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Dear Sadharmiks,
Jai Jinendra! Pranam!
The 2023 JAINA Convention Committee is organizing two virtual Town Hall type meetings for JAINA Directors, Jain Center Presidents, leaders, and Board members on December 10 at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. This will be a very informative presentation. Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 812 4690 6994 Passcode: JAINA.
Please encourage your kids to participate in the below-mentioned Essay and Art competitions to contribute to the JAINA Convention 2023 Souvenir Book.
The JAINA India Foundation (JIF) is publishing a short booklet on "Scientific Aspects of Jain Practices" with the purpose to invoke the interest of a layman to explore Jain practices through logic & rationality, rather than rituals and tradition. The JIF is inviting articles from you to contribute to this project, based on your own domain expertise and interest. Please find the guidelines below to participate in.
Inside the Jain Digest October 2022 issue, Dilipbhai Shah provides us a glimpse of two books written by Dr. Subhash Jain, a Professor Emeritus in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa, explaining Karma theory. One is titled “The Path to Inner Peace – Mastering Karma” and the other is “Karma Doctrine and Rebirth in Jainism – A Logical Perspective”. We hope the article will encourage you to read the books to get more in-depth knowledge about karma theory.
We are so proud to let you know that in November the JAINA Ahimsak Eco-Vegan Committee organized its first Jain vegan lunch meetup in Bangalore, India, where like-minded Jains came together to connect over Jain-friendly vegan food at the highly acclaimed vegan restaurant LaVegano.
Last month, the Jain Society of Greater Atlanta had their Pratishtha Mahotsav. It was attended by many center members, making the celebration successful.
JAINA India Foundation is planning a lunch meeting with the JAINA President and his team on January 15, 2023, in Mumbai. Eminent Representatives from 30 local Jain institutions will be present at this event.
Sincerely,
Haresh Shah,
JAINA President
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JAINA Convention 2023 Souvenir Committee
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JAINA Convention 2023 Souvenir Committee invites your Pathshala Children to contribute to the Souvenir Book! They have two competitions based on age: An Essay Competition (11 years and above) and a Drawing/coloring Competition (10 years or younger).
1. Essay Competition: Children and adolescents 11 years or above should enter a competition to include their essay/Poem in the 2023 Souvenir Book. The essay/poem should be related to the Convention theme of how Jainism inspires us to: "Maximize Human Potential. The tracks under this theme are:
- Human Values
- Wellness
- Relationships
- Personal Growth/Enrichment
- Outreach and Partnerships
Please use one of these tracks. Include images or pictures, but it should be one page long.
2. Art Competition: Children 10 years or younger should submit one or all 14 (or 16 for Digambar tradition) dreams of Trishala Mata at the birth of Mahavir Bhagwan. These can be hand-drawn or can use printed outlines and using colored pencils or crayons (but not paint). We request each center to send its three entries.
We recommend holding a local competition and having up to 3 best essays or colored Dreams sent to us, with names, ages of students, and terms of Sangh. We will display them all digitally and additionally include some of the best essays/poems, as well as art, with the name of the student(s) and Sangh's name in the printed version of the Souvenir Book! The committee will respect age and any allowances you make to select the best three.
Please send all submissions to Devendra Mehta at mehtade@yahoo.com and cc Viral Doshi at virdoshi@gmail.com, Darshana Desai at dfamilyflorida@gmail.com, and Shilpa Mehta shilpamx@comcast.net.
Our deadline is to have these sent to us by Monday, February 13th.
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Write an Article for a Book on Scientific Aspects of Jain Practices
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It gives us immense pleasure to inform you about a project being undertaken under the JAINA India Foundation, of publishing a short booklet on "Scientific Aspects of Jain Practices". Dr. Bipin Doshi is leading this initiative. The proposed book is to be published by Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara. The purpose of this book is to invoke the interest of a layman to explore Jain practices through logic & rationality, rather than rituals and tradition. We have prepared the structure of the proposed book and now inviting articles from scholars to contribute to this project, based on their own domain expertise and interest.
Please find the guidelines on the required topic & article submission and we request you forward them to people who might be interested.
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JAINA Mobile App
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We highly recommend you try the JAINA mobile app which will keep you up to date with upcoming events, let you register for JAINA Convention, and manage your JAINA Convention account to get an instant notification.
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Inside October 2022 Jain Digest
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Book Reviews - Two Books on Karma Theory by Dr. Subhash C. Jain by Dilip V. Shah
According to universally accepted wisdom, good actions give rise to the desirable consequences and that the evil actions result in undesirable consequences. That is the karmic law or theory of Karma. Different religions provide different explanations and the Jain teachings have produced many complex treatises on the subject. Unlike some other theories, Jains are taught that the producer of Karma alone bears its fruits, and no worldly or heavenly power can alter the outcome of that Karma.
Dr. Subhash Jain, a Professor Emeritus in the departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa, has attempted to explain Karma theory in two books. One is titled “The Path to Inner Peace – Mastering Karma” and the other is titled “Karma Doctrine and Rebirth in Jainism – A Logical Perspective”.
In this review article, Dilip Bhai provides us a glimpse of these two books encouraging us to read them to get more in-depth knowledge about karma theory.
To read the full article at:
Click Here to Read this Article
To read the full October 2022 Jain Digest, go to:
Jain Digest October 2022 Edition
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Ahimsa Eco-Vegan Committee
On November 27, 2022, the JAINA Ahimsak Eco-Vegan Committee organized its first Jain vegan lunch meetup in Bangalore, India, where like-minded Jains came together to connect over Jain-friendly vegan food at the highly acclaimed vegan restaurant LaVegano. JAINA thanks LaVegano for their hospitality, and special thanks to Nitin Jain, Ruchika Chitrabhanu, and all the volunteers who assisted in bringing this event to fruition. To learn more about how you can get involved, check the
bit.ly/thejainveganinitiative.
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Jain Center News
Last month, the Jain Society of Greater Atlanta celebrated their Pratishtha Mahotsav. Many members enthusiastically attended it. The Jain center has a membership of seven hundred families and is still growing.
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JAINA India Foundation Launch Meeting
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JAINA India Foundation is planning a lunch meeting with JAINA President Haresh Shah and his team on 15th Jan 2023 in Mumbai. Eminent Representatives of 30 Jain institutions will be present.
Few more will be added
Main Agenda:
1) Role of JAINA for Jain community in India.
2) Knowing the imp activities of participating organizations.
3) Common Areas where many of us can join and work together.
- Dr. Bipin Doshi
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