Thursday 29 May 2014

JAINISM--MAXIMUM HUMAN CAPACITY----PURUSHARTHA-------!!!!


It is also called as Samyak Parakram in Jainism. Purushartha can be classified in four categories--Artha ( living hood, finance),Kamma 
( relations) ,Religion (Dharma) and Salvation (Moksha).Most times we are engaged in first two options and ignore last two the most needed one due to our ignorance. Now let us have study for it .It is
very interesting to look at life of  Pujya mahaveerswami. In his entire
total period of twelve and half year of "Sadhna",he had food only for 349 days. He kept fast for approximate 4213 days. He termed Tap
fast as a tool of fire to burn iron rod of negative layers of Karma.
Keeping fast and taking Pachkhans are part of human efforts only.
We have long list of difficult Pachkahns. We have to overcome them.

 Human soul is constantly attracting 7 particles of Karmas with it's 148 divisions. Balance one i.e. Aayushya or life karma is attracted only once in the particular life based on summary of seven Karmas.
Karma theory passes through four stages-Bandh  (attracting),Vedan ( experience). Nirjara (cleaning) and salvation.( totally clear- nil.).
With transactions of mind, speech and body mixed with four bad
Kashay(anger, Kama .greed and cheating)Karma particles are being attached  soul with four features i.e.  Prakruti ( type ).Pradesh means 

( quantum ),Anubhag (severity)  Sthithi (period).Karma particles are called as Karmadalik and Structural design of such particles is called Karmanishek. Karma can be cleared with Purushartha.

When Karma particles start moving to give the results after passive period, it is known Udaya Dasha. It is necessary to study whether  unmoved Karmas remains there for ever or some thing can be done to reduce it's negativity before they set to give results. Such efforts being termed as"Udirana "). It is applicable for passive Karmas.
Now question arises if nature of built Karmas can be changed or

not. One may be unaware while building it but later on when he gets
possession of knowledge of Jainism- he may wish to change it.
In Bhagwatisutra 01/01 Shatak Mahaveer Bhagwan has given the answer under chapter "Chalmane Chaliye".Bhagwan inform Guru Guatamswami that the nature of other than Nikachit Karma can be changed with Udirana. The other stages of reducing severity are
Prahan ( Girana),Chedan (reducing period),Bhedan (to change the severity) and burning (Jalana with Dyan ) and Sankraman by Tap. 
( transformation). Here he underlined importance of Purushartha

This is a ray of hope. With layers of unawareness we might have built bad Karmas knowingly or unknowingly. But if we can try to improve our level of knowledge with study of Jainism. Then we can change nature of Karmas by adopting various measures of efforts i. e Purushartha .It consist all religious activities like fast, Samaik added
by Pratikaman, Gurudarshan, Swadhaya,Aalochana and others. With determination and willpower  it is possible to change Karmas. Just I remember a para from Hindi Shayari collection from my youthdays,
Nakuda means sailor and Langer means parking rope of a boat.)

Yesterday I read  a news that one ticket collector throw away young woman from moving train and a young couple was killed for inter-caste marriage. Such are Nikachit Karmas if they have been really built in the way reported ,then they can never be changed and has to be faced with same or severe consequences in the time to come.. 
Human efforts or Purushartha can be done in following suggested ways to clear Karmas. For all --73 options viewers can refer 29th chapter of Uttradhyan Sutra as advocated by Bhagwan Mahaveeraa himself. It is titled as "Samyag Parakrama",

1-The most powerful tool to cut Karmas is Swadhay ( Reading Jain Aagams ),Tap ( fast ) and mediation. But if found difficult one can move with following easier options discussed herewith.
2-In second category one can have -Sanwar (staying away from sins from 1 to 48 minutes or more.),Samaik. Pratikaman. Poshudh and Pratyakhan (vows to restrict consumption),control over 5 organs. Aaloyana .Khamatkhamna or apology and Santhara wish etc. 
3-In third category one can proceed with charity, Bramcharya .good wishes for all, service to needy, Three Manorath, taking 14 Niyams Gurudarshan. attending their lectures and knowing nine Tatvas        
Nothing is impossible with reference to human capacity. Only thing that is needed is self realization and determination. So just realize -yes I have committed sins and now time has come to write it off-!!!.


