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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
During JAINA Convention 2023, you will experience a 72-hour extravaganza packed with learning, inspiration, and fun. Please find the brief program details below. Also, if you havent registered yet, kindly register.
Jain Digest Committee is pleased to announce the Jain Digest February 2023 issue, where you will read various interesting articles. Don’t miss out on new feature ‘Letters to the Editor’, where you can write feedback to us on articles, improvements of the magazines, and suggestions.
The Ahimsak Eco-Vegan Committee in partnership with YJP held the first Jain Vegan Meetup of 2023 in Dallas, Texas. During the event, Jains of all ages gathered at the vegan brunch restaurant Green Papaya Cafe. Read more about it below.
The JAINA Education Blog committee addresses questions on gender identity and its acceptance in society. The committee presents the Jain view on lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, what can we do to accept them as equal human beings, and similar questions. Please read the educative article and share it with others.
Shoutout to Physicians and Dentists across the USA and Canada. Let’s create better healthcare for our community members through the JAINA Telehealth initiative. We are looking out for doctors who would like to join this project.
Almost three thousand people signed the petition to the Government of India and Jharkhand regarding the unrest in Jharkhand over the preservation of our most sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth, and apparent inaction in Gujarat against reported encroachments, harassment of pilgrims, illegal activities, and vandalization of sacred monuments at Shri Shatrunjay (Palitana) and Shri Girnar Tirths. Please join us in protecting our sacred tirths by sending individual petitions.
Please find the invitation for Antrikshji Pratishtha on February 5, 2023.
Jain Connect Presents a Weekend Singles Meet Up.The event will take place from March 3 - 5 in Atlanta. We have planned a variety of activities and games to help break the ice and facilitate connections. The event will be hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Atlanta Airport.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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JAINA Convention 2023
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JAINA Convention 2023 is a 72-hour extravaganza packed with learning, inspiration, and fun starting at noon on Friday. June 30th and concluding at noon on Monday, July 3rd. Here's a quick chart for you to review followed by a few additional details to help with your travel plans.
Day 1: The registration will begin on June 30th at noon. Lunch will be available for an extended period since you may arrive at various times from close and far distances. Daytime programming will begin post-lunch, followed by dinner and a Convention opening ceremony with entertainment and garba-raas.
Day 2 and Day 3: Both of these days will begin with yoga and breakfast, followed by inspirational keynote speeches. After lunch, attend the breakout sessions, reunite with family and friends, and meet some new people. The evenings, post-dinner, will be filled with entertainment.
Day 4: The day will again begin with yoga and breakfast. The Convention will conclude at noon with a closing ceremony followed by lunch.
Airport Transfers will be available only from TPA and MCO airports at a nominal cost. Please make arrangements if you arrive at or depart from any other airport.
- Day 1: Airport transfer will be available from TAMPA (TPA) and ORLANDO (MCO) airports to Lakeland, FL on June 30th from 9 am - 7 pm.
- Day 2 and Day 3: No transfer will be available. If you are arriving on either of these days, please make arrangements.
- Day 4: For return, transfer to TAMPA (TPA) and ORLANDO (MCO) airports from Lakeland, FL will be available from morning to afternoon. We will send specific timing as we get closer, but adequate coverage will be provided.
For questions, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions on our website. For other questions write to us at support@jaina.org.
Register For Convention 2023
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Jain Digest February 2023
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The Jain Digest Editorial Team is pleased to announce that the February 2023 issue of Jain Digest is now available on JAINA Website at www.jaina.org/jaindigest
It has 19 articles on various topics that will educate you, inspire you and spiritually elevate you!
Here is a partial list of the articles:
- Tribute to Shri Mansukhlal Doshi by Dilip V Shah
- Importance of Charity in Various Religion by Narendra Bhandari
- A Delight to the Mind’s Eye - Jain Chhod Patas by Lynna Dhanani
- Kshullak Ganesh Prasad Varni by Dr. Prakash C. Jain
- How to Create a Blissful Life – Part 2 by Dr. Palakh Jain and Payal Seth
- Deepak Chopra and Eckhart Tolle: Insights into Our True Selves by Reena Shah
- Intuition: A Resource that leads to Self-Realization by Ramesh Khandhar
- Two Keys to a Calmer Emotional Life by Kira M. Newman
- Rekindling the Human Spirit through Compassion by Khushi Patel
- Prerequisites for achieving Samyak Darshan by Anop Vora
- Santikaram Stotra by Jepal Bijal Shah
- Find your guides to ignite your spirit by Chintav Shah
- JSGD Pathshala Student Essays
- … and more!
