JAINISM-PRAYERS-PURPOSE AND EFFECTS------------!!!

In my childhood, I used to visit hospitals to meet my ailing relatives along with my parents. I could not understand the crowd of  relatives in hospital campus. Relatives were waiting in it's campus for several hours. I used to imagine the reasons of their gathering since- they do not possess medical expertise. Barring attendant only there was little scope which they could do for benefit of patients. When I asked my father, he told me they are praying for recovery of patients. Still the question for connection of prayers and it's effect on recovery of the  patient remained as a mystery in my heart for a quite longer period .

With passage of time layers of my childhood innocence started for melting. But the connection query haunted me for ever. I tried to get the answer from Jainism for this particular query by reading books.
I could make it out that there is no connection between prayer and  cure. It was hard to believe but true because if prayers answered, no one could ever die since every one gets prayers from other in his bad time. The number may vary for each case of  individual such tragedy.

Now let us see the effects of prayer. The person praying is adding a mind Punya to his Karman body. He is doing it out of similar actions of patient for him in previous lives. Such inner connection  are called " Runanubandha ".Means repaying old good obligations. The patient can get relief only if his own A-Sata ( not feeling good) -pain karmas converts into Sata- Vedniya by his own actions involving  "Nirjara".
Then again another question crept in my mind. If God is free from love and hate and is termed as ' Vitragi" ,how our taking his name, reciting Navkar Mantra, singing prayers in his praise can help-----?

I discussed it with Gurudeo. He explained me that it is correct our Trithankar Bhagwan neither pleased nor annoyed with our actions. But our actions create a peaceful state of mind for ourselves. Guru further explained our state of mind changes as per given situation. Our mood is different in different situations as a effect of feelings.
It varies in funeral, marriage functions, partying with friend, relative
chatting and so on. When we visit any holy place Sthanak or temple or do Samaik at home, we cannot think of sins. The place and name make us to remember the noble virtues of great souls who attained salvation .Those names are worthy to remember. Such prayers gives us inner peace and mental stability. It also a sort of adding to Punya.

This prayer period of our engagement keeps us away from sins and provide pure, peaceful and positive thinking which is helpful to cut bad karmas and offer Nirjara, That is the reason we keep our mind

engaged with devotion and prayers for the Almighty in adverse state.

Prayers may or may not create miracles but certainly they have the

healing power for us. So prayer is a must for all  good or bad times.

Any prayer has no specific language. All over the world devotees are doing it in their vocal language. English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujrathi ,or it can be in Marwadi or any other language. Question may arise if The Almighty can hear or understand any language. Answer for it in my opinion is that for Him vibration, feelings and sentiments are more than enough than words. Let us succeed to convey our feelings.

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

JAINISM-USING RELIGION AS A WISHING WELL---------!!!

In my childhood I heard story of a wishing-well. A person make an- wish in mind, go to the well throw the coin and his wish get stands
fulfilled. Due to shortage of coins in childhood ,I could not visit the place. On later stage, I could not find a wish worth it, so going to the well river or the place remained as a story for ever in my inner mind.

Later on with my study of people ,I could find that instead of going to well so many used to sit at homes or temples and making wishes.
Such wishes are conditional like donating some thing to God if any particular wish is granted. It a just like a barter" give and take action.

Some people use gold in kilograms, currency notes in truck load and keep their promises. It is a really funny to offer the Almighty what is supposed to be given by Him. Jainism believes one's good deeds or Punya back it. What happens to their wishes is not known to me. But known fact is that these donations make the Trusts so powerful with utilized or non utilized huge balances of wealth in India. Even as of
now, I do not have figure ,there are reasons to believe this theory. we heard about heavy investments in Gold bonds and others by them.

I am not expert for other religion but sure to add for my Jainism that Jain super Gods Arihant and Siddha Bhagwan do not get engaged themselves with such difficult task. Arihant Bhagwan possesses an infinite power but are not favoring followers with domestic wishes. Instead of it, they are guiding followers to cut the basic root cause of suffering i.e. cycles of life and death leading to salvation through Jinwani  and Suguru. Asking for material things seems to be insult of such a great divine and powerful light. Here I agree that the human
sufferings are infinite. But if one knows the Karma theory, then the
real architecture of such suffering is the human himself this is I feel. 