JAI JINENDRA-----!!!----- JAI MAHAVEER-----------------!!!







Tuesday 20 May 2014

JAINISM--THE COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE----KEWALDHYANA-----!!!---------PART-1.

In Nandisutra Bhagwan has given 5 types of knowledge-Matidyan
 ( inherited intelligence),Shrutdyan (hearing),Avadhidyan (knowing limited area),Maanprayadyan (knowing happening in others mind) and Kevaldyan. ( complete knowledge combines all 4 knowledges.
First  two knowledge are obtained by mind and five organs. Balance  three knowledge are obtained with power of soul.

Kevaldyan is highest level of knowledge which a soul can obtain. Kevaldyan as known as omniscience, covers full knowledge of universe and it's contents for all times----past, present and future.     Nothing remains to be known after soul obtains Kevaldyan. Once it is obtained it remains with soul for ever. It has no barriers of time, space, matter or energy, It never vanishes once it is being achieving.

In bhagwatisutra 09/32 Bhagwan Mahaveerswami has clarified  the unrestricted area of Kevaldyana to Gangeya Angar. There are total 31 types of coverage of 8 Karmas. When a soul nullify five coverage of knowledge and nine layers for faith he obtains great Kevaldyan.
Knowledge power enable to know everything and faith power enable to see every related thing for all times of all living soul of all places.

Once he clears layers four of Aayushya and  five layers of Antaray-
(probationary) and eight of balance 4 Karmas soul attains liberation.
 In Bhagwatisutra 08/02 Bhagwan has informed Gurugautamswami that an ordinary human cannot know following ten things. Only
Kevaldyani can know it through their power of Kewaldyan Darshan. 
They are 1-Dharmastikaay 2-Adharmastikaay,3-Aakashtikaay-------
4-soul without body 5-Parmanupudgal, 6.-word.7-smell 8-----air.
9-whether the soul will end all sufferings or not and-10-whether the soul will obtain salvation Moksha or not.
 Kevalibhagwan see the complete universe as a lotus in hand ,termed in Hindi as " Hasta-kamalavat". Such vast ambit they get from power  of Kewaldyan. Truth is always one and same, hence all Kewali's knowledge is same and uniform at any given point of time.
Modern Science has agreed the capacity of human brain. As per study so far it has been revealed that a human brain consist of one billion neurons. Each neuron forms 1000 connection with other.  Such mufti-connectivity creates more than a trillion connections. It amounts to total memory storage capacity of a million gigabytes,
Still capacity of brain is to be fully established for modern science.
Even science is backing such highest level of knowledge storage in a
single brain. Present human race is very smart. They have reduced burden on single brain by dividing knowledge in 3 main steams-science, arts and commerce ,Further divided it, into so many sub branches so that one can acquire expert knowledge in particular branch only without using total knowledge available. More over the acquisition of knowledge is money oriented purpose instead of soul searching one .Only Jainism by Kewali can give true knowledge. 

All Jain Trithankars,Arihantbhagwan and kevalies has obtained this Kevaldyan, Obtaining Kevaldyan is a precondition for salvation.
Bhagwan Mahveerswami obtained Kevaldyana by vigorous Tap. Dyan and mediation with fast for continuous period of 12.50 years.
 After getting it. He showed ways to human race to remove causes of  all sufferings. If anybody wants proof of His Kevaldyana one can have deep study as a sample case from Aagam Bhagwatisutra.

He can vouch for number of subjects Bhagwan has explained from anatomy. space. spirituality, geography, physics to almost every other branch of current knowledge. Just imagine state of sources of knowledge available before approx. 2600 years ago. No books ,no universities, no guide, no library, no telescope still how Bhagwan can tell all composition of universe. It is highly impossible without power of soul .Good news to share that we all as Bhavi soul will
definitely acquire Kewaldyan.Time may differ as per our devotion.

