWADHYAY CLASS WILL CONTINUE
As many of you may know, Hasendrabhai has had Surgery and he is recovering well. Many of you may have wondered if Tuesday's Swadhyay will continue in his absence! We are glad to inform that Respected Girishbhai has agreed to conduct it.
He will conduct the swadhyay on Shripal Raja's Raas, which is usually read during the Ayambil Oli to gain Bodh (બોધ), and insight from his life in a story format. Shri Girishbhai recently conducted a series of 18 such Swadhyay at Chicago Jain Center during their recent Ayambil Oli Celeberation, which was very well received. He was requested and invited to visit Chicago again to continue the series. Many of our members have requested him to conduct these swadhyay here also after hearing audio recordings of Chicago's Swadhyay.
We are extremely grateful to Girishbhai for taking this additional responsibility. He already conducts Sunday, Monday and Thursday Swadhyay on various different subjects at our center and also once a month at San Diego Jain Society. He is constantly invited in various Jain Centers IN USA and beyond, for various discourses, shibirs, Paryushan Parva, Ayambil Oli etc. We are very fortunate to have a resident scholar of his Talent, dedication, and knowledge among us. His contributions was recently recognized by Jaina by awarding him a special Award in recent Jaina Convention at Atlanta GA.
Please join as this is a very rare and one time opportunity. | | American Red Cross Blood Drive (Sun Dec 13, 2015) | | BLOOD DRIVE at our Jain Center on Sunday, December 13, 2015, 9:00 am - 3:15 pm Bloodmobile.
Please sign up: - Online at redcrossblood.org using sponsor code: Jain
- By calling Ashok Savla at (626) 372-4246
- By calling Ajay Modi at (714) 309-2346.
All participants will receive 2 tickets to the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. LIVE (Processing fees apply), 2 tickets to the Laugh Factory (2 beverage minimum purchase) & a discounted ticket offer to an Anaheim Ducks game at the Honda Center & an LA Kings game at the STAPLES Center! Please CLICK HERE for details. | | Rajpad Shibir (Sun, Nov 29 - Fri, Dec 4, 2015) | |
Jain Center of Southern California is pleased to invite you to a second 6 day Rajpad Shibir being held from Sunday, November 29 to Friday, December 4, 2015. Swadhyaykar Dr. Piyush Shah from Dharampur, India, will conduct the sessions.
The following Rajpads will be covered during the shibir: 3) Brahmacharya Vishe Subhashit: Nirkhi ne nav youvana 6) Bhakti no updesh: Shubh Shitaltamay 7) Sarva Manya Dharma: Dharm tatva jo puchue mane The shibir session schedule is as follows: Sunday, Nov 29th, 2015 | Session 1: | 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm | | Dinner: | 4:00 pm to 4:45 pm | | Session 2: | 5:00 pm to 6:15 pm | | Break: | 6:15 pm to 6:45 pm | | Session 3: | 6:45 pm to 8:00 pm |
Monday, Nov 30th to Friday, Dec 4th, 2015
| Sessions 4 to 8: | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | For more information, please contact Dilip Parekh at 310-670-2943. | | Veerayatan GLOBAL Convention (Jan 24 - 26, 2016) | | It is our great pleasure to invite you to attend 3rd Veerayatan Global Convention at Rajgir, Bihar on January 24 - 26, 2016.
Here is the link to the Invitation Flyer: FRONT and BACK The three day convention will celebrate the soul of Veerayatan: Seva (Service), Shiksha (Education) and Sadhana (Spiritual Development).
This is an opportunity to understand various initiatives undertaken by Veerayatan and molding its future path to uplift peace and prosperity on earth through value based education while advancing Lord Mahveer’s message of Compassion in Action - Acharya Shri Chandanaji’s lifelong mission.
Acharya Shriji has envisioned the convention as a joint venture of Veerayatan worldwide, a joyful collaboration of all the international partners of Veerayatan. The three day celebration will coincide with a Mega Eye Camp, Veerayatan has undertaken with the goal of performing 8,000 Eye operations in recognition of Acharya Shriji’s 80th birthday at “Netra Jyoti Seva Mandiram”. If you wish to join us, kindly complete this form and return it to our Rajgir office as soon as possible. Registration Form link:
invitationform.pdf  For more info regarding the Convention:
http://veerayatan.org/event/3rd-global-convention-rajgir/ Do add us on Facebook to stay updated with all our activities:
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