JAINISM--WELCOME CHATURMAS--- 2016-----------!!!

One of my Blog Reader asked me to share time table for coming Chaturmas with a brief on it's importance. Here are the details with a hope that it can also guide other devotees.

I have here Pakkhi Panchang of Sthanakwasi traditions based on it the time table is being provided. Brothers and sisters having faith in different branches of Jainism need to make necessary adjustments to follow Chaturmas. As Thithi calculations differ the difference arise.

1) 19-07-2016: Full Moon day - Starting Chaturmas .
2) 30/08/2016 to  06/09/2016: Paryusan Parva.
3) 06/09/2016: Panchmai - Sawastari Mahaparva,
4) 07/09/2016: Khamatkhamna - Forgiveness Day.
5) 30/10/2016: Dipawali - Full dark day (Amawasya).It is being
 celebrated as Mahaveer Bhagwan's Nirwan /Moksha day.
6) 14-11-2016: Full Moon Day - Chaturmas Ending.

For eight months we keep running after body and money. Bhagwan Mahaveerswami asked all devotees to reserve 4 months for soul and it's introspection. Every Jain and other who seek to attain salvation in future must utilize maximum period of this Chaturmas.
 Those four months of monsoon favors maximum birth of plants. To avoid harms to them Bhagwan asked all monks (Sadhus and Sadhvies) to stay at one place in this period. Soon all cities will witness arrival of Gurudeo as per approval of Chaturmas places.

So be ready to have maximum religious engagements with them to purify our soul to maximum extent. In case one is too busy mark not to miss the date 06/09/2016 means Sawastari .On this day next life fixation chances are maximum. Every one must aim for fast and his presence in Pratikaman. Just try not to miss all lectures based on the "Antagarhasutra" during eight days of Paryusan.

It has magnetic power of motivation to take Diksha  detach listener self from domestic affairs .How a true follower of Bhgwan Mahaveer swami can miss his last lectures of "Uttaradhyanasutra " on day of Veernirvan- ?.Bhagwan has covered so many useful contents in it.
OK Friends wish you all the best to reduce maximum burden of negative deeds in this Chaturmas.Have maximum "Nirjara".

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

JAINISM-THEORY OF BIRTH AND LIFE--------------!!!

Last week was really hectic for me. I have to leave for USA (Seattle) to be with my son and other personal issues. The Blog viewers number crossed the mark of 25 K, so I have to meet Gurudeo to get idea of new subject for Blog as a token of gratitude and celebration. Anyhow, I happened to participate in said question/answer session. Gurudeo was answering questions related to life formation theory of Jainism. I cover it as it is of immense interest to all of Jain devotees.

 Following is the brief point wise summary of reply by Gurudeo.
1) Nobody is immortal while soul is immortal, birth and death cycles are being governed by individual Karma till salvation is being attained. Soul is permanent forever and body is perishable.
2) Life category (Gati) and it's term in particular life was already being fixed by actions and Karma of immediately preceding last birth ( Bhagwati-05/3 ).There cannot be any minute second change.

3) Term so fixed cannot be changed by anyone or any reason. There may be apparent clinical or other reason which can be attributed to such timely or untimely death, but it is not  real truth .Real reason can be known with Kevaldyan only. (Sopkram and Nirupkram term Bhagwatisutra chapter - 20/10 and Lavsaptamdeo example-14/07).
4) Life fixation for next life happens during current life only once and that too unknowingly to the soul concerned or any other ordinary human,(Bhagwati 07/06 and Pradnyapana). It  involves six phases. Jati, Gati. term, shape, happiness or suffering and severity.
5)-Soul lives life which arise out of term fixed (Uday-Prapta) .

Once it gets exhausted the soul leaves current body.(Bhagwatisutra o1/o2) and travel to destination fixed at Aayushyabandha time.
6) Reasons of short/ long life span, happy/painful long life span are being explained in Bhagwatisutra- 05/06 and 07/06) which mainly consists incurring  18 sins( Violence to wrong faith) and remaining absent from such sins most of time. It can be by Pachkkan-Virati.
7) Souls in Heaven and Hell have fixed life span. They fix next life position before expiry of six months of current term, while for all other categories life span can be of both type-fix or flexible.

8) Particles of soul (Aatmapradesh) goes to one place only while taking new birth.  In no case there is division of soul's particles over different locations . ( Bhagwatisutra chapter 01/07 ).
9) Soul takes birth is same Leshya in which he leaves previous body-Bhagwati- 9/32. Leshya means emotion and sentiments.
10) If the soul of human leaves body while in right and correct faith (Samyagdrishti) ,he gets life in heaven while in similar state soul in hell /heaven gets human life. Right faith is faith based on Jinwani.
Human life is only life where one can reduce the life cycles by efforts in right direction as guided by Jainism Philosophy. So let us try to cut seeds of life and death in current life."

I took leave from Gurudeo for such long holiday and left venue.  I thanked him for such a marvelous brief which covered such important topic. All important points with reference are covered.
For my Blog Readers in Seattle ,I will be available  at mail address in case any clarification for blog articles.

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