Jain Digest February 2023
Jain Digest
We hope you enjoy reading these articles.
Also note that with this issue, we are adding a new feature titled “Letters to Editor”. This is your chance to give us your feedback and get it published in the magazine along with your picture.
Here are the details:
- As you read the various articles, think about which articles you liked, ideas for improvement in the magazine and suggestions for any content that will help us all in our spiritual advancement.
- Send us your feedback via email to jaindigestpublication@gmail.com before March 31, 2023
- The editorial team will review and select the letters for publication.
- If your letter is selected we will contact for your picture.
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AEVC and YJP Jain Vegan Meetup 2023
On January 28, The Ahimsak Eco-Vegan Committee (AEVC), in partnership with Young Jain Professionals (YJP), held its first Jain Vegan Meetup of 2023 in Dallas, Texas. In this event, Jains of all ages gathered at the vegan brunch restaurant Green Papaya Cafe and connected with like-minded friends over delicious plant-based foods served by futuristic robot waiters. AEVC is so grateful for this record turnout event and thanks the Jain Sangh in Dallas, Green Papaya for supporting our local Jain community, and Young Jain Professionals for their continued love and partnership.
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Jainism Says…
The JAINA Education Blog committee addresses questions on gender identity and its acceptance in society. The committee addresses questions like, what is the Jain view on lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender? In general, much of the Jain community does not accept them as normal or equal people, what can we do to accept them as equal human beings? What is the Jain thing to do as a family and community? How does Jainism guide us to accept the normalcy of such orientations?
To address this topic, the committee has researched Jain scriptures, and scientific studies, and most importantly, held conversations with individuals who have experienced this situation. Because heterosexuality has been the norm during the modern era, whenever we come across any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals, we often resort to one of three responses:
- Ostracize (exclude) them as abnormal or immoral
- Ask them to hide their identities, lie about them, or change their orientation
- Accept them and enable them to live a life true to themselves
Read the entire article here and please share it with others so we can respect, accept, and embrace each other in the true sense and walk on the path shown by Tirthankar Mahavir.
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JAINA Telehealth Initiative - Shoutout to Physicians and Dentists
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The JAINA Telehealth committee is actively looking out for Physicians and Dentists from the USA and Canada who are excited to join us in working towards improving the community's access to quality healthcare.
As one of the Telehealth pilot projects, the Primary Care Program will allow physicians and Dentists in JAINA providers listing to offer remote patient consults using a secure, low-cost digital connection. Dr. Girish J. Shah - DDS, MPH, Ph.D is leading this initiative and inviting Physicians and Dentists from USA and Canada to join volunteer and join the team. If you are interested in joining our provider network, please read the details of this initiative and provide the basic information mentioned in the document.
Click Here To Register
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Jain Center News
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Jain Society of Toronto is pleased to offer a golden opportunity open to all Jains for the Pratishtha labh of Shanayak Bhaghwan Shri Mahavir Swami, Shri Parshwanath Prabhu for both Swetambars and Digambars of the first-ever Shikhabhandhi Temple of Jain Society of Toronto.
It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the members of JSOT. They have designed a unique lottery system that will allow labharthis to get an opportunities for different labhs of the pratishtha. Only limited tickets are available so please book your tickets before they get sold out. Please find more details in the
flyer. For any questions, please call on the numbers mentioned in the flyer.
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Petition to Save Jain Religious Sites
Almost 3000 people signed the petition. Please find all the signatures. Have you already sent the letters? If not, send the letter at the link below and join us in saving Jain Tirths.
We need to support our sadharmik brothers and sisters in this fight for justice.
To build momentum and gather more voices, we have also created a petition on
www.Change.org. We want all of our Sangh members to sign this petition and participate in this movement to save our tirths. We will attach the signatures to our letters to further strengthen our message.
Take Action
Let's join hands and make our voices heard! Please share with the maximum amount of people and make sure they all sign the petition.
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Join us for a Jain Connect Singles Meet in Atlanta from March 3 - 5, 2023!
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register now
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Antrikshiji Pratishtha 2023
Please find the Antrikshji Pratishtha invitation and flyer.
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