 Every follower of Jainism is proud of such great philosopher, guide and mentor in form of Mahaveer Bhagwan and other noble souls who got this unique Kewaldyan, Let us pray to have this type of knowledge soon. No doubt we have to work hard for it.

JAI JINENDRA-JAI KEVALDYANI-JAI MAHAVEER--------!!!.




Sunday 11 May 2014

JAINISM-WITH LIGHT WEIGHT-LET THE SOUL FLY HIGH-------!!!

In real terms soul is weight less and in invisible form. The unique Jivadraya in soul is color less, smell less, tasteless and touch less. In Bhagwatisutra 1/09 and 12/02 Bhagwan Mahaveerswami has given explanation  concept of weight to Gutamswamiji + Jayantishrawikaji
Bhagwan has clarified that weight is in four forms. Those four types are---Guru  (heavy-stone), Laghu ( light- cotton ), Gurulaghu (air) and Agurulaghu (sky).Bhagwan told that soul gets heavier if one is engaged in eighteen sins. All  18 sins add to it's weight until cleared.

On the other hand if soul is retired from all 18 sins and is engaged in Sanwar and Nirjara soul gets lighter and lighter from it's heaviness.
Sanwar means distance from sin and Nirjara means cutting Karma by fast and Swadhya. With good deed or Punya one gets more good  and favorable conditions to reduce the burden on soul. More the light weight soul can reach out to more higher destinations up to salvation 

If  soul is totally free from all coverings of 8 Karmas, it can reach the highest ever destination of Siddhshil and get salvation. Once devotee gets salvation, the soul remains there for ever and stops cycles of life and death through various Gatis. No further birth is needed for him.
We all living ones are constantly building Aanupurvinaam Karma.
The function of this Karma is to take the soul to his  pre-determined destination as supported by balance of Karmas. As such heavier soul is going to one of seven hell or Narki. Depending upon the weight soul can go to Thirchalog or Deolok (12), or may go to upside to the 
Navgrevehak. Anudesh (9) or Anuttarviman (5). For Siddhasheela  this help is not required In fraction of seconds after completing the present life the light soul itself reaches the destination of Moksha.
 In 01/06 Shatak Bhagwan has given example of a ship floating in water. Bhagwan said if holes are made in ship then water will creep in adding to weight of ship. In that case sinking of ship will be most natural result. Mahaveer swami gave second example for wood pot,
Same is case with wooden pot. If it is plain it will float in water but if it is painted with eight layers of Karmas, it will sink definitely.

Thus light soul is a must for higher Gatis. If one desires to  have got
reduced weight, he has to remain absent from 18 sins and keep him-
self engaged in Samaik, Pratikaman, fast and adopt Sanwar like life style. Such behavior ensures no harm to other living things and allow them natural living. As a result soul gets lighter and nil weight gain.
In physical term as Doctors prescribe weight reduction theory of  the
exercise and diet control-in the same way Bhagwan has specified Jinwani in spiritual terms to reduce burden of 18 sins over our soul.

All desirous of salvation has to follow preaching of Bhagwan Shri Mahaveer to get salvation Zero balance of sins and good deeds can ensure salvation immediately. Now let us firmly determine not to add to existing burden and do our best to reduce existing weight of soul.


JAI JINENDRA-------!!!----------- JAI MAHAVEERA----------!!!.


Wednesday 7 May 2014

JAINISM---START YOUR DAY WITH----------------!!!

Each day is important for all of us. What the day will unfold for us nobody knows it in detail. So soon after one wake up, he has to spent 5 minutes for prayer in following form so that one gets the positive energy through out the day. This is minimum with reference to given time frame. Maximum one can decide for himself. One may be too occupied with work but if you miss start of day with the auspicious beginning, you may miss some best result of a given particular day.
Saying Good Morning is wishes for others, for real good morning to self one has to add strength of prayers After prayer offer "Pranam" (bowing down ) to elders and say "JAIJINENDRA "to younger one. 
These are old customs, slowly vanishing from our culture and Jain community. You may have any Jain branch of faith, but to start the day by bowing to Almighty is the best way to start the day with. With refreshed energy one can easily face the new day in a better ways.

