Special General Meeting of SDJA
As circulated previously, an Extraordinary (Special) General Meeting of the Shree Digamber Jain Association membership will then take place on Sunday 22nd April 2012 at 11.30am to vote on the adoption of the new Constitution of the Association. We would urge all members of the Association to attend and vote on this important matter.
Mahavir Janma Jayanti 2012
2611 years ago, the last Tirthankar of our current cycle, Mahavir Bhagwan, was born. His teachings have been instrumental in propagating the knowledge of Jainism in our time and forthcoming times to come. This year, Mahavir Jayanti falls on Wednesday 4th April. We will celebrate with a Panch Kalyanak Vidhaan Puja from Wednesday 4th – Sunday 8th April. This day also holds special relevance for us as it was also on this day in 1934 that Pujya Gurudev’s parivartan took place. The programme or the 5 days will be as follows:
Wednesday 4th – Thursday 5th April
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhishek & Prakshalan
(Jinendra Maha-Abhishek on Wednseday 4th April from 08.00 – 08.30am)
08.30 – 09.30: Jinendra Puja and Bhakti
09.30 – 10.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
10.30 – 11.30: Swadhyay
Friday 6th – Saturday 7th April
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhishek & Prakshalan
08.30 – 09.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
09.30 – 10.30: Jinendra Puja and Bhakti
10.30 – 11.30: Swadhyay
Sunday 8th April
08.15 – 09.15: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
09.15 – 10.30: Jinendra Maha-Abhishek, Puja and Bhakti
10.30 – 11.30: Swadhyay
Mahavir Jayanti this year is followed by the Easter Bank holiday weekend giving ample opportunity to participate in these joyous celebrations!
Diwali 2011
Jai Jinendra!
Diwali
Diwali falls on Wednesday 26th October this year.
To celebrate, there will be a 5 day Panch Kalyanak Vidhan Puja starting on Saturday 22nd October up to Wednesday 26th October 2011 as per the normal weekend and weekday timetable.
Timetable on Diwali:
AM
08.00 – 08.30 am: Jinendra Maha-Abhishek
08.30 – 09.30 am: Jinendra Puja
09.30 – 10.30 am: Pujya Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
10.30 – 11.30 am: Swadhyay
PM
07.30 – 08.00 pm: Bhakti
08.00 – 09.00 pm: Aarti & Swadhyay
We hope to see as many of you on the day!
Jai Jinendra!
Beginners Jainism Weekend Shibir
The Paryushan festival this year falls over two weekends and we have organised a beginners Jainism Shibir to take place on both weekends (Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th; Saturday 10th – Sunday 11th September) from 3.30 – 4.30pm. Pt Virendraji will take the basics of 7 Tattva and 6 Dhhala in very simple Hindi/English and there will be present translation assistance if required to facilitate learning. It presents an ideal opportunity for all families and ‘youngsters’ to introduce, re-engage and cement the basic fundamentals of Jainism in a relaxed and supportive environment; these opportunities do not present themselves frequently and we would urge everyone to attend!
Live On-line Swadhyay Broadcast
Pt Virendraji is now amongst us and our Paryushan Parva programme has started in earnest. This year fellow Saadharmis who are unable to make it to Mandir will be able to follow Pt Virendraji’s evening swadhyay (20.45 – 21.45) via live broadcast on-line via the following link: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/paryushan-parva-2011, (technical hitches excepting!). We will endeavour to broadcast his morning swadhyay sessions (09.30 – 10.30 weekdays, 10.30 – 11.30 weekends) also.
