1. Your Jain Way of Life
Define it
Measure it
Enjoy it
Measure it
Guide to Compassionate, Healthy, and Happy Living
Yogendra Jain
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Define it
Measure it
Enjoy it
Measure it
Yogendra Jain
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4. 8-Faults
11-Duties Humiliating others, control on
Proper - Lawful living, senses, prejudice, control of
marriage, food, care of passions, Lust, Anger, Greed,
dependents, service to Ego, Arrogance,
guests, etc.. living in improper places, etc.
8-Endeavors
Gratitude, Benevolence, Virtuous
8-Virtues people, Intellect, practice tradition
Fear sin, sense of shame,
serene temperament, Others
acquiring special
knowledge, appreciation of 14-Gunsthans
virtures 5-Anuvrat (NV, Truth,non-
stealing, Celibacy, non-poss.)
Type of Samvar:
5-Achar 4 – Meditations
5-Samitis (Carefullness)
Knowledge, Perception,
3-Guptis (Restraint)
Conduct, Austerities,
10-Yati-Dharma
Exercising Vigor/or Energy
12-Bhavanas
22-Victory over suffering
4 5-Charitra (Conduct)
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5. My Mind-Body My Things
Forgiveness, Anger, Greed, Money, Balance, Travel
Sensuality, Active Mind,
Death, Pride,
Relaxation/Mediation, Body,
Vibrations,
My Life/World
Family/Friends, Raising Children,
Entertainment,
My Consumption Animal Compassion,
Food, Drinks, Personal Profession/work, Social Service,
Care, Eating, Nutrition Other Living Things, Environment
My Spirit
Multi-Views (Anekantvad),
Knowledge, Faith/Religion,
Tradition/Celebration
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6. J-WOL Dashboard Level-5
Level-4
Level-3
Level-2
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Level-1
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7. Elevator Pitch
Learn it
Share it with your family
(posted in your room, carry it
in your wallet)
Give a 5 min. talk at the your
temple
Share with everyone!
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8. Jain Way of Life
Thoughts/Speech/Action towards…
Non-Violence (Ahimsa)
Strengthens the autonomy of life of every
being; Ahimsa - diet, fellow being,
environment, thoughts and actions
• Non-Possession (Aparigraha)
– Strengthens the interdependence of all and
share limited resources
• Non-One-Sidedness (Anekantavad)
– Strengthens the autonomy of thought of
every individual
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9. Our Team-JCGB Pathshala - 6/5B
Tarang Gosalia - Professional DJ; Bentley
Amit Jain – Eagle Scout; 8 yr. medical
Monica Jain – Bharatnatyam; Biomedical Engg.
Priyanka Jain – Bharatnatyam; 12th Grade
Nimit Mehta – Black Belt; Columbia
Nirav Shah: Eagle Scout; 8 yr. medical
Coordinators:
Prakash Teli – Founder of company; computer
Vijay Savla – Level 6 instructor; Engineer (Cisco)
Yogendra Jain– Level 5B instructor; Engineering/
Founder/CEO
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10. Forgiveness
Anger
Passions/Sensuality
My Mind/Body Active Mind
Death
Pride
Relaxation/Meditation
Body Care
Vibrations/karma
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12. Active Mind Level 1
My Mind/Body
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13. Level 5
Pride No internal or external pride.
My Mind/Body
Level 4
Minimal internal pride.
Level 3
No external pride but occasional internal
pride.
Level 2
Know that pride is wrong and must be
balanced. Occasional external pride
implied in conversations
Level 1
Arrogant about personal success, wealth,
education, appearance, family.
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14. Level 5
Relaxation/ Do 30 minutes of yoga and 60 minutes of deep
meditation daily. Do 60 times deep conscious
Meditation
breathing each day. Silence 2 hour per day.
Encourage and teach family members and others.
My Mind/Body
Level 4
Do yoga/meditation 30 minutes daily. Do 20
times deep conscious breathing each day.
Silence 1 hour per day. Encourage family
members to practice meditation.
Level 3
Do yoga/meditation for 15 minutes, 5
times/week. Do 10 times deep conscious
breathing each day
Level 2
Do yoga or other mind relaxation exercise
2-3 times/week.
Level 1
Stressful life. No time towards
relaxing/meditation
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15. Level 5
Body Care Cardio exercise/muscle toning 4 times
per week
My Mind/Body
Level 4
Cardio exercise/muscle toning 4 times
per week or sports.
Level 3
Cardio exercise/muscle toning 3 times
per week/ or sports. Regular medical
checkup.
Level 2
Walking 3 times./week or sports 2 times
per week. Respect for the body.
Level 1
No interest in physical exercise. Doing
dangerous activities which can harm the
body. .
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16. Greed
Money
My Things Possessions
Travel
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17. Material Level 1
Possessions
My Things
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18. Food
Drink
My Consumption Personal Care Products
Nutrition
Eating
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22. Family & Friends
Entertainment
Animal Compassion
My Life / My World Profession/work
Social Service
Other Living Things
Environment
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23. Level 5
Family/Friends Balancing spiritual growth with family and
social obligations.
My Life / World
Level 4
Helping friends, extended family.
Supporting them emotionally and
financially.
Level 3
Focus is one’s own family. Life event
celebrations with spiritual context.
