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Vegetarianism and the Cultured Way of Life

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

Vegetarianism and the Cultured Way of Life It is a usual practice to begin the meals with a prayer from the Atharva Ved Om Sahanavavatu Sahanau Bhunaktu j Sahaviiyam Karavavahai Tej asvinavadhitamastu Ma vid visha vahai Om Shanti ! Shanti!! Shanti!!! Here follows a free translation in English We should protect society together. We should...

Its Role In The Various Stages Of Human Life

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

Its Role In The Various Stages Of Human Life While deciding to be a complete vegetarian, a I person may wonder whether such a move is right for certain stages in life - stages when the person is on the verge of radical changes in mind and body. He may, as a result, ignore the...

A Natural Source Of Medicines

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

A Natural Source of Medicines Since ancient times, it has been known that man and medicine are complementary to each other. Where there is man there invariably is medicine. No animal takes any food item as medicine. An animal’s instinctive knowledge about the right food acts as a medicine in itself. Man, however, has been...

Milk: An Integral Part Of Vegetarianism

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

Milk: An Integral Part Of Vegetarianism There is no conflict in the mind of an Indian regarding the relationship between milk and vegetarianism. However, in several other countries, the debate continues about whether milk can be classified as vegetarian. It is, after all, an animal product. At least the vegans, a very large section of...

Human Anatomy

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

Human Anatomy “Man is naturally Frugivorous animal.” - P.B. Shelley It is a commonplace to state that man is an animal. However, in the light of our present knowledge, it is not possible to find out whether man originally belongs to the group of vegetarians or to that of meat-eaters. In other words, whether man...

The Healthy Food

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

The Healthy Food Health” is a household term. Not only doctors but mothers and grandmothers too use it frequently. Newspaper columns and books are packed with advice and information on how to maintain good health. Though the secret of health consists in proper orchestration of the three activities of diet, exercise and play, it is...

The World Outlook

March 11, 2023jambudweepVegetarianism

The World Outlook Most of us are familiar with Charles Darwin’s theory of man’s evolutionary origin. He postulated that the present-day species have evolved from simpler ancestral types by the process of natural selection. He also mentioned that, through millions of years, life has been continually changing. However, before man’s emergence, there must have been...

My Prayer – The Divine Path

March 10, 2023jambudweepMy Prayer

MY PRAYER - THE DIVINE PATH Presented by- Abhinandan Jain Jisne raga dwesh kamadikjeete sab jag jan liyasab jeevan ko moksha marg kanisphrah ho updesh diya जिसने राग द्वेष कामादिक जीते सब जग जान लिया।सब जीवों को मोक्षमार्ग का निस्पृह हो उपदेश दिया Buddh, Veer, Jin, Harihar,Brahmaya usko Swadheen kahobhakti bhav se prerit ho yehchita...

Astikaya

March 10, 2023jambudweep

Astikaya The five out of six substances are classified as ''astikaya''. These are ''jîva'', matter, space, ''dharma'' (medium of motion) and adharma. “Astikaya” consists of two words, “Asti’ and “Kaya”. ‘Asti’ literally means exists. Now, the five kinds of substance , viz. Jiva, Pudgala , Dharma, Adharma and Akasa always exists, hence, while mentioning any...

Sallekhanā By Acharya Shantisagar

March 10, 2023jambudweepShantisagar Ji First Aacharya

Sallekhanā By Acharya Shantisagar Acharya Shanti Sagar Ji Maharaj was the greatest Digambara Jain saint of the modern India. He was the first Digambara saint to visit North India after many centuries. ‘Charitra Chakravarti Shanti Sagar Ji Maharaj, embraced the historic ‘Sallekhana’ in Kunthalgiri (Hyderabad) on August 14,1955 giving the position of Achharya to his...

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