Homework: for December  Read chapter 145 (Jain Philosophy - Mini Overview)

What we did in Class:
 Meditation - Besides body relaxation medication and concentration - tried a 2 min. focus on your favorite food (aroma, taste, ... moment by moment... )
Mahavira's timeline
If you were reenergizing a religion in today's what would your focus be:
- student 1: Understanding - Have understanding for others..
- student 2: Tolerance
- student 3: Nonviolence, non-greed, non-ego, tolerance
- student 4: Be respectful, spread the wealth, be respectful, be satisfied, non-violence

 

Discussed Mahavira’s timeline

Reviews page 146 – Universal substances

 

Reviewed Nine Tattvas:

-          Talked about what made you angry ..

o   What could you have done to be less angry

§  Walked away

§  Step away from the situation

§  Take a deep breath, relax and meditate

§  Don’t let a situation get to you (example: Tiger Woods only gets upset at a bad shot for 10 steps and then forgets about it and focuses on the next shot)

 

Review Nine Tattvas

Review Door of Inflow - we drew the 14 doors of Nirjara

Some brainstorming on what the name should be for the LA Convention:

-          Man versus Karma

-          Go Jain, Go Green

-          Jainvironment

-          Jain Way of EcoLife

-          Jainism and World Around You

-          Green Way of Life

-          Jain-Green Way of Life

-          JWOL – GWOL

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