 I was discussing this with my friends who asked me two questions-
 1- What the Mangal (auspicious) Padaa meant when it says that---

                                  ."अंगूठे अमृत वसे , लब्धि तणा भण्डार---- ।.
                    .श्री गुरु गौतम समरिये , वांछित फल दातार".

"Angushte Amrit Base Labdhi tana Bhandar, Shri Guru    Gautam Samariye, Manwanchit Fala Datar ". In Hindi it means
( Take name of powerful Guru Gutatam swami and get the things as per your wishes).It is sung at the end of Jain auspicious Manglik.
2-Loggas"Aarogya Bohi labham Samahiram Muttamam Dintu. 
 ( Please grant me good health, correct knowledge and peace ) .

Those both questions were correct apparently but needs some deep thinking. Let us study first part of this saying. It's hidden meaning- when one is bestowed with correct knowledge, he can not have any other wish than salvation. Surely it does not meant asking various domestic pleasures. Such Bhavi souls wants only and only Moksha.
For second question good health is asked for to utilize available time fully to cut bad Karmas and not for so called enjoyment of life.

No doubt human life is full of sufferings and it is not uncommon to seek help from Almighty in movements of distress, But since it is created by our own deeds, we have to repay it. Almighty can grant only strength to bear with it. Once the debt is cleared ,again we can gain the peace of mind, So religion must be followed only for the

purification of soul instead of asking for material things of life. If
one agree with it ,he definitely will give up searching for such well. Our search will be for last destination Mokha ending all sufferings. 

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

JAINSIM--TIME SPARED FOR OWN SOUL---------!!!

Majority of us wish for salvation. We all are also aware that it can be gained in human life only where one can nullify all karmas. It is not possible in any other birth place like heaven, hell ,animals or plants.  If we study our life chart, the results for efforts done for salvation is very disappointing. Generally the recourse to religion activities is not undertaken for following  reason in general though we wish for it.

1-Lack of proper knowledge to differentiate between body and soul and ways for salvation. The basics are not taken seriously as needed. 
2- Busy schedule for  education, earning and looking after family .
3- Problems of health or disability of body in later age of current life.
4- Religion is supposed to be an old age activity after retirement by majority of us though gaining old age is not guaranteed for all of us.
The reasons or excuses can be added with few more serial numbers. If we take 70 age as normal one, hardly the time devoted for soul can be 5 % at maximum. Even this 5 % contains major part to visit holy places to combine tour and family get together and visits for Guru-Darshan. Karma cutting time is comparatively too little and small.

The sins accumulation task is a 24x7 ongoing process. If we study life of Shri Mahaveer Bhagwan out of 72 years life- first 30 years he was in domestic life of a prince. At the age of thirty, he took Diksha  became Saddhu/monk living all luxury of life. From 30 to 72 means for continuous period of 42 years he was cutting karmas constantly with maximum human capacity. Lastly he succeeded in his mission.

Few may be knowing that he conquered sleep, in entire period of 42 years, he slept only for 96 minutes ( 2 Ghadi). The reason being he won faith covering bad karmas known as Darshanavarniya Karma.  It causes taking sleep habit. One can refer Bhagwati for his ten dreams.
The good  part is that the great souls even in present time who took diksha  and became monk and are in 24x7 in Samaik. They might not be utilizing few part of total hours available but still their average utilization for soul is much much better than us. It help more Nirjara.

The blog is just to take stock of what is required for salvation and what we are doing for it. I feel with sport, exercise, walking ,jogging and gym. we are giving more comparative time to body than soul. If one agree to this study, let us reschedule our activities give more and  more time to Nirjara, fast and reading Aagams doing the Swadhwya.

Since the task involved is too big but not impossible and human power and determination has no boundary. Let us decide minimum Navkar mantra, some Pachhakhans. one Samaik. one hour reading of Aagams  as our daily spare time for religion.  With it we can be able to know the path at least in next lives as knowledge last to next life. I sincerely hope all of us including me release it at early as possible

and concentrate upliftment of soul rather than comfort of body. The obvious reason body is only for this life whereas our soil is forever.

