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A young monk dons his new attire at the ‘diksha’ ceremony in Mumbai. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury/Mint In all this strictness about Sabbath observance, the Puritans were wholly sincere. To them purity of religion was the supreme interest of life. They had left their old homes in England that they might worship according to their own belief in a community under the control of Puritan ideas. One of the disciples I meet at the Jain Upashray is former engineer and IITian Bhavik Shah, who took diksha in 2013, and was renamed Muniraj Shri Bhuvanjeetvijay. It was an online chat with Shah that awakened a spiritual interest in Sanket Parekh, his junior in college, and prompted him to study Jain philosophy. “(Sanket) used to ask me questions about the soul and spirituality. Because of the knowledge I already had from Sahebji, I could answer them,” says Bhavik. Shah was an active member of the Yahoo! group JainList, billed as the “world’s largest Jainism discussion group”, which features links to academic articles and other Jain resources. Dutch theatre and film actress Lily Bouwmeester (1901–1993) was a member of the famous Bouwmeester family, mostly consisting out of actors. In 1991, she was awarded with a Pre-Golden Calf for being ‘the best actress in Pre-War Dutch cinema’.Deeply fleshed out characters. Sudha, the big sister who feels guilty for having first introduced her little brother to alcohol. Rahul, the younger brother, who graduates to alcoholism. Defeatist parents who close their eyes to their son’s lapses, and try to maintain the façade of being successful parents of successful children for as long as they can. Write with complete sentences, fill out each area, and be direct. The advantage of online dating is that you can put all of your expectations out in the beginning to avoid any awkward situations later on, as well as find a lover sooner! 4) Start Chatting. Ashok’s brother Manoj Dedhia, also an advocate solicitor with the Bombay high court, says his 20-year-old-daughter, a law student, similarly expressed a desire for renunciation 20 days before the diksha ceremony. “It was a surprise but I was happy. She is going on the right path, and she will be able to handle it. Since her childhood, we have provided a (spiritual) atmosphere, and have been talking to various mahatmas. She was with Sahebji (another name for Pandit Maharaj) for the last year and a half, studying the principles of Jainism.” It was different when we met. He would listen for hours, make love, shower me with affection. H has become a grumpy, cynical and disinterested partner. When you are married and lonely, it can feel as though there is no escape from the monotony in your life. You entered into this union to evade the dark feelings that sometimes come with the single life, and yet, here you are again.
On reaching New England he went to Salem, and was there appointed a minister of the church. After[Pg 87] a very short time he left Salem, and went with his family to Plymouth. Remaining there for two years, he became deeply interested in the Indians, and began the difficult task of learning their language. He wrote afterward, "God was pleased to give me a painful, patient spirit to lodge with them in their filthy, smoky holes to gain their tongue." Though Jain monks hold no bank accounts, and never deal with money, their needs, Doshi says, are secured by implicit, informal insurance. “The Jain community is fairly resourceful and takes care of them,” he says. “There is an organization called Jito (Jain International Trade Organization). They pay for any medical treatment that is required for a sadhu, any amount. It may be from a few thousands to a few lakhs or more. Jain sadhus don’t have to bother about their livelihood or medical care.” I can understand Summerdad, Ginga and Bad, why you are still there. No heinous crime has been committed, except neglect. Maybe it is easier to leave if there is a concrete reason for going but my DH is NOT a bad person. He is just not fulfilling my needs as a companion. The story climaxes with Sang confronting Farouk, getting into a fight with him and finally leaving the country and Paul.
Muni Satvabhushan patiently runs me through the ways in which the life of an ascetic is anything but unproductive—their life is entirely eco-friendly, they leave no carbon footprint, even their water consumption is limited to 5-10 litres per day (for sponge baths, washing clothes, etc.). It’s a sustainable ecosystem, run by a well-tiered management. “It’s organized, exactly like the corporate world. Experience and ability count here as well, but the intentions are totally different.” Familial bonds too, he explains, are not entirely shunned, they only take on a different shape. “But before I left, I ensured my mom and dad were financially taken care of. We have only cut materialistic relations with our family. We think of them, and pray for them, for all our lives.” The sooner you finish making your profile, the sooner you can begin meeting potential matches. Be thoughtful and concise when filling out your profile so everyone can easily get to know you.
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9) These future monks and nuns leave the stage, trailed closely by family members, who will now perform the final ceremonial rites. In this hour-long interval, the diksharthis will be shaved and showered (for the last time, they are only allowed to sponge their bodies hereafter) while those in attendance will settle down for a vegetarian breakfast feast, again with segregated seating for both genders. Meanwhile, on stage, an emcee encourages the crowd to participate in a spirited round of money-raising—families donate lakhs of rupees to fund future religious ceremonies. Shah says the one I am attending cost a few crores.
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Why was God good to me? I do not know any reason except that He is good. It is like our Lord said in Matthew 5:45, “He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” God does not say, “Oh, this man sinned! Let’s starve him to death!” No, He sends the rain on the righteous and the unrighteous; He is patient because He desires that all may come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Saviour and be saved.
Kittenish French actress Simone Simon (1910-2005) was one of the most seductive and brilliant stars of the French cinema of the 1930s and 1950s. Publicity dubbed her ‘La Sauvage Tendre’ (The Tender Savage). Toda la gente sola es una comedia dramática que cuenta la historia de seis personajes en búsqueda de la felicidad. And she always dresses herself neatly and pleasantly, never extravagantly, nor vulnerable, nor Gucci or VersaceA similar level of achievement, Doshi says, can be found in Swaminarayan monks. “They also have a number of cases where young, highly educated sadhus devote themselves to spiritual life—some are from Berkeley, some are from Oxford.” Fast forward fourteen years and we see the marriage at an end – Pranab having been unfaithful to Deborah, contrary to all built up expectations for the reverse. The narrator’s mother has miraculously transformed into a broad minded educated mature woman, thanks to her degree in library science, a university education apparently being the panacea for all that ails a lonely, bored and unhappy housewife. With Lahiri being in her usual haste to end the story, the reader finds mother and daughter reconciled, husband and wife having “grown fond of each other”, and the now mature narrator happily embarking on one affair after another with American men, all in the space of a single paragraph. Film-maker Anand Gandhi, who researched Jain monks for his 2013 film, Ship Of Theseus, informs me of one case of bal diksha. It leads to a fascinating figure, Satish Kumar, environmentalist and founder of the Schumacher College in England, who was 9 when he railed against his mother, and professed a strong desire to embrace a monastic life. For nine years, he followed his guru on foot, falling in line with the rigour of monkhood. But by the time he was 18, a book on Gandhian philosophy had influenced him to spearhead real-world change, and he returned to regular life to become a disciple of another non-violent reformer, Vinoba Bhave. We should make a great mistake, however, were we to imagine that the Puritans did not value books and reading. They appreciated reading and education so much that every town was required to have a school. As a consequence of this excellent system, there were very few people who could not read and write. A glimpse into the lives of a rather selfish pregnant daughter, and her equally self centered father – Ruma initially wants to discourage her father from moving into her house and her life. The father comes for a visit and seeing his homely skills, Ruma changes her mind and voluntarily invites him to live with her family. Dear Daddy refuses of course, he has his hands full with a tepid romance and a new passion for traveling.
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