Level 2
Criticizing friends and family behind their
back. Celebration of birthday,
anniversary, etc. with no spiritual context.
Level 1
Friends with bad behavior, habits,
disrespectful.
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27. Knowledge Level 1
My Spirituality
Spiritual/S
criptural
Level 1
Scientific
Before Knowledge Learning Same Person
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28. Knowledge Level 3
My Spirituality
Spiritual/S
criptural
Level 3
Scientific
Before Knowledge Learning More Knowledgeable Person
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29. Knowledge Level 5
My Spirituality
Spiritual/S
criptural
Level 5
(Purist)
Scientific
Better Person As Scientific
Before Knowledge Learning and Spiritual Knowledge
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Leads To a Jain Way of Life
30. Conclusion
This workshop in not about Preaching JAINSM, it’s
about executing JAINISM in day to day life.
There’s no standard mechanism to measure JAIN WAY
OF LIFE.
Categories and sub categories do overlap.
Level 1 through 5 are subjective
Use this template as starting point and device your own
scale, measure your JWOL against it, work to improve
the results
JWOL is FUN, HEALTHY, SPIRITUAL !!!
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31. Dr. Dipak Jain’s JWOL Score
Dear DDJ,
Thank you for using the JWOL (Jain Way of Life) Scorecard. The following is your JWOL Self Assessment score:
1. Your average score per sub-domain:
My Mind - My Body = 4.3/5
My Things = 4.5/5
My Consumption = 3.2/5
My Life/My World = 4.1/5
My Spirituality = 4.4/5
2. Your total average score = 4.1/5
3. Your score breakdown:
Score between 0 and 1.5: 0 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 1.6 and 2.5: 3 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 2.6 and 3.5: 4 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 3.6 and 4.5: 9 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 4.6 to 5.0: 14 out of 30 sub-categories
Recommendation: As you're making your yearly resolutions, consult this and see which specific categories you need
to do more work on...good luck.
Thanks and Happy Jain Way of Life...
YJI Team
http://www.yjindia.org
Acknowledgement: This self-assessment was developed by Jain Center of Boston and converted to a Web Survey by
Young Jains of India. For more information and feedback please contact: yokjain@yahoo.com,
praksash@esolvetech.com, or webmaster at: info@yjindia.org
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32. Conclusion
This workshop in not about Preaching JAINISM, it’s
about executing JAINISM in day to day life.
There’s no standard mechanism to measure JAIN WAY
OF LIFE.
Categories and sub categories do overlap.
Level 1 through 5 are subjective
Use this template as starting point and device your own
scale, measure your JWOL against it, work to improve
the results
JWOL is FUN, HEALTHY, SPIRITUAL !!!
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33. www.JainLink.org
North America Jain
On-Line Community and Networking
By: JAINA/Long Range Planning in Partnership with
North American Jain Centers, Sanghs, and Organizations
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(our JWOL practices) Jains and Non-Jains)
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Editor's Notes
Welcome to the jain Way of Life..
We have a complex rich and multi-dimensional life.. We have a home where we live.. As kids.. Then we have friends Then we go off to college.. Get married Go to work place Raise our family.. While we’re doing this.. How do we know that we’re living and progressing and raising the bar in living a JWOL.. But first what is what is JWOL…
Our acharays have done a great job of defining the many aspects of our life based on core jain principles.. Look at this.. Incredible.. No religion or faith even comes close.. But change is invevitable.. The world is different now.. So we must change with time.. Of course we’re not talking about attributes of the Acharya Shravak/Shravika - practice minor vows (Anu-vrata) Faith in the liberation; 40 books on Shravakachar; two agams; - there are people who can attain moksha in the same life – but that is immaterial – our goal is here and now.. Nam Shravak – one who is boarn in Jain family Sthapana Shravak – statue or photograph of Shravak Dravya – Shravak – one who follows Jainism without deep faith Bhava Shravak – believes in Jainism and has deep faith; Three types of Shravak: Pakshika – householder who has inclination towards Ahimsa Naisthika – one who pursues path towards the Pratimas (spiritual path of layman) Sadhaka – one who concludes his human incarnation in the final purification of the self by performing Sanlekhana;
And this is the changed version.. If we were to classify today.. This is what the categories would look like..
So how do we measure our progress.. How do we know – should be go in this direction or that direction.. You see they have great deal of guidance in the scriptures.. However… some of these were written 1000’s of years ago.. The question is – in today world with MEDIA, cell phone, cars, homes, animal testing, etc. What are the guidelines.. Show Level 1 to Level 5: 15 seconds to mark the score… - Light Lights…
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My physical and spiritual being experiences this Other religions and other vocabulary talk about this – Thou shall not kill – Love others etc. First – let’s define Jain Way of Life – Jain Way of Life is life full of happiness, challenge, discovery, and spiritual growth for … JWOL is living life to the fullest – enjoying – not true .. no point JWOL is living a live grounded in thoughts words and speech of our three core principles…good First in NV one is Non-Violence – - nonviolence in our food –vegetainism in our speech –for giving even in our thoughts – Not just hurting but helping others Non possessiveness – examples … Non absolutism … Anekantvan – where we strive to keep our mind open and understand other views Non Possessiveness – where we balance our possessions – and desire for them
Excessive alcohol drinking – addiction, lose yourself; hard liquor
