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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
Paryushan and Das Lakshana Parva are around the corner. We are glad that this year we will be celebrating the Parva in person at our Centers. But at the same time, we will continue with online scholarly lectures, Samvatsari and Das Lakshana Pratikraman for those who don’t want to travel during the Paryushan/Das Lakshana. Stay tuned for the lectures and Pratikraman schedule.
July 26, 2022, is Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji’s 100th birth Anniversary. JAINA will pay homage and celebrate the 100th anniversary by scheduling a lecture in his honor on every July 26. The inaugural lecture will be delivered by Padma Shri Kumarpalbhai Desai on Tuesday July 26 on the Zoom platform. JAINA will also host a tribute on Saturday, the morning of July 30th featuring a mini concert by Bollywood sensation Palak Mucchal and tributes by some of the persons who were close to Gurudev Chitrabhanuji.
Inside June 2022 Jain Digest, Anop Vora writes about the 'Characteristics of a Devotee' where he explains it through the two paths in our spiritual journey – the path of devotion and the path of knowledge. Often devotion is categorized as “old-fashioned”. He explains why true knowledge can be only gained by showing respect and devotion to those who have expounded the deeper meaning of spirituality based upon their knowledge and personal experience and what are the characteristics of such devotees.
Last week, the Jain Temple of Virginia celebrated 26 Bhagwans Pratishtha Mahotsav. Please look at the photos below.
Take the online Jain Study class by Samanji at the link below.
If you ever wonder about questions like how old Jainism is or who is a Jain or only a person by birth can be a Jain, then watch this interesting video linked below. The video answers many questions in a quite simple way.
Out of their Networking Series, YJP recently had Networking Lunch in New York City. They are soon coming up with Networking Dinner at Palo Alto.
Jain Alert Group is launching Alert Sanskaran & Humanity Abhiyan (ASHA) to instill Jain values into the future generation. The children will perform activities such as Jin Puja, Ayambil, Tap, and Navkarvali to collect points. The event is open to all the kids around the world. Please read more details below to participate. Also, kindly forward this message to your family and friends.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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Gurudev Shri Chitrabhanuji, (along with Acharya Shri Sushil Muniji) was the inspiration behind formation of JAINA. This July 26th is the 100th Birth Anniversary of Shri Chitrabhanuji. JAINA EC has approved a resolution to celebrate this day by scheduling a memorial lecture by Shri Kumarpal Desai on the evening of July 26th and a live online tribute program on the morning of July 30th. Please stay tuned for more details of both the events.
Characteristics of a Devotee By Anop Vora
From their Networking Series, YJP had their Networking Lunch in New York City. YJP is grateful to everyone who came out to this event. The event turned out successful. YJP gives a huge shoutout to Ketul and Smit for organizing such a wonderful event. YJP is looking forward to the next Networking Dinner at Palo Alto.
With the blessings of Pujya Shri Hemratna Surishwarji Maharaja Saheb and the guidance of Pujya Vijay Ratnasundar Surishwarji Maharaj Saheb, Jain Alert Group is launching Alert Sanskaran & Humanity Abhiyan (ASHA) to instill Jain values into the future generation.
