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Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,
Jai Jinendra!
Today is the sixth day of Das Lakshana Parva. Hope you are in sukh sata and especially those who are fasting. Let us learn about the sixth Dharma i.e. Uttam Sanyam in an article by Dr. Kirit Gosalia.
Under the Theory of Karma in Jainism series, we’ll learn about Kapota Lesya.
Teach your kids about Uttam Sanyam through animated videos in English as well as Hindi.
Daily Das Lakshana Programs for West Coast, Midwest, East Coast and Pratikraman program details are given below.
Join Muni Shri Praman Sagarji Maharaj for Das Lakshan Shibir including Bhawana Yog Session and answer their queries in the Shanka Samadhan program. Joining and other details are mentioned below.
Sincerely,
Mahesh Wadher
JAINA President
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Das Lakshana Tapasvi Anumodna
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Wishing the best of Shata and khub-khub Anumodna to all the Tapasvis.
With this year's virtual Das Lakshana celebrations, JAINA has decided to recognize Tapasvis on www.jaina.org and our social media platforms.
JAINA would be recognizing Das Lakshana Tapasvis in two categories:
- Adults (18+): 10 or more Upvas
- Kids/Youths (Below 18 years): 3 or more Upvas
Please fill out the Das Lakshana 2020 Tapasvi Form and send Tapasvi's detail latest by Wednesday, September 2, 2020, by or before 08:00 pm PST. This is a very simple form with the below questions.
- Tapasvi's Full Name and Photo
- Age
- No. of Upvas
- Name of Jain Center you belong to
Das Lakshana 2020 Tapasvi Anumodna Form
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Uttam Sanyam Dharma - Supreme Self Restraint/Self Discipline
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Today is the sixth day of the Das Lakshan Parva. It is known as Uttam Sanyam. Word ‘Uttam’ denotes association of the right faith and ‘Sanyam’ means self-restraint, self-discipline.
Human life is extremely precious because only in human life one can observe self-discipline. The subhuman, the infernal or the celestial living beings do
not have the capacity for self- restraints.
In absolute terms, the self-discipline means to remove the attentive consciousness- Upyog- from worldly objects and to direct it towards the eternal true
nature of the soul substance and then get engrossed in this true nature.
From the conventional point of view, self-discipline is mainly of two types.
- Praani Sanyam - disciple towards the living beings and
- Indriya Sanyam - discipline of the senses. Combined together, one observes the following disciplines in his life. They are:
- Five vows of nonviolence, non-stealing, speaking truth, celibacy, and non-possessiveness.
- He also observes five vigilances (Panch Samiti) in his life. They are:
- Irya samiti- careful movements, walking with attentive consciousness
- Bhasha samiti – careful speech, to speak what is true, beneficial, measured, and free from doubt
- Esana samiti –careful about obtaining the alms
- Aadaan nikshepan samiti – careful in lifting and laying down objects. Carefulness in taking and placing things, and
- Vyutsarga samiti - carefulness about the disposal of excreta etc.
- one wins over his toxic emotions like anger, deceit, ego, and greed.
- To control the activities of the mind speech and body.
- One wins over the objects of the five senses.
The true form of the self-discipline is not possible without the associated presence of right faith- Samyak Darshan-. To get out of the sufferings of the trans-migratory life, one must observe the self-disciplines.
Once a living being obtains the right faith then he is on the 4th spiritual development stage and the nature of the self-discipline starts, and it keeps on
increasing in intensity, as one advances further into his spiritual development stages from 4thth to 5th to 6th, etc.
A living being is wandering in the trans-migration since time infinite in the past. Very rarely he ends up getting to human life. Now he also has inquisitive
nature of knowing the reality. He reads, listens and asks questions, and furthers his knowledge about the soul substance. His aim is to obtain the right faith and he observes
the disciplines as mentioned above. This (human life) is a rarity and one should not miss this great opportunity bestowed upon him.
Since time infinite, one remains engrossed in the enjoyment of worldly objects. He, therefore, had lost his self-discipline. But he never found happiness
in worldly objects. If he now brings his attention to the eternal true nature of the soul, then definitely will end up with a blissful state. He, therefore, obtains self-discipline
in the soul.
The superior form of self-restraints is observed in the true monk who has experienced his eternal soul’s true nature. The partial self-discipline is observed
in the householders with the right faith. Let’s all take a vow to observe self-discipline in this great occasion of the Dash Lakshan Maha Parva and make our life more
meaningful.
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- Dr. Kirit Gosalia
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THE KARMA THEORY IN JAINISM SERIES
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The Nature and Form of Lesyas
3. Kapota Lesya
Its color is like that of the neck of a pigeon, taste sourer than that of an unripe mango; its smell and touch are similar to those
of the Black Lesya.
Characteristics - A man under influence of this Lesya (mental feeling) is a fault-finder; he is bitter, harsh in speech; discloses of faults of others, and covers
his own faults; he is a thief and an adulterer.
Fruit - If a man dies with such feelings and thoughts, he goes to the first, the second, or the third hell by gradation.
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Das Lakshana Story for Children: Uttam Sanyam
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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 and Das Laxana 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 to the Jivdaya fund.
Click to Donate
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