PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Jai Jinendra!

Anumodna to all Tapasvis for their tap and blessed are your souls for being able to do Tap Aradhana during this auspicious festival. All the centers have celebrated Paryushan and Das Lakshana with great pomp. Please send your details of Upvas at jainahq@jaina.org so we can recognize you. Tapasvis with 15 or more Upavaas, please send your photo.

Jain Milan event to be held on October 26 to 28 in Orlando, FL to encourage our Jain youth to meet other Jains for the purpose of matrimony. Please visit jain milan to register & more information.

JAINA Education Committee and Jain Society of Southern California (JCSC) Buena Park (Los Angeles) along with YJA, JAYA, and YJP have jointly organized the Jain workshop from Friday, Sep 28th, 2018 to Sunday, Sep 30th, 2018. More details are given below.

Warm Regards,
Gunvant Shah
JAINA President
09-30-2018

QUOTE

External renunciation is meaningless if the soul remains fettered by internal shackles.

- Bhagwan Mahavir

QUIZ TIME

Q 1: What is Vrutti Sankshep Tapa (Austerity)?

Q 2: What is Rasa Parityag Tapa (Austerity)?

Jain Milan - 2018

Jain Milan event to be held on October 26 to 28 in Orlando, FL to encourage our Jain youth to meet other Jains for the purpose of matrimony and to facilitate face-to-face meeting in a comfortable, welcoming environment. There have been many success stories of people meeting during Jain Milan, becoming friends and eventually getting married. Please do not miss this opportunity for face to face meeting from around the country and world. Please visit jain milan to register & more information. If you would like to volunteer, please click https://tinyurl.com/jmvol18. Look forward to seeing you all very soon.

JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Jain Center of Southern California (JCSC) celebrated Paryushan Parva and invited dignitary Jitubhai Shah from LD Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad-India. JCSC currently also celebrated Das Lakshana Parva with Dr. P. C. Jain from India. They had morning and evening pravachans by Jitubhai Shah and Bhavna with Ashokbhai Shah from India every day. Beautiful aangis were done to pratimajis in Ghabhara every day. This year mark highest number of tapasvis .i.e. 57 doing athai or more days of fasting. We had Kripa Parekh, who did Maskshaman (30 days Fasting). In addition, they had three tapasvis who did 16 Upvas, three tapasvis did 11 Upvas, one tapasvi did 9 Upvas and 49 tapasvis who did Athai tap. Paryushan Parva was celebrated with Swapna Ceremony.

JAIN SOCIETY OF HOUSTON

On September 9, 2018, the Jain Society of Houston held its annual Sapna Boli event, a tradition highlighting the auspicious dreams of Queen Trishla foreshadowing the birth of Lord Mahavir Swami. Jain center thank all of their volunteers, attendees, and donors for bringing this event to fruition.

JAIN WORKSHOP AT JAIN CENTER OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

JAINA Education Committee and Jain Society of Southern California (JCSC) Buena Park (Los Angeles) along with YJA, JAYA, and YJP have jointly organized the Jain workshop from Friday, Sep 28th, 2018 to Sunday, Sep 30th, 2018.

This workshop had a great success in past five Workshops conducted in Raleigh, NC (two workshops), Atlanta GA, Washington DC, and Dallas TX. The theme of the workshop is Striking a Balance - Examining Social, Cultural, and Spiritual Environment that we adults and our youth face while growing up in North America. Registration and more details.

YJP UPDATE

On September 15, 2018, YJP Houston held a two day Das Lakshan Workshop hosting 8 unique sessions covering the application of Jain principles in modern times. Topics included Jain methods of conflict management, self-confidence and positive thinking from the Jain perspective, setting goals for success, and the physical/spiritual benefits of a plant based lifestyle.

The second annual YJP Conference will be held on October 5 to 7 in New York City - a weekend envisioned to help Jains realize their leadership potential, create long-lasting friendships, and facilitate meaningful conversations (not to mention delicious Jain/Vegan-friendly food). Please register today at bit.ly/YJP2018Conference.

ANUMODNA

QUIZ ANSWER

A 1: Vruti Sankshep Tapa means reducing the desires. One must renounce some of the items during the meals.

A 2: Ras parityag Tapa means renouncing those kinds of foods and drinks that provoke taste, and increases the strength and excitement. There are 14 sub-types of this austerity. It can be done partially or in total for one time or for prolonged time.