05.01.2018 ►JCSC ►Weekly News @ HereNow4U

Jain Center of Southern California

In this Issue:

Ongoing Programs
Life Time Tithis
Upcoming Events
Dignitary Visits and Shibirs
Derasar Timings and Seva
Meru Teras
12 Bhavna Shibir - 1/27 - 1/28
Wellness Challenge
MJK Cultural Program

Ongoing Programs - Jan. 2018

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
Chaudas Pratikraman	1/16,1/30	6:30 PM (Weekday) 6:00 PM (Weekend)
Monthly Snatra Puja and Navkar Mantra Jaap	1/20	9:00 AM
Monthly Bhavna Bhakti	1/26	7:30 PM
JCYC & JSG Pathshala / Adult Swadhyay / Sutra Class	1/7,1/21	9:40 AM
Webcast of Discourses by Shri Rakeshbhai Jhaveri	1/7,1/21	1:30 PM to 4:00 PM Aradhana Hall
Weekly Evening Swadhyay	Every Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
Adhyatmasar Swadhyays	Monday	By Girishbhai (8:00 PM to 9:30 PM)
14 Gunasthanak	Tuesday	By Hasendrabhai (8.30 PM to 10.00 PM)

Yogshatak Swadhyays	Thursday	By Girishbhai (8:00 PM to 9:30 PM)

Life Time Tithis

01/13 - Shah, Nilesh and Krina - Shah Vimalaben Ratilal
01/19 - Sheth,Samir,Komal and Hitesh,Kajal – Death Anniversary of Shri Satish Mehta
01/20 -Parekh, Ketan and Bhavna - Kamalaben Parekh
01/21 -Kamlaben K. Shah and Family - Kirtichandra N. Shah
01/24 -Sheth, Harshad, and Bharti - In memory of Shri Harshadbhai Sheth

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

Upcoming Events

Meru Teras-1/14
Adult Swadhyay Shibir 1-1/27,1/28

Dignitary Visits and Shibirs

12 Bhavna Shibir - 1/27 - 1/28, 2018

Derasar Timings & Seva Request

As JCSC caretaker Amrish Bhojak will be on vacation and out of the country from December 3, 2017 to January 23, 2018, Derasar timings will be strictly observed as per the following schedule:

Mon - Fri: Morning 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Evening 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat - Sun from 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

If you happen to visit Derasar, please see that you check in and check out during these hours.
JCSC also requests community members to volunteer and offer your Seva during these hours.

For "Seva" on any day/any hours please contact:

Salil Bhojak on 714-253-8569 or email - [email protected]
Dr. Mahendra Shah at 714-757-9490 email - [email protected]

Meru Teras: January 14th,2018.

It falls on the month of Posh Vad 13, January 14th,2018.
This day happens to be a day of Nirvana of Lord Rikhawdev, the first Tirthankara.
The day is celebrated by all-around penance (fast etc) on that day.
People especially remember Lord Adishwar with special reverence.
It is a day for offering nectar of devotion to God.

12 Bhavna Shibir - Jan 27 - 28, 2018

The "12 Bhavna" Shibir is scheduled during the weekend of January 27 - 28, 2018. Please sign up for this Shibir using the attached form.

"12 Bhavna" Shibir January 27 - 28, 2018

ભાવના ભવ નાશીની

પ્રભુ મહાવીર દેવ પોતાની સાડા બાર વર્ષની સાધના માં ભાવના-ધ્યાન-ભાવના-ધ્યાન વડે છેવટે સર્વ ઘાતી કર્મોનો ક્ષય કરી કેવળજ્ઞાન ની પ્રાપ્તિ કરીને મોક્ષે પધાર્યા. ભાવના = અનુપ્રેક્ષા = અંતર્મુખતા અને તેના પરીણામે એકાગ્રતા અને એકાગ્રતા એટલે ધ્યાન અને ધ્યાનની પરાકાષ્ઠા એટલે અનુભૂતિ. અનુભૂતિથી આત્માનો સાક્ષાત્કાર અને અનંત આનંદ ની પ્રાપ્તિ...

એવી પરમાત્માએ બતાવેલ, ઉપદેશેલ અને પોતે પ્રયોગ કરી સિદ્ધ કરેલ મોક્ષના સચોટ ઉપાય રૂપ બાર ભાવનાની શિબિર:

January 27- 28, 2018 "12 Bhavna" Shibir Schedule

Saturday, Jan 27, 2018

Session 1 - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lunch - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 2 - 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Break - 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Session 3 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dinner - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Sunset 5:18 PM)

Sunday Jan 28, 2018

Session 4 - 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Lunch - 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Session 5 - 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Break - 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Session 6 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Dinner - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Please CLICK HERE for the form

About Car Ride during the upcoming Shibir on January 27-28,2018
Kalpanaben Shah will manage Ride arrangement. You or someone you know will need a ride to and from the Shibir,

please contact her on at ‭+1 (949) 784-9950‬ and let her know.
DRIVERS: If you drive and can provide a ride to others, please contact Kalpanaben by calling or text and please volunteer.

She will try and match up to satisfy as many as practical. This needs to be done as early as possible for bigger success.

Wellness Challenge - Eat Breakfast Daily

For the upcoming weekly challenge, we are challenging the participants to “Eat Breakfast Ever Day." You’ve heard it since grade school: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But with a morning of competing priorities, snooze buttons, and questionable appetites, it’s easy to skip breakfast. It’s estimated that 12 to 34 percent of children and adults regularly miss the morning meal. If you are interested in learning more and participating, click here.

MJK Cultural Program

MJK Cultural Program will be celebrated at the Jain Center of Southern California on Sunday, April 1st, 2018. Deadline to submit/register for participation is Sunday, January 7th 2018. Registration is open to all Pathshala students by email only to the contact below. In order to put together an entertaining and professional program, groups who wish to perform, need to review and follow these guidelines……………

Click Here for more information

Kinal Modi
Public Relations
Jain Center of Southern California