My Views ~ 2 at SMP

My Views on DISCUSSION 2: Discussion was that is it right to hold buffet system swami vatsalya cause of space crunch & large number of people to cater?? -Samir Doshi

I am completely against buffet system. If you call your son-in-law for lunch then you offer him food seating or standing? ofcourse seating. Whether you want your guests to have food themselves or you yourself shall go to them & asking them to have more? If you do these all for your relatives & guests... Serving a sadharmik is much more greater compared to all but you then think on numbers & space. Now restricting my comments to 1. Large Number of People Problem 2. Space Crunch & 3. Overall View:

1. Large Number of People: Who has said for doing swami vatsalya of large number? sadharmik bhakti of even 1 person but with complete BAHUMAN-AADAR-PREM is enough. Instead in buffet system is an insult to Sadharmik. Whenever we are doing Swami Vatsalya we should make them sit, do bahuman & then serve.

I have never heard that there is short number of Volunteers in Jainism, Just say you want & you shall see large people helping you in serving whatever number of people are there. But serving through Caterers is again an Insult. Even when there is marriage in you house & caterers look after dont we go & force some important people to have more. So we should keep our Jain Brothers for volunteering so that they take proper care of servings while in Swami Vatsalya.

TODAY IF PEOPLE MOVE & EAT or EAT STANDING, LEAVE RELIGION APART, DOCTORS EVEN DONT ADVISE THAT AS ITS NOT HEALTHY WAY OF EATING.

2. SPACE CRUNCH: I learnt from my mom that if we have a big heart than we can surely accomodate everything. Dont tell me that a person spending for Swami Vatsalya of say appx 2000 people cant spend somewhat more for a bigger space? OR cant we organise time slots so that all sit & eat?  Surely we can spend but then why find unnecessary faults instead we should be doing nothing against Prabhu Aagya. One of the Acharyashri used to say that we should be spending whatever required just to follow Jineshwar Aagya but never be doing anything against Jineshwar Aagya.

Spaces can be arranged or time slots can surely be done but we just want tweaks to make it fast but just think when you are spending so much why not to make it more proper by seating arrangements where people sit & have proper food. All studies shall say that people have proper & more food sitting than compared to standing.

3. Overall View: We jains are followers of sayings of Parmatma & so we can never have buffet swami vatsalya's. What's swami vatsalya when people have to go by themself to take the food?? YOU ARE DOING SWAMI VATSALYA NOT FEEDING BEGGARS. YOU REQUIRE SADHARMIK's... SADHARMIK's DONT NEED YOU as they could have well prepared their food as other days.

Knowledgeable people say that you might be following less religion, but whatever you follow do it correctly & in a correct manner. If you organising a Swami Vatsalya, follow its correct set of rules, make people sit, do their Bahuman by Prabhavna & then start Swami Vatsalya & volunteers go their to ask them for if they need anything more in food. 

WHATEVER WE DO SHOULD BE AS PER SAYINGS OF GOD & NOT AS PER OUR FACILITIES OR COMFORTS & BUFFET SWAMI VATSALYA IS CLEARLY A NO. FEED LESS BUT FEED PROPER WAY THATS WHAT ITS PREACHED.

If anyone hurt or something written against Jin aagya then Michchhami Dukkadam.

Samir Doshi

My Views ~ 1 at SMP

My Views on DISCUSSION 1 which was Nowadays many people feel that more temples should not be made & funds of that should be diverted to other good cause. WHAT YOU ALL THINK?? -Samir Doshi

First & foremost of all, I am a layman in Jainism & telling you my thoughts without reference to any books or technical knowledge. I do appreciate thoughts of all that we should be spending for Jivdaya, Resurrection & preservation of old temples, education, sadharmik seva etc but I dont understand why some people think that WE SHOULD STOP MAKING TEMPLES & DIVERT THAT FUNDS... why dont they think that WE SHOULD MAKE MORE TEMPLES & SHALL DO ALL ABOVE WITH MORE FUNDS. Believe me though we are a minority population, we are best in living standards & earners. Our religion teaches us to live simple, but we nowadays have entered into pomp show & spend unnecessarily in all things but when it comes to do good works then why we think of not making temples & using that fund only there?? Infact we should think that we shall spare some more money out for good deeds in addition to making temple. I am just narrating 2 examples which touched my life & thoughts & that have really happened in our Jain History:

