Federation Of Jain Associations in North America
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| Birth is attended by death, youth by decay and fortune by misfortune. Thus everything in this world is momentary. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Anekantvad is one of the three Jain doctrines of relativity used for logic and reasoning. The other two are as follows - Vikramaditya- What is truth? Is it that which is said loudly, that which is said repeatedly, that which is said with authority or that which is agreed by the majority? Sidhasen Divakar - None of the above. Everyone has its own definition of truth and that is conditional. Vikramaditya- How about traditions? They have been established by our Ancestors and have passed the test of time. Sidhasen Divakar- Would the system established by ancestors hold true on examinations? In case it doesn’t, I am not here to justify it for the sake of saving the traditional grace of the dead, irrespective of the wrath I may have to face. In Sanmati Tark, Sidhasen Divakar further adds all doctrine are right in their own respective spheres but if they encroach upon the province of other doctrines and try to refute their view, they are wrong. A man, who holds the view of cumulative character of truth, never says a particular view is right or that a particular view is wrong. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Vasupujya Bhagwan is the 12th Tirthankar of the Avsarpani kal. He was born to King Vasupujya and Queen Jaya Devi in the city of Champa Nagri. He attained nirvana at Champa Nagri and had 66 Gandhars. The topic of his first sermon was Dharma Durlabh Bhavna. One should think that true preceptor, religious scriptures and religion are excellent shelters in this world full of agony. All other things lead to misery and suffering but at the same time it is very difficult to get right religion, scriptures and preceptor. There are 15 Karma Bhumis, 30 Akarma Bhumis and 56 Antar Dweeps. In 30 Akarma Bhumis and 56 Antar Dweeps there is no religion, no scriptures and no preceptors at all. So people who dwell there do not even know what religion is. So the question of following religion there does not arise at all. Out of 15 Karma Bhumis (5 Bharat Kshetra, 5 Erawat Kshetra and 5 Mahavidev Kshetra), religion in Mahavidev Kshetra is permanent and exists through out but, there are a certain restrictions in the other two Kshetras. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Young Jain Professionals is looking for a new visual identity and needs your help. They are seeking individuals who can design a creative, innovative and professional logo design. The logo should be recognizable and help promote our organizations mission, "To increase the awareness and understanding of Jain principles and heritage by promoting networking among Jain professionals." For more details regarding logo design and submission requirements, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A “Jain’s Got Talent” was held on Saturday, December 3rd, 2016, at the specifically decorated auditorium of Shri Mangal Mandir under the auspices of Jain Society of Metropolitan Washington (JSMW). This show was the first ever event in the history of the Society since its establishment in the year 1980. With over 250 attendees, this event had 89 participants who presented 45 items that were broken down between four categories: Minors (9 years and under), Juniors (10 to 20 years), Adult Solo (21 years and over), and Adult Group (21 years and over). Participants ranged in age from 3 years to 65+ years old.The three Masters of Ceremony, Savita Jain, Jatin Shah, and Pulkit Gangwal did a wonderful job of conducting the ceremony in a typically humorous manner throughout the event for which they deserved special thanks of the organizers of the event. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The performance of each participant was evaluated by a panel of three judges from outside the JSMW. Based solely on their evaluations, the winning performances within each of the four categories, were called upon the stage, and the first and second prize winners received trophies from the judges. The auditorium was packed to capacity by the attendees whose general reaction was that the program of the talent show was a “grand success” and that all arrangements were well-thought out with meticulous planning as expressed by the attendees. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The program which began at 11 a.m. concluded at sharp 5 p.m. More information can be found at: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 “A patient who could not stand up independently since 10 months due to stroke was taught how to stand by Occupational Therapist Purnima Karia” He and his wife were ecstatic. Wife said that she literally dragged him to the health fair as he did not even want to come there! This is one example of changing life of a patient positively by attending Anaheim Health Fair! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 More than 170 people lined up early morning of 3rd December for Medical/Dental Vision care at Anaheim Convention Center. By Sunday afternoon organizers, the City of Anaheim. GBS Linens, Anekant Community Center and Lestonnac Free Clinic had treated 765 people! People had travelled hours to get their teeth removed &/or get medical checkup&/or get a pair of Eye Glasses - all for free! First time we had offered online registration and 150 people had registered in three weeks prior to the event. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| YJA is hosting an Interregional Clothing Drive from December 5th through December 19th. Get into the spirit of the giving season and helping your region facilitate the most Dan (charity) by donating gently-used clothing that you no longer wear! We will be collecting winter coats, pants, tops, sweaters, warm hats, gloves and socks. Visit yja.org/clothingdrive to find a repository near you. YJA would like you hear your thoughts on where the 2018 YJA Convention should be held! If you want to see the next convention in you city, fill out the Host City Interest Survey at bit.ly/yja18hostcityinterest. The survey closes on December 16th, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST. The application to host comes later - right now, we just want your thoughts! Email with any questions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JAINA is the largest Jain Organisation Outside India. Below are some of the values JAINA provides to our community
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| It is time to consider charitable contribution to JAINA as we nearly come to the end of this year. All donations to JAINA are tax exempt and we appeal to all community members to extend your support to the cause of JAINA. JAINA is the biggest Jain organization outside India and is continuously working towards our mission of spreading Jain Principles to our larger community. Today JAINA is well recognized organization by not only US Government but also in many other countries. Our Weekly newsletter is being sent to nearly 15000 homes. JAINA biennial Convention has more than 4000 attendees not only from USA but also from other parts of world. Let us make our organization JAINA stronger with each of us contributing as much we can, your participation is more important and each donation counts. Each donor will be recognized in our weekly newsletter and Website. JAINA acknowledges the valuable contributions of the following new Donors to JAINA General Fund:
For making payment by check please pay to “JAINA” and write “JAINA General Funds” in memo line. Kindly mail to: Mr. Haresh Shah Chairman - JAINA Membership Committee 2302 Clearview Ave. Wilmington, DE 19810-2525 USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