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

JAINISM MEDITATION WITH 12 BHAVNA---( FEELINGS)--------!!!

If one has familiar with Dhyan (concentration/meditation) and able to carry it further, he can adopt thinking on following lines-with a Mangal Pada--- To start the process of Dhyana---------------------.!
"Arihanta Mah Deo ,Javajive Susaduno Guruno-------------!!!.
Jina Pannatam Tatva,Ehe Sammat Maye Gahiyam----------!!!."
( Arihanta is my God, Susadhu is my teacher and Jineshwar Deo's preaching is my religion for entire life ,I take this Samkit( oath) and go for following thinking process--- known as Bhavana ( wishes), One major requirement of Dyan i with full concentration. One has
to either close eye or concentrate on a object with eye open .Hence
one has to learn those Bhavana by heart and then go for in Dyan.

There is difference in "Karyao-utsarg" and "Dyan'.In former one has to give up love of body and in constant stature he has have to go in for pure soul searching. While later is with concentration with any      good and pure thoughts. Both are exercises of mind with thoughts. In Pratikaman, we required to be in "Karyo -Utsargh" doing 12 Loggas.

 1-Anitya Bhavna- ( Non-permanent )- King ,president every born has to die, how can I be exception to this basic rule ?. Let me use  time available for religion. Let me give up fear of death fully. From
here I have to go to some where else. Unless I achieve salvation the
cycle will never stop. So let me try to cut off life and death cycles.
2- A-sharan Bhavana- ( No-shelter )-- At time of death relatives, friends. doctors can not save me. Let me do good things. Only my
Karma and my actions are responsible for results. Arihant Bhagwan can only guide me to face sufferings with coolness .I surrender my
self to them for ever till my last birth.

3 Sansar Bhavana- ( life )--Everybody has problem- this or that, let me end the sufferings forever by moving on path of  salvation.
4- Ekatava Bhavana- ( Lonely )--All soul take birth alone and die alone, nobody can accompany departing soul. Then why I am loving others more than my soul. Soul is the only companion of mine. I must starve hard to clean it. He is real friend and will not leave me.

5-Anayatva Bhavna-  ( No one) -----Even my loved body will not accompany me in my last journey. It will be burnt here only. Then why I am loving non material things like land, bungalow and cars and material things like body, friends and relatives ?.Let me change
6- A-suchi Bhavna- ( Unclean ) My body is generating so many bad liquids- still why I am loving it----------- ?. I shall not waste time to decorate it. Instead of it, I shall concentrate on cleaning of my soul.
7- Aasarav Bhavna- ( Incoming ways of sins )-My slight mistake can open doors for sins to mix with my soul. I must be careful to avoid it. I must avoid additions of negative deeds to my soul.
8- Sanwar Bhavana- (  Closing incoming ways for sins )-----------
 I must constantly try hard to keep my soul away from sins all time.
Let me get engage in Samaik and like  all other religious activities.

9-Nirjara Bhavna- ( Cutting Karmas )- I have to nullify good and bad Karmas to attain salvation. I must live  simply to preserve good deeds to get favorable things in coming births. I must get engage in cutting bad Karmas by Tap ( fast) and Swadhyaya (Reading of Aagam)  and by following ways suggested by Mahveer Bhagwan.

10- Lok Bhavana- ( Universe ) It is very very kind of Thirthankara Bhagwan that I can know ,the universe, it's largeness and could realize steps to end cycles of life and death in this vast universe.

11-Bodhi Durlabh  Bhavna-( Difficulty of getting true and correct knowledge). I am fortunate enough to get correct knowledge of nine Tatvas and Jainism. Without it, I could not have walked on path
 of Bhagwan. I am fortunate to keep away from wrong religion faith.
12- Dharma Bhavna- ( Faith in correct religion ) Now it is crystal clear to me that there is no other shelter than correct religion where I can surrender to end my sufferings. Fortunately I got Jainism as a
correct religion. I pray to have same religion in all my next births.

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

JAINISM--CLASSIFICATION OF SOULS-- PAST AND PRESENT---------!!!

