11:00 :
Second day of celebrating the Pratishtha Mahotsav. The Mahavir
Foundation put up an amazing performance based on the ‘Chyavan Kalyanak’
and ‘Janma Kalyanak’ of Bhagwan Mahavir. As we enjoy the recreation of
this most benevolent of events nearly 2600 years ago , our eyes keep
stealing little glances at PP Bhaishree – for we just can’t get enough
of His gentle inwards looking eyes, his compassionate & glowing
countenance and his beatific smile ! How incredibly blessed are we to
have out Satguru who has given us divine eyes to behold the true nature
of Bhagwan Mahavir and to understand His path.
When Bhagwan was born , 64 Indras (Kings of the heavenly beings) took
the baby boy up to Mt. Meru and performed the ceremonial ‘Abhishek’.
With great devoution in their hearts they sang the following stuti
exalting Bhagwans numerous and incomparable qualities :
13:00 : ‘Diksha Varghodo’ or Ceremonial procession
in the honor of two souls who are about to renounce the world and adopt
monkhood. London shravaks took great joy and pride in rejoicing at the
diksha procession, and the occasion was graced and blessed by Bhaishree
and Jinchandraji. We bow down to these highest of humans , heartily
congratulate these great souls and wish them the best on their spiritual
journey . May the lords of the three worlds, the Tirthankars bless
these divine children of theirs so that they may attain the three jewels
of Jainism and dwell in the eternal bliss of the soul.
We yearn for that day when we can all adopt ‘charitra’ or
renunciation , at first internally and then externally too. This
internal charitra or internal renunciation has been explained to us by
our compassionate Guru based on the words of great Jain spiritual
masters as follows :
“Atamgnani shraman kahave” – Anandghanji MS
“Atmagnan tyan munipanu” – Param Krupaludev
“Jem aavi pratiti jeevani, janyo sarve thi bhinna asang,
Tevo sthir svabhav te upaje re, kahyu charitra te analing” – Param Krupaludev
We thank our Guru for granting us this unfathomable understanding of
the essence of Jainism as preached by the kevalis ! And for these new
munis, we wish the following –
“Shudh charitra paaljo,
Vastra ne shobhavjo
Kul ne ajvaljo,
Shasan ne deepavjo,
Ane am saune taarjo”
(O Munis, may you observe the conduct of a monk in the purest way,
May you always be worthy of your attire of a monk,
May you bring honor to your ancestry,
May you enlighten the entire Jain Shasan,
And may you be kind enough to bless us all so we may attain salvation)
19:00 : Dinner with mumukshus. Despite His busy
schedule PP Bhaishree has been kind enough to grace the residences of
mumukshus for dinner every evening. The fortunate families have
experienced great joy in spending a couple of hours with Bhaishree and
the Bhramanisths. Last evening Bhaishree was at the Sanghvi’s and this
evening at Narendrabhai and Ilaben’s.
One young Sanghvi recounted the experience as follows – “Large in
numbers and devotion, the whole house was buzzing with bhakti for the
whole day in anticipation. Young and old alike broke into song as
Bhaishree finally arrived with his beaming eyes and energising smile.
“Sad guru tumhare pyaar ne, jeena bata diya” (O True guru your love has
taught us how to lead our lives). Swiftly filling up the entire main
room they sat lovingly at his feet while he explained Param Krupaludev’s
Letter 301 to them all. In just a few words he shared the rules by
which we can live peacefully in our families and in the world. 1.See a
soul similar to yours in every living organism in the world 2.
Gracefully accept your destiny as it unfolds 3. Never find fault in
others 4. Do not be proud of your own good qualities.”
21:00 : PP Bhaishree was called upon the stage to
deliver an ‘aashirvachan’ to the audience on the eve of the pratishtha.
He said that there are numerous ways for a soul to attain
self-realisation – Gnan (knowledge), Nishkam Karma Yog (selfless
service) and Bhakti (devoution). Of these He said that Bhakti is the
easiest for us to follow in this day and time. And then He added that
the pratimaji or idol of Bhagwan is an extremely cogent tool for
developing Bhakti. Such pratishthas therefore are invaluable in
promoting bhakti for Bhagwan. He blessed the audience so that they may
develop this love for Bhagwan and that it may someday intensify to such a
level that it would lead to union with the pure blissful soul just as a
river unites with the ocean.
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