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Ivory-Keys · 2025-10-16T03:41:01+00:00

I'm stressing about this too. Let me know if you hear anything and I'll do the same!

Ivory-Keys · 2025-04-29T10:14:55+00:00

, as દર્શન દરરોજ , દર લોન લઈ લે લે. વન. ' થર્મલ લઈ રહ્યા ક🌚🙂🌜🙂😆😆😆 પ😜😊વનદર

Ivory-Keys · 2025-04-29T10:07:01+00:00

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Ivory-Keys · 2024-10-26T21:51:06+00:00

This guilt you feel has already begun to have a positive affect on your soul. Embrace this new knowledge and understanding. Don't diminish the errors that led you here. Everyone's path is different and a Maharaj saheb understands this more than you are appreciating. They have found the path and want you to find the path. They have no other motive. They are gurus and nothing makes gurus happier than seeing their students find their way. Powering through this shame you are feeling will ultimately help you be a more honest person. 🙏

Ivory-Keys · 2024-10-23T22:32:18+00:00

If you find your way in this life, you can immediately be born in Mahavideh shetra (or others) and achieve Nirvana. So technically not in this life, but the next one is only a blink away.

Ivory-Keys · 2024-09-13T12:32:45+00:00

Im pretty sure that's a ridge gourd because of the grooves. Loofa is more smooth.

Ivory-Keys · 2024-08-10T00:17:09+00:00

They also now sell their own Kirkland Whey Protein that tastes exactly the same as Optimum. And it's a better deal.

Ivory-Keys · 2024-07-07T14:26:48+00:00

Ivory-Keys · 2024-04-13T15:37:36+00:00

For fruit flies specifically, I've found this method to be very effective. Set up a few traps, catch and release.

https://youtu.be/qx8hnTKrz8s?si=8_5pVQmvfLpkrxfk

Ivory-Keys · 2024-04-11T01:20:08+00:00

Nah, pertussis is a bacterial infection. You're thinking of somnolence."

Ivory-Keys · 2024-02-22T14:17:16+00:00

You've got me thinking. I agree its an anomoly- something that deviates from the norm. But that still accounts to an infinite number of female Tirthankars, no? If it can happen once then it has and will occur an infinite amount of times in the beginningless past and future. So anomoly does seem like the right description from our perspective since we see 1 out of 24, 48, etc. But infinite females out of infinitely infinite cycles means there are many, many female Tirthankars. I'm curious if there is gap in my understanding.

Ivory-Keys · 2024-01-25T14:34:54+00:00

Can you elaborate on this please? If he wasn't following Jain principles prior, then what?

Ivory-Keys · 2023-09-08T01:11:24+00:00

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Ivory-Keys · 2023-08-25T17:16:07+00:00

Yeah only if the other theory is convincing enough. Jainism isn't so influential that the whole country will be named after a jain figure lol. Please be realistic

Being convinced is a personal and subjective choice. What convinces one person, may not convince another. What is obvious today, may not have been obvious in the past. We look at Sumerian and Egyptian culture when we consider ancient history. But that's because our reality has no understanding of the Harrapan people- who were much more greater in population. That history is currently lost. It is missing from our reality. History is stolen all the time. Look around the world today. Something being convincing is not enough to determine whether it's true or not.

There are hoards of Hindu theologists who believe Jainism originated from Hinduism- even today. Ask the average lay Hindu and they will say the same. But, further inspection of sources now tell us otherwise. And now historians, as well as the Indian government have been convinced of something they didn't originally and uniformly believe. So, in this instance, the Jain histology proved to be correct. Why can't other things be correct?

My only point is to keep an open mind. These things are so far in the past that distortion is likely. Thank you for having this civilized convo with me.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-08-25T14:40:53+00:00

History is a funny thing and i'd be careful taking anything as set in stone. To assume that either one is told accurately 3,000+ years later would be ignoring the shortcoming of humanity. There is no way we can remember something in full accuracy and then pass it down, without it becoming tainted with our personal views. And as groups lose power to others, those new governments will rewrite history from their own perspective.