EX1: Nrupsinh, son of King Kumarpal, was at his death bed in a very tender age with tears in his eyes. Acharya Hemchandrasurisverji Maharaj asked him why is he having tears when he is so brave & doing his Antim Aaradhna?? He replied that Guruvar my wishes didnt get fulfilled. My dad did lots of jivdaya, resurrection & made many temples all his life but all what he made is of stones. He said that I get pain that Our ultimate God & in temples of stone?? I had wished to make TEMPLES OF GOLD as I grow up & now that wish shall remain unfulfilled :(

Just think the thought process which we should have. King Kumarpal has done all Jivdaya, resurrection, chari palit sangh's temple's etc but then too his son wants to make TEMPLES of GOLD in addition to doing lot more good works than what my dad did.

THEN WHY CANT WE THINK OF HAVING MORE TEMPLES WITH GOOD WORKS TOO AND QUANTUM OF GOOD WORK WHAT SOME OF OUR PREDECESSORS DID IS SHOWN IN EX2 NOW

EX2: Vastupal & Tejpal had made 12 Chari Palit Sangh's in addition to all good works which i shall just try to mention but they never thought that they made many temples or resurrected many temples. Acharya Narchandrasurisverji had attained Kaldharm in that period but before that Acharyashri had told them that their time of death is near soon & do as much as good work as possible & so with thought of touching Palitana Kalyanak Bhumi they started their 13th CHARI PALIT SANGH but in between their health started detrimenting.

They didnt even knew what good works they did in their life & so they called their accountant to tell them about it so that they can do some more good work. In those period what they spent in good works is narrated below & is MORE THAN LACS X CRORES IF ITS NET PRESENT VALUE IS TAKEN OUT. Accountant said as follows:

- Spent 18,96,00,000 on Satrunjay Mahatirth, Palitana

- Spent 18,83,00,000 on Girnar Tirth

- Spent 12,53,00,000 on Abu Tirth

- Made 13013 New Temples

- Resurrected 23000 Temples

- Made 984 Posadhshala's

- Made 500 Vyakhyan Pitth's of Elephant teeths

- Made 500 Samavasrans carved of elephant teeth & costly things

- Spent 18,00,00,000 in Khambhat, Bharuch & Devpuri for help

- Spent 18,00,00,000 GOLD COINS in making SHASHTRA BOOKS from Gold Ink

- Spent in 21 occasions when Acharya Padvi was being given

- Every year 4 Swami Vatsalya's

- Unaccounted dravya in Gurupuja daily, 3 times Jin Puja & prabhavna in Pratikraman's.

As since King was follower of Lord Shiv, also had to spend in making following to get several sanctions for Jainism:

- Spent in making 2000 Shiv Temples

- Spent in making 700 Shiv Tapasvi Matth's

Also did following for entire HUMAN KIND:

- 700 Annsatra's

- 44 Big Dam's

- 84 Pasanbaddh Mahasarovar's

- 900 Wells & lacs of Water drinking units (Pani ni Parab)

- Daily Supatradan to 1500 Sadhu Sadhvi's

- Daily daan to more than thousand beggars & people in need

- Spent in making 64 Mosque's to maintain communal harmony

&

13 CHARI PALIT SANGH's to SATRUNJAY. Total spent 300,14,18,800.00 in those days & THEY FOUND THIS VERY VERY LESS.

SO MY OPINION IS ALWAYS TO HAVE TEMPLES & NEVER OPPOSE IT SIDE BY SIDE DOING JIVDAYA, RESURRECTION ETC AS THAT ALL IS ALSO THE NEED OF TIME BUT NEVER A "NO" TO BRING A NEW TEMPLE.

Thanks to all for their views & loved reading them all. You all can surely discuss my answer to & I shall be glad to reply all. Jinaagya Viruddh kai pan lakhya hoy & if anyone feel hurt than "Michchhami Dukkadam" 

-Samir Doshi

Yuvahriday Samrat ne Koti Koti Vandan

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Its 1st ever video compiled by me & most close to my heart as its about GURUDEV, A video on life journey of Yuva Hriday Samrat (King of Hearts of Youth) Acharyadev Shrimad Vijay HEMRATNA Surisverji Maharajsaheb. Please DO WATCH IT IN FULL. When I mention this video, I cannot ever forget favour which Punyavant Bhagyashali Arpit Bhai did by selecting me to  help him in compiling this video & shall always remain indebted to him, a debt i can never repay.

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