Upcoming Events
Paryushan Parva
Paryushan Parva takes place from 2nd – 11th September 2011 and we look forward to receiving Pundit Virendraji who will guide us through the celebrations this year. Pt Virendraji is well versed in Jain Tattva as propagated by Pujya Gurudevshree and is very experienced in imparting this in an easily understood form. His programme will commence on Thursday 1st September evening until Tuesday 13th September morning. The programme will be as follows:
THURSDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2011
20.00 – 20.30: Jinendra Bhakti
20.30 – 21.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
FRIDAY 2nd – SATURDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2011
Paryushan Mornings
Weekdays
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhishek
08.30 – 09.30: Das Laxan Puja
09.30 – 10.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
10.30 – 11.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
Weekends
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhisek
08.30 – 09.30: Gurudev CD Pravachan
09.30 – 10.30: Das Laxan Puja
10.30 – 11.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
Paryushan Evenings
19.00 – 19.30: Jinendra Bhakti
19.30 – 20.30: Pratikraman
20.30 – 20.45: Jinendra Aarti
20.45 – 21.45: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
SUNDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2011 – Last day of Paryushan
Morning
08.00 – 09.00: Gurudev CD Pravachan
09.00 – 11.00: Jinendra Maha-Abhishek and Das Laxan Puja
11.00 – 12.00: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
Evening
19.00 – 20.30: Pratikraman
20.30 – 20.45: Jinendra Aarti
20.45 – 21.45: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
MONDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2011
Morning
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhishek
08.30 – 09.30: Jinendra Puja
09.30 – 10.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
10.30 – 11.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
Evening
20.00 – 20.30: Jinendra Bhakti
20.30 – 21.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
TUESDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2011 – Kshamavani Day
Morning
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhishek
08.30 – 09.30: Jinendra Puja
09.30 – 10.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
10.30 – 11.00: Kshamaapna
11.00 – 11.30: Pundit Virendraji’s Swadhyay
Pledges for Das Laxan Puja this year are £21/day or £51 for all 10 days, please inform the EC should you wish to sponsor the Puja on any of the days. Overall, we will endeavour to adhere as closely as we can with the above timings but please bear with us if we are by a few minutes. Pt Virendraji will be taking the following topics during Paryushan Parva:
Mornings: Samaysar Moksh Adhikar
Evenings: 6 Dhala and/or Moksh Marg Prakashak
Should anyone wish to host Pt Virendraji during his stay, please contact any of the EC. The period of hosting is flexible and we can accomodate even a few days per household. The benefits of hosting a Vanchankaar extends across the entire family generations and having such exclusive access to a Jain scholar can be very advantageous to address one’s queries, cement understanding and open up new avenues of thought.
Dhwaja Rohan & Swami Vatsalya Bhojan
The Dhwaja Rohan ceremony and Swami Vatsalya bhojan will take place on Sunday 18th September 2011. The Dhwaja is a symbol of any Mandir to highlight to any Saadharmi that here resides a virtual Samovasaran! and the Dhwaja Rohan (flag raising) ceremony is symbolic in cementing that Jain Dharma is well and truly alive in this 5th era. We will complement the day with the annual Swami Vatsalya Bhojan, a delightful and almost inherent event where fellow Saadharmis will come together to mark the end of Paryushan, giving us an opportunity to strengthen the unity and spirit of our Mandal. On this day, we will conduct Jinendra Maha-Abhishek at a later time to enable those that may have not participated or witnessed this wonderful and humbling ceremony before. It is an ideal opportunity to introduce this privileged activity to the younger generation and we would enourage all families with little ones to attend.
The programme for the day will be as follows:
08.15 – 09.15: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
09.15 – 10.30: Jinendra Maha-Abhishek & Puja
10.30 – 11.15: Swadhyay
11.15 – 12.00: Dhwaja Rohan
12.30 – 14.00: Swami Vatsalya Bhojan at Harrow Teachers College, Tudor Road, Harrow, HA3 5PQ
To enable an accurate list for catering purposes, please give your names if you will be attending to Dilipbhai or Sandipbhai. The bhojan will be free for all members however it does require to be funded as a separate event. We estimate that the average cost per person inclusive of meal, hall hire, etc is £10 and the Mandal would need to raise at least £2000 towards this. We would therefore welcome any donations towards the bhojan fund, please contact any of the EC should you wish to contribute. There will be a £5 charge for any guest/non-members over 10 years. Also, on the day, we would be very grateful for any volunteers who are able to help.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM this year will take place on Sunday 9th October 2011, the programme for the day will be:
08.15 – 08.30: Jinendra Abhisek
08.30 – 09.30: Gurudev’s CD Pravachan
09.30 – 10.30: Jinendra Puja
11.00 – TBC: AGM at Old Lyonian Sports and Social Club, Pinner View, Harrow, HA1 4QF (Opposite 39 Pinner View)
Formal notices and agenda will be circulated in due course.