Jainism provide one more tool to review self conduct. It is the soul's classification in four category. It is helpful so one can take corrective actions with proper guidance from our holy books thirty two Aagam.
The classification can be studied on next lines as given in" Aagam."

1- Punyanibandh Punya--Good and good- This category of people have accumulated balance of good deeds as evident from their life's present favorable position in terms of material and spiritual things. In current life they are engaged in good charity, good deeds and full all  round religious activities. They are free from living worries if any.

2-Punyanibandi Paap- Good and bad--They are people with the favorable conditions but are too busy and not finding time for soul. Neither giving any thought to source of earning and return to society. Only aim to accumulate wealth and keep family and circle happy.
3- Papanubhandi Punya-Bad and good They are presently in suffering state of life. Still they are able to find out correct knowledge, correct religion and correct preacher and walking on path of salvation ignoring the current sufferings of life. They regret
past and engaged in proper shaping of current life,
4- Papanubandhi Paap-- Bad and bad-- They are cruel may be enjoying life but have no mercy and do not care for others. For a small price they can do any thing without caring for others. Their thinking ,action, reaction all suggest cruelty within soul. Nether they care for future or present. Greed and cruelty are their benchmarks.

One has to believe these classification. As a sample case---- one can study given cases. It can show difference in action and thought. One decides to donate substantial part of his wealth for up bringing and welfare of under privileged without caring for self and family's future. While another plan to plant bomb in public place or agree to shoot out innocent children or people for money and all other wrong reasons. Such vast difference is being backed by quality of our soul.

Thus we can look within our conduct and examine own soul.  It can show-whether one is adding to his good deeds or bad deeds and bring positive change leading to Moksha. Soul searching can help us.
Good deeds offer favorable position to have Jainism and Jinwani availability in future lives. It can achieve early salvation target.

JAI JINEDRA------------!!!------------- JAI MAHAVEER------!!!.

JAINISM--SELECTING SUDHARM AND SUGURU---- FOR SALVATION--------!!!

We attach immense importance to any selection in life. Specially if it is admission of our kids to school or college we become extra careful in such selection .As the final result will shaping future of our loved kid. We make comparative chart listing all possible positive and the negative points  such as quality of knowledge imparted by teachers, their conduct, location. past history of merit lists, university attached campus career opportunities, track record of past students and fees.

Unfortunately- we do not take like care for selecting Religion, God showing the path and Teacher  or Guru interpreting Dharma. One thing I want to clear in this blog is that here I am not advocating any Religion. Because faith of everyone is almost important to me  and I am the last person to cause harm to anybody. Generally- we follow the religious beliefs of ancestors and there is little scope for change.

One need not change basic religion but just be open to introspect it.  observe good features if any with others and to bring it into self life. I have heard one good quality of King of forest i.e. lion. He has habit

of looking back and move forward. Blind faith can harm your march to salvation. Just check your following with three tests. Whether path chosen by you to know God and truth is meeting following three test.
1-Sudeo ( correct God )---  If his preaching give equality of all living things and is free from love and hate towards all living souls-----?.
2-Sudharma ( correct Religion )- If it is showing path to salvation and is advocating  correct ways for souls to attain it at earliest---?.
3-Suguru ( correct guide)- If he practices by self his own teachings ?

The reason to check it arise because getting knowledge from basic religious books is comparatively easy than self practice. Is Guru free from material attraction of money and other prohibited things like woman's company, vehicle, fan, mobile etc.? We may with affection for Jain religion worship him for his white dress but person within 

such clothes  may not be able to give up domestic connections. If he behaves equally with rich and poor followers and walking on correct path as strictly prescribed by Bhagwan ?. There is separate a code of conduct for ordinary person and monk by Mahaveerswami. He has not given any liberty to a person becoming monk by taking Diksha. His monk followers must follow basic five principles without change

There is no use of advocating any particular religion because as it is most sensitive issue and everybody is attached to it with his share of good deeds,. But since it involves ultimate freeing of  soul one must review the path undertaken in form of Sudharma and Sugurudeo.One must not get his salvation late by a wrong selection. Be careful

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