22.07.2016 ►JCSC ►Weekly News @ HereNow4U

Jain Center of Southern California

In This Issue

Ongoing Programs
Life Time Tithis
Upcoming Events
Dignitary Visits/Shibirs
Weekend Bhathu Program at JCSC
Cultural Program Participation during Paryushan
Applied Faith Of Lord Mahavir by Shri Girishbhai - 7/23-24
Musical Journey By Shri Kummar Chatterjee - 7/31
Request for University Food Delivery Assistance
Wellness Challenge
Other News & Events

Ongoing Programs | July - August 2016

Event	Date	Start Time
Daily Ashtprakari Puja	Daily	7:30 AM
Aarti-Mangal Divo	Weekdays	8:15 PM
Aarti-Mangal Divo	Sat/Sun/holidays	7:30 PM
Chundadi	Daily in the morning
Chaudus Pratikraman	8/1, 8/17, 8/31	6:30 PM (week day) 6:00 PM (weekend)
Monthly Snatra Puja and Navkar Mantra Jaap	8/6 (First Saturday of Lunar Month)	9:00 AM
Monthly Bhavna Bhakti	7/29, 8/26	7:30 PM
JSG (No Pathshala class until October 1st)	Every Sunday: Gujarati class till Oct 1st (No class during Paryushan & Das Lakshana )	10:00 AM

Weekly Evening Swadhyay	Every Mon,Tue & Thu (No Swadhyay class during Paryushan & Das Lakshana)
Shri Adhyatmsar Granth	Monday	By Girishbhai (8.00 PM)
14 Gunasthanak	Tuesday	By Hasendrabhai (8.30 to 10.00 PM)
Shri Yogshatak Granth^^	Thursday	By Girishbhai (8.00 PM)

NOTE: There will be no Pathshala class till 10/1

Life Time Tithis

7/24 Shah, Dr Nitin & Krina - Punyatithi of Kevin Prakash Ghandhi
7/27 Shah, Abhaybhai (Jigar Shah) - Punyatithi of Jitendrabhai Harilal Shah
8/02 Ajmera Punita - Punyatithi of Tansen Ajmera
8/08 Mehta Dhaval & Chhaya - For Shardaben Mehta
8/16 Doshi Hemendra & Rekha - For Shantaben Kasturilal Doshi
8/24 Mehta Manilal & Savitaben - For Bhavanlal & Champaben Mehta
8/28 Shah Mukunray & Nalini - For Naliniben Shah
8/29 Shah Kaushal & Bhavi - For father Budhendabhai Shah.

Send a photograph of your loved one to Kinal Modi at . Please contact Ketan Parekh at for information, questions or any pledges.

Upcoming Events

Shibir by Shri Girishbhai | July 23-24, 2016.
Neminath Janm Kalyanak | August 7, 2016.
Paryushan Mahaparv | August 29 - September 5, 2016
Tapasvi Parna | September 6, 2016
Das Laxna Mahaparv | Sept 6-15, 2016

Dignitary Visits/Shibirs

Saturday - Sunday, July 23rd - 24th: Shibir by Shri Girishbhai
Monday - Monday, August 29th - Sept 5th: Paryushan Mahaparv - Shri Dhirajlal Pandit.
Friday - Sunday, September 16th - 18th: Lectures by Smt Taralaben Doshi.

Weekend Bhathu Program at JCSC

JCSC is pleased to continue the Weekend Bhathu, which has commenced on Saturday, July 4, 2015.
This program is held from 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon on all Saturdays and Sundays (other than Pathshala Sundays)

For special trip visitors, Bhathu is served at their visiting hours.

Nakro is $151 for one weekend and $501 for one month (all weekends). Please let us know if you wish to participate.

