Federation Of Jain Associations in North America
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Possessions are obstacles to liberation. The more a person possesses in worldly wealth the more he may be unhappy and the more likely he is to commit sin, both physically and mentally. | |||||
- Bhagwan Mahavir | |||||
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STORY ON PRINCIPLE OF APARIGRAHA | |||||
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JAIN SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS - DIWALI CELEBRATION 2016 | |||||
Jain Society of North Texas (JSNT) hosted Bhagwan Mahavir Nirvan Kalyanak celebration on Oct 30th 2016 in Dallas Texas. The event was celebrated with great fanfare by over 1100 attendees at the JSNT campus. The festivities began at 9:00 am in the morning with Mahavir Bhagwan Nirvan Pooja at Adinath Digambar Jin Mandir and Ashtaprakari Pooja at Dharmanath Swetamber Jinalaya. 125 Patshala Students enthusiastically performed various skits, stavans and dances promoting the message of Bhagwan Mahavir. The audience also participated in an exciting game of Kahoot hosted by the Pathshala kids. Videos of all performances can be viewed at www.dfwjains.org JSNT also recognized all the Tapasvis from Paryushan & Das Lakshana Maha Parva during the Tapasvi Anumodna at the event. The celebration concluded with a delicious Diwali feast. | |||||
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SUVIDHINATH SWAMI | |||||
![]() While doing the chintan of Ashrav bhavna one should think of 42 ways through which karma comes that is - 1) The inflow of karma is caused by the 3 fold action of body, speech and mind. 2) 5 senses- having feeling of attraction (raag and dwesh) towards anything experienced by 5 senses leads to inflow of karma. 3) 4 kashaya- krodh(anger), mann(thoughts), maya and lobh(greed) leads to inflow of karmas. 4) 25 kriyas (actions)- 25 types of different kriyas that we do in our daily life also leads to inflow of karma. 5) 5 vows. So we should we aware of these 42 reasons of Ashrav in detail and should try to avoid these reasons of inflow of karma to maximum possible extent. | |||||
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To kick off the holiday season, we hope you'll give to YJA during our #givingtuesday campaign. Giving Tuesday started as an international day of giving and is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. These donations will fund YJA's initiatives such as regional retreats, online pathshala classes, launching college chapters, and setting up our new integrative website and mobile app. You can help support YJA's initiatives by donating online anytime between now and 11/28 at www.yja.org/givingtuesday Additionally, YJA will be hosting Thanksgiving Navkar Jaaps to reflect on and pray for the over 46 million turkeys are consumed as per Thanksgiving tradition through a celebration of peace at the following locations. • Jain Center of Greater Boston | |||||
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We are happy to announce that the next Jain Milan in-person event will be held from December 2nd - 4th (Fri-Sun) at Embassy Suites Newark Airport, New Jersey. Over 60 Youths have already registered! Jain Milan is an opportunity for Jain youths age 22 and older to meet in person,to make friends, to engage in networking, and to find a life partner. In the past Jain Milan sessions facilitated the interactions through Ice-breakers, interactive sessions, speed dating, mixers, meet & greet events, relationship workshops, and Garba-Raas. Though online and email communication help to a certain extent, nothing comes close to meeting potential suitor in person. Jain Milan is organized to encourage our Jain youth to meet other Jains for the purpose of matrimony and to facilitate face-to-face meeting in a comfortable, welcoming environment. to view and Download Jain Milan 2016 flyer. | |||||
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