Let us examine-How a Jain follower shall plan his morning session.
1-Mahamantra Navkar------------Every Jainism follower knows the great impact of it. It is bowing to great virtues of souls who have attained salvation or on the way of salvation. So it is the first thing one shall do on waking up. Minimum three Navkar can be better.
2-Names of 24 Thirthankar-----They all are Siddha Bhagwan now. But they have formed our Thirth and introduced us to Jainism, one must offer respect to them. One can learn the names by heart. One can try 1 Mala of 108 Mani for each for each day for soul betterment.
3-Names of twenty Viharman Bhagwan--------They are Arihant Bhagwan in human body shape presently in Mahavideha Khetra. They are our present guide and mentors. Such as respect to them. we shall remember them. We are presently under regime of Shri Pujya Simandhar Swamiji ,he is present first Arihant Bhagwan out of 20.


  
Viharman Bhagwan - Present Arihant Bhagwan
1
Shri Simandhar Swami
11
 Shri Vajradhar Swami
2
Shri Yugmandhar Swami
12
 Shri Chandranan Swami
3
Shri Bahu Swami
13
 Shri Chandrabahu Swami
4
Shri Subahu Swami
14
 Shri Bhujangam Swami
5
Shri Sujat Swami
15
 Shri Ishwar Swami
6
Shri Svayamprabh Swami
16
 Shri Nemiprabh Swami
7
Shri Rishabhanan Swami
17
 Shri Virsen Swami
8
Shri Anantvirya Swami
18
 Shri Mahabhadra Swami
9
Shri Surprabh Swami
19
 Shri Devyash Swami
10
 Shri Vishaldhar Swami
20
 Shri Ajitvirya Swami
 
4-3 times bowing down with path of Tikkuto----It is bowing down to all Sadhus in form of --Aacharyaji,Upadhyaji and Sadhuji and Swadhiwiji. It is 3 time for reason- to respect virtues like knowledge ,faith and character which they posses and worship.
Then if you have time, one can go for Loggas and Namothunam. Your behavior will set the tradition for generations to come. It can help to cultivate deep Jainism values in youngers and kids in family.

Friends, this is minimum. One Samaik daily is a most desirous for
Jain devotees. In case of time constraint's, doing Sanwar can also be thought of. It can preserve our great Jain culture and heritage. At the end of your prayer, just have a little pray to Bhagwan Mahaveer.---.!
All can offer you a positive energy for the day. Mind well this is not a permit to behave a free life style throughout the rest of day. Not to
forget  anyho18 sins, 9 Punya and 25 Mittava in our daily conduct.
 
JAI JINENDRA------------!!!---------- JAI MAHAVEER---------!!!.






तिक्खुतो Tikkhotto तीन बार Teen Baar
आयाहिणं Aaayahinam दक्षिण दिशासे Dakshin Disha Se
पयाहिणं Payahinam प्रादक्षिणा Pradakshina
करेमि Karemi करता हूं Karata Hun
वंगामि Vindami वंदन करता हूं Stuti Karta Hun
नमंसामि Namaamsami नमस्कार करता हूं Namaskar Karta Hun
सक्कारेमि Sakkaremi सत्कार करता हूं Satkar Karta Hon
सम्माणोमि Sammanemi सम्मान करता हूं Samman Karta Hun
कल्लाणं Kallanam आप कल्याणकारी हैं Aap Kalyankari Hai
मंगलं Mangalam आप मंगलकारी Aap Mangalkari Hai
देवयं Devyam आप धर्मदेव हैं Aap Dharmdev Hai
चेइयं Cheyiyam आप ज्ञानवान हैं App Gyanvan Hai


सेवा करता हूं Seva Karta Hun
पज्जुवासामि Pajjuvaswami उपासना करता हूं Upasana Karta Hun
मत्थएण वंदमि Matthayena Vandami मस्तक झुकाकर वंदना करता हूं Mastak Jhukakar
Vandana Karta Hum