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Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,
Jai Jinendra!
Today, on the second day of Das Lakshana Parva, let us learn about second Dharma i.e. Uttam Mardav, and keep ourselves free from egotism by practicing humility.
We will also learn about controlling the Kashayas under the Theory of Karma in Jainism series.
Teach your kids about Uttam Mardav through an animated video given below.
Daily Das Lakshana programs for West Coast, Midwest and East Coast and Pratikram details are given below.
During Das Lakshan Parv, Muni Shri Praman Sagarji Maharaj will address NRIs in various programs of Das Lakshan Shibir including Bhawana Yog Session and answer their queries in Shanka Samadhan program.
Details are mentioned below.
Sincerely,
Mahesh Wadher
JAINA President
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Uttam Mardav - Supreme Modesty
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 Just like
the forbearance, the modesty is also an important virtue of the soul. Word “Uttam” associated with it denotes the presence of enlightenment, right faith - Samyak Darshan.
The soul is the embodiment of infinite virtues but when one looks at the soul from the ego perspectives, then the soul appears to have the virtue of the modesty within.
So, let’s analyze the nature of the ego to better understand the nature of modesty.
One is associated with the altered state of the ego since time infinite. The ego is the exact opposite of the modesty virtue of the soul. This ego is represented
in the form of arrogance when praises are showered to the living being. It is in the form of dejection when the criticism is shown to the living being.
Having the ego makes one considers himself superior to the others. This leads to the absence of politeness. Just to fulfill the ego, he ends up playing dirty
games, windups spending his material wealth, and also severs the relationships with family and friends.
In the toxic emotions, the first one is the anger and thereafter the second one is ego. They both combined together are known as the inclination of aversion
- dwesh bhaav. The trans migratory soul is full of inclination of aversions since the time infinite in the past.
In general, for a mundane soul, in the adverse situation, he ends up with the anger and in the favorable situation ends up with the ego. Failure is the mother
of anger and success is the mother of the ego state. The ego state is the sweet poison for the soul.
Shrimad Rajchandraji has said: if there was no ego then the liberation is here – “Maan Na Hoy To Moksh Ahi J Chhe”.
What does it mean? There are four forms of toxic emotions - Kashaya-: anger deceit ego and greed. There are four realms of existence for a trans migratory
soul: infernal, subhuman, human, and celestial. The anger state is predominantly displayed in infernal one, the deceit is principally in subhuman, the ego state is primarily
present in the humans and the greed is mostly displayed in celestial living beings. Therefore, if humans get free from the ego state, then he can achieve the dissociation
from toxic emotions easily and thereby can obtain enlightenment.
It is not surprising that the living being has an ego about his status etc. He should be aware that he came out of the lowest form of life -Nigodh- and now
is a human being. One should not waste this life in an egoistic state. For example, a celestial living being ends up with one sense of life, and a king, later on, ends
up with the life of a worm, etc. One, who was born in a higher family ends up with lower family birth later on. For the worldly status, the living being works very hard
and forgets to understand that the transient status is like a bubble. Therefore, he must give up the egoistic state and respect the monks, etc. This will help one to purify
himself.
Acharya Samantbhandra in stanza 25 of Ratnakaand Shravakachar says:
ज्ञानं पूजां कुलं जातिं बलमृद्धिं तपो वपुः |
अष्टावाश्रित्य मानित्वं स्मयमाहुर्गतस्मया: ||
It says that the ego state is generated in the following eight possible ways in a living being.
- Knowledge – Gnan
- Worship – Pooja
- Heredity – Kul
- Caste – Jati
- Power – Bal
- Affluence – Riddhi
- Austerity – Tap
- Physique – Sharir.
Above mentioned egoistic state is prevalent in the ignorant soul having no self-experiencing of the soul’s eternal state. Once a living being ends up with the right faith -Samyak Darshan- then the ego state is gone. Of course, the right faith person may
have an ego but is at the minuscule level. The softness of modesty is absent in the person with arrogance and with the dejection. The modesty state is present when one
considers everyone to be the same status and therefore is devoid of the ego and the dejection state. Modesty is the true state of the enlightened soul.
On this auspicious day of supreme modesty, let us all work together to dissolve our ego state and cultivate the modesty virtue within us.
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- Kirit Gosalia
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THE KARMA THEORY IN JAINISM SERIES
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Control of the Kashayas - Continued...
The kasayas can be subsided, subsided-cum-destroyed, or destroyed. To do this, the help of the antidotes of Kasayas
should be adopted. Bhavana (reflections) are the antidotes of Kasyas. Kasayas can be dissolved by making the Bhavanas strong and firm.
- The antidote of anger is peace.
- The antidote or mana (pride) is humility.
- The antidote of deceit is straightforwardness.
- The antidote of greed is contentment.
By strengthening the samskaras (impressions) of peace, humility, straightforwardness, and contentment, the Kasayas are destroyed. When the Kasayas are completely destroyed, then and only then an aspirant becomes detached.
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Das Lakshana Story for Children: Uttam Mardav
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Story In English
Story In Hindi
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Das Lakshan Celebration with Muni Shri Praman Sagarji Maharaj
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 Muni Shri PramanSagar
Ji Maharaj is a Revered Jain saint, Powerful orator and a Progressive thinker with nearly 1 million viewers in India and across the world on multiple TV Channels and Youtube.
Considering the requests from various organizations, this Das Lakshan Parv he is going to address NRIs in Bhawana Yog Session and answer their queries in
Shanka Samadhan program.
Click here to know more about Munishri
Shraavak Sanskar Shivir is planned during Das Lakshan Parv from August 23 (Mon) - September 1, 2020 (Tue) as per below daily schedule:
View Daslkashan Parv full Schedule
Bhawana Yog at 5:20 AM - 6:20 AM (IST)
Bhawana Yog is a form of guided meditation which:
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makes you physically fit,
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helps you to be mentally strong,
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purifies the soul
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increases placebo effect in our life to make us a positive thinker, and
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acts like neuro-psycho immunology as it helps endocrine glands secrete chemicals which are very beneficial for the body
"Thoughts become things" is the basis of Bhawana Yog. It is through this that we can exploit the untapped potential and power of our soul.
4 pillars of Bhawana Yog:
- Inner Nourishment (Prarthana)
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Inner Cleaning (Pratikraman)
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Inner Resolution (Pratyakhyan)
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Inner Reflection (Samayik)
Learn more about Bhawana Yog
Shanka Samadhan at 6:20 PM - 7:20 PM (IST)
Shanka Samadhan is an immensely popular religious program, nearly a million people watch daily to embrace
spiritual growth in themselves. Most difficult questions are answered in a spur of a minute by Muni Shri and one gets practical Jain philosophy based solutions.
Learn more about Shanka Samadhan.
Muni Shri has obliged us by giving dedicated
time to NRIs to answer their queries. Please use the
link to send your questions:
Send your questions here:
Shanka Samadhan Schedule
Paras Channel - Daily:
8:50am - 9:50am EST
5:50am- 6:50am PST
6:20 pm- 7:20 pm IST
Jinvani Channel - Daily:
12:10pm- 1:10pm EST
9:10am- 10:10am PST
9:40pm- 10:40pm IST
Other medium - 24*7:
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Jivdaya during Paryushan is the most important of the 5 duties of a Shravak. That is the reason the first day of Paryushan is devoted to AMARI PRAVARTANA - a vow to not indulge in the violence of any kind. We express our acceptance of that vow by contributing
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