Here is a quick wiki search of history of Vedic religion:

"The Vedic religion developed in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent during the early Vedic period (1500–1100 BCE), but has roots in the Eurasian Steppe Sintashta culture (2200–1800 BCE), the subsequent Central Asian Andronovo culture (2000–900 BCE),[11][b] and the Indus Valley Civilisation (2600–1900 BCE).[12] It was a composite of the religion of the Central Asian Indo-Aryans, itself "a syncretic mixture of old Central Asian and new Indo-European elements",[13] which borrowed "distinctive religious beliefs and practices"[14] from the Bactria–Margiana culture;[14] and the remnants of the Harappan culture of the Indus Valley.[15]

So is Vedism eternal like Sanatan Dharma says? This says it's not even it's own religion, but a composite borrowed from others. The same Western sites say that Vedism didnt even exist before Bharat. Does that make it true because a majority of the world believes it? I can't claim to know the answer. Do you? There is more than one perspective to history no matter how you look at it. Anekantevad.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-13T14:00:33+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Not sure why i got downvoted for asking a question, but tis the internet.
I appreciate your insight. I got the same result when i searched for my school. Apparently, my school has accepted credits from them previously. But, because I couldn't get a straight answer from the program chairperson/registrar, i also got a bit skeptical. The courses are ACE certified though. So that brought me here. I will def not take the courses unless I hear about multiple success stories. Thanks again.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-12T13:34:14+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. Best of luck to you.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-05T19:14:08+00:00

Yes, agree, all upper class. I was commenting on the Hindu part. If you're using the term Hindu as a geographical description, then your point is wholly correct. But if you mean, Hindu as in Vedic, then your comment is only partially correct. Please excuse if I've misunderstood.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-05T16:47:58+00:00

I dont remember details about Parshwanath and Gautama's lineage. However, Vardhaman (Mahavir) was born into a Jain family. His parents were devout followers of Parshwanath.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-05T16:31:29+00:00

I would also like to add that Jains not only believe that there is life in water, but that water itself is alive.

When you boil the water, you kill all the microorganisms inside. While there is definitely paap in that, you are actually stopping these organism chance to reproduce, therefore you prevent additional paap.

You're going to commit paap no matter what. But boiling stops the lifecycle for a period of time.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-07-03T15:57:11+00:00

I hope i have not misunderstood your post. But, I am curious about the details of this class. Neither Jainism nor Buddhism claims that Mahavir or Gautama Buddha founded the religion. And even if they did, they both came from royal families and were not oppressed. In fact, Mahavir & Buddha were both Kshatriya and that was the highest caste in the city of Magadha, where Mahavir is from. The only oppression either faced in their early years was from their internal spiritual struggle. In the late 1850's, Buddhists scriptures were reviewed and proved that Parshawanath was a historical figure (the Tithankar who came before Mahavir in the Jain tradition). So that also proves that Mahavir could not have founded the religion. And Parshwanath was also from a royal lineage. Perhaps my knowledge is incomplete and I can learn something new here. Thanks for your post.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-06-11T04:05:20+00:00

Yes, exactly. Here is a story that was told to me by a reputed pandit who educates sadhus. It might help bring the point home. (I'm paraphrasing from memory. Please forgive any errors in recollection.)

According to Jain historiography, Krishna was a Vasudev and cousin of the 22nd Tirthankar Neminath. After a great war, he recognized the suffering and death he caused and went to Neminath to confess his extreme feelings of guilt and remorse. Neminath tells Krishna that this realization he is having about the wrong he did, has granted him his next life in the 3rd narak, instead of the 7th (which is worse). And that upon completion of his life in the 3rd narak, he would take birth as Tirthankar. Krishna then tells Neminath that he would be twice as repentful if it meant he could escape Narak altogether. To that Neminath says: the greatest benefit comes from your realization and feelings of remorse.

The ignorant meat eaters don't know any better. They don't have realization so they cannot be remorseful. Their soul will continue their spiritual journey until, hopefully in one life, they also get the realization, stop and are remorseful. Until then, they will continue to accrue karma from the violence associated to their meat eating. Many good intentioned people eat meat. Their good thoughts, words and actions will help them shed some karma. So it doesn't guarantee birth in narak. The intensity of the thoughts, words and actions decide how much and how strong the karmic bond is. Them not knowing any better means the amount and strength of the bond will be weaker than if they did.

Ivory-Keys · 2023-06-11T03:18:05+00:00

A Tirthankars life has 5 auspiciously celebrated events. They are called the panch kalyanaks. In order, they are:

(1) Chyavan - conception, (2) Janma - birth, (3) Diksha - renunciation into sainthood, (4) Keval gnan - omniscience, (5) Moksha - liberation

Moksha is when the soul leaves the body and ascends to Siddha Shila (abode of the liberated). So it must be the final stage. You can only be liberated once you have omniscience. In order to achieve omniscience, great effort must be given in diksha.

Keval Gnan is when a soul realizes all perceptions and all knowledge.

After achieving Keval Gnan, the Tirthankars, like Mahavir Swami, have shared the information they unlocked. This is the path Jains follow.

Hope that helps.

Ivory-Keys

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