http://yja.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:27:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Svetamber Paryushan may have past. However, Digamber Das Lakshan is just beginning. If you want to find out more information on this past week's practice or more information on Das Lakshan, see the Paryushan 2008 Website for more information! Share your thoughts on the content. Always, ask questions if you want to ... http://yja.org/blog/paryushan-2008-website/ “YJA was a swell time. I met new people. I made CONNECTIONS (and yes the all caps are necessary). I met a whole variety of people that I would otherwise have never met. It broadened my horizons, and shifted my paradigm on myself and on what ... http://yja.org/blog/yja-convention-feedback-from-detroit-youth/ Way to Go -Shardule Shah Take a few deep breaths It’s all over now Yah, I’m talking about YJA 2008 But the memories will last forever Let me take you back to the entrance Hershey Kisses and a Chanlo Friendly greetings by the board Nervousness and excitement fell upon all How was it going to be? Who were we going ... http://yja.org/blog/yja-2008-reflection-by-shardule-shah/ Be aware of what we take for granted as being vegetarian. Make sure you read the ingredients!! Porcine Enzymes are enzymes extracted from a pig's intestine. Seasoned Products Made Without Porcine EnzymesProducts Made and Distributed in the U.S. Last Updated August 23rd, 2007 http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgibin/ProdDetEv_Cat_351852_NavRoot_361689_ProdID_564690.htm  http://www.fritolay.com/fl/flstore/cgi-bin/dietary_choices.htm These products DO NOT have Porcine Enzymes but they still ... http://yja.org/blog/frito-lays-products/ JAINA is very happy to announce “Mangalam” a half hour TV Broadcast every Sunday on TVASIA beginning September 16th 2007. The Broadcast will be at 9:00 AM EST on Dish Network in North America (some local cable networks may have a different time slot) We request all to support this ... http://yja.org/blog/mangalamshowcom/ The next Leadership will be held on November 17th, 2007 at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.  The registration fee of $40 includes 3 meals, workshops, and conference materials.  To register, please go to http://www.jainleadership.org/register.htm Over the past three years JAINA's Long Range Planning Committee, together with other Jain leaders, have developed ... http://yja.org/blog/register-now-southeast-regional-leadership-summit/ I just completed the Indicorps Fellowship, where I spent a year in India doing grassroots development work. The fellowship challenged me to live simply, to give without expecting anything in return, to love and serve a community as if they were my own, to reflect upon my own life and ... http://yja.org/blog/indicorps-a-tremendous-opportunity-to-help-others-in-need/ Supreme Celibacy – UTTAM BRAHMCHARYA External View: This means not only refraining from sexual intercourse but also includes all pleasures associated with the sense of touch, e.g. desiring for a cool breeze on a hot summer’s day or using a cushion for a hard surface. Again this dharma is practiced to ... http://yja.org/blog/day-10/ Non-attachment – UTTAM ÄKINCHANYA External View: This assists us in detaching from external possessions. Historically, ten possessions are listed in scriptures: land, house, silver, gold, wealth, grain, female servants, male servants, garments and utensils. Of course in today’s world, money, investments, car, and clothes are part of our possessions as well. ... http://yja.org/blog/day-9/ Renunciation – UTTAM TYÄG External View: Contrary to popular belief, renouncing worldly possessions leads to a life of contentment and assists in keeping desires in check. Renunciation is done at the highest level by monks who renounce not only the household but also their clothes. A person’s strength is measured not by ... http://yja.org/blog/day-8/