Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,
Jai Jinendra!

We are grateful and so happy to receive an amazing response from the community for the JAINA Convention 2021! Over six thousand people have registered for the virtual JAINA Convention 2021. Seeing the response from the North American and the global Jain community, we are extending the special invitation for you and your loved ones. Please register yourself for this fun-filled, informative, and religious Convention. You can also be a part of the Convention by taking various sponsorship opportunities.

We are saddened to see how Coronavirus Pandemic has brought back unprecedented time yet again for the world. Currently, India is the worst-hit country in the world with daily cases of over 2 lakhs. To help our needy and poor Sadharmik brothers and sisters, JAINA is launching all new campaign for Shadharmik Bhakti Fund. Please come forward to help others in these devastating times. Listen to Acharya Ratnasundersurishwarji Maharaj Saheb describing desperate situation some of our sadharmiks are facing and inspiring us to remember our duty on Sadharmik Bhakti.

Under the initiative ‘Know your JAINA’, the Jivdaya Committee will hold a town hall type community meeting on Saturday, April 17th at 10:00 am PST | 12:00 pm CST | 1:00 pm EST. Take this opportunity to meet committee members, learn of their programs, and ask questions. One of the founding members of JAINA Jivdaya Committee, Pramodaben Chitrabhanu will speak on "Jivdaya". Join Zoom Meeting link. Meeting ID: 963 6306 2470 | Passcode: JAINA

Like every year, the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has greeted the Jain community on the occasion of Mahavir Janma Kalyank Diwas. Read the message from Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCJ.

Do I need to give up happiness to be religious?
Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai explains, one does not need to give up happiness to be religious. He shows us a greater source of happiness.

Arham USA, with the blessings of Gurudev Namramuni Maharaj Saheb, has launched the project of writing Namaskar Mahamantras in a book, and welcomes you to write Namaskar Mantra. The aim is to spread the significance of the Namaskar Mantra among Jain, non-Jain families and to honor the nine Diksharthi who recently accepted the five Vows and live an enlightened life.

Under the Jain Tattvas and Philosophy of Karma, we will learn the next two of the nine tattvas - Asrava and Bandha. This short article from Pravin K. Shah is simple to understand for those who want to learn and understand Jainism.

JAINA and the Global Compassion Organization bring you a Diabetes 360 webinar. During this 6-week program, you will learn how to cook healthy meals, yoga and gain knowledge of different medical methods followed by questions and answers from experts. The next Zoom meeting is on Sunday April 18, 2021 at 5:00 pm PST . The link is given on right side of this page.

How big can a small contribution be? Listen to this amazing narrative by Rahul Kapoor.

Please click on the read more links on this page for detailed news on the above items.

Sincerely,

Mahesh Wadher,
JAINA President