For pledges, contact Geeta Khona at (714) 872-7283 or email at [email protected]

For more information, contact Mahendra Shah at (714) 757-9490 or [email protected]

Cultural Program Participation During Paryushan

Paryushan Parv is fast approaching and like every year we will have a Cultural Program during that time. For the Cultural Program Participation details on September 4th, during Paryushan/Das Lakshana Parv, please contact Komal Desai (949) 395-2904 or email [email protected]

ભગવાન મહાવીરનો આચાર ધર્મ યાને ક્રિયા અને જ્ઞાનનો સમન્વય Applied Faith of Lord Mahavir by Shri Girishbhai - July 23 - 24, 2016

Shri Girishbhai will be conducting a Shibir on July 23 - 24, 2016 and the topic is
ભગવાન મહાવીરનો આચાર ધર્મ (ક્રિયા અને જ્ઞાનનો સમન્વય)

The schedule for the Shibir is as follows:

ભગવાન મહાવીરનો આચાર ધર્મ (ક્રિયા અને જ્ઞાનનું સમન્વય)
Shibir at JCSC (July 23-24, 2016)
Time	Saturday	Sunday
10-12 am	Session 1	Session 4
12-1 pm	Lunch	Lunch
1-3 pm	Session 2	Session 5
3-3:30 pm	Tea break	Tea break
3:30-5:30 pm	Session 3	Session 6
5:30-6:30 pm	Dinner	Dinner - finish

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO REGISTER

ભગવાન મહાવીર દેવનો આચાર ધર્મ (ક્રિયા અને જ્ઞાનનું સમન્વય): July 23-24, 2016

The Musical Journey By Shri Kummar Chatterjee आनन्दघन धन (ANANDGHANA DHAN) - July 31, 2016

The Musical Journey is a presentation by Shri Kummar Chatterjee, which is especially conceptualized to unfold the treasures in the stavans and compositions by Adhyatma Yogi Anandghanji. Avbhut Anandghanji was a saint of the 17th century from Medta, a remote village of Rajasthan, who has written many Stavans. The most popular being the Anandghan Chovisi. Unfortunately, his true preachings are not known to all. The real meaning of divinity is hidden in his stavans, which opens the path to happiness crossing all barriers of cast, creed, religion and social status.

These stavans inspire us to go beyond superstitious beliefs and to walk on the path of Moksha. In the scriptures, for each of the Stavans are also mentioned the ragas in which the stavans have to be rendered. Anand Ghana Dhan means the treasure of happiness that will be experienced through this musical journey. It is an audio visual presentation not only to reveal the preaching of Adhyatma Yogi Anandghanji but also aims to release the stress from our lives, which is one of the important needs of our time.

Kumarbhai is also well versed with the healing powers of the Navkar Mantra and will be sharing this with the community as a part of the musical journey.

Please join us on Sunday, July 31, 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm in the Main Hall at The Jain Center of Southern California, 8072 Commonwealth Ave, Buena Park, CA.

Please CLICK HERE for further details.

Request for University Food Delivery Assistance

The JCSC is proud to announce the setting up of a food delivery service to the different colleges in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas during the coming Paryushan. To best serve the students with Jain Paryushan food during these eight days, we would like your help and assistance wherever possible.

If you are, or know of an active student in any of the colleges in these areas, please connect with us.

We need the following:

1) A total count of all Jain students who wish to receive food during Paryushan in various colleges, the more the students in a college the better for the program.

2) Drivers who are willing and able to pick up and deliver the food from the Jain Center to some of the colleges.

3) The food will be prepared at the temple, packed and sent out every day and we could use help for this process too.

4) Leads in every college who will take the responsibility of receiving the food in a central area (possibly in the respective college) and re distributing to all the other students of that college who have signed up for the program.

Please contact either Mahendrabhai Shah at 1-714-369-8701 or Kalpesh Jhaveri at 1-909-598-7070 for further details.

Wellness Challenge - Meditate For 21 Minutes Every Day

For the upcoming weekly challenge we are challenging the participants to "meditate for 21 minutes every day.” To experience the benefits of meditation, regular practice is necessary. It takes only a few minutes every day. Once imbibed into the daily routine, meditation becomes the best part of your day! Meditation is like a seed. When you cultivate a seed with love, the more it blossoms. For more information and to participate in the challenge, click here.

Other News & Events

Invitation from the Jain Society Of San Diego

JSSD are very excited to invite LA Sangh to the 5 Year Anniversary of our Jain Center as well as Shikhar / Dhwaj / Kalash Pratishtha Mahotsav.

The celebration is scheduled from August 5th - 7th, 2016 and Shri Shrenikbhai will be performing the Rituals and Vidhis.

Please Click the link below for the Invitation and RSVP:

http://www.jssd.org/announcements

Please contact us at if you have any questions.

Kinal Modi
Public Relations
Jain Center of Southern California