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Biography of Acharya Mahaprajna
Acharya Mahaprajna was one of the most celebrated Jain thinkers of the world and is the tenth Acharya of the Jain Shwetambar Terapanth sect. Born in 1920 in a village in Rajasthan; he became a monk at the age of ten. He got his education under the guidance of Acharya Shree Tulsi; who launched the Anuvrat movement in 1949 to rid the world of violence and hatred and free religion from sectarianism.A multidimensional personality and a renowned scholar of Indian and Western philosophy and religion; Acharya Mahaprajna was a prolific writer and was called a ‘modern Vivekananda’. He traversed more than 100;000 km on foot and visited 10;000 villages to spread the message of non-violence. To this...
Living With a Purpose
Dr. Radhakrishnan sketches the lives of fourteen individuals who have influenced India's life and culture significantly and altered the course of its history. Among these are social reformers like Swami Dayanand and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, political thinkers and activists like Lala Lajpat Rai, Sardar Patel, Tilak and Gokhale and a giant among scientists, Jagdis Bose. All of them had one thing in common — they broke the barriers of tradition and normalcy, and strove for noble ideals... They dreamt, and had the courage and tenacity to turn their dreams into reality.
Jainism for a New World Order
This book analyses global issues holistically and offers pragmatic solutions from a Jainism perspective. Accordingly, it presents a fresh vision of individual development, social transformation and cosmic wellbeing based on the central tenets and practices of Jainism. Through this book, readers learn viable solutions to the current problems of environmental disharmony, economical distress, and religious and cultural conflicts. It deals with religious pluralism and brings to fore the need for harmony of religions and interfaith dialogues. The book is interesting for people from varied walks of life who are looking forward to a world that is established in peace, harmony and wellness. It is of immense value and interest for people from all walks of life to the Jain community to revisit the basic tenets propounded in classical literature.
The Life and Times of Acharya Mahaprajna
Acharya Mahaprajna was one of the most celebrated Jain thinkers of the world and is the tenth Acharya of the Jain Shwetambar Terapanth sect. Born in 1920 in a village in Rajasthan; he became a monk at the age of ten. He got his education under the guidance of Acharya Shree Tulsi; who launched the Anuvrat movement in 1949 to rid the world of violence and hatred and free religion from sectarianism. A multidimensional personality and a renowned scholar of Indian and Western philosophy and religion; Acharya Mahaprajna was a prolific writer and was called a ‘modern Vivekananda’. He traversed more than 100;000 km on foot and visited 10;000 villages to spread the message of non-violence. To thi...
The Sun Will Rise Again
Monk, Scholar And Philosopher, Acharya Mahaprajna Has Spent The Last Seventy-Five Years Walking Across The Length And Breadth Of The Country, Learning Not Only From The Texts And Wisdom Of Yore But Also From Every Being He Interacts With. His Understanding Of Human Nature And The Cosmos, Expressed In Pithy Sayings, Have Inspired Many. His Poems Are Eclectic: Often A Verse Captures The Essence Of A Discourse From The Gita Or The Upanishads Or The Jain Agamas; At Other Times, The Thought Behind A Poem Arises From Simple, But Insightful, Observation. This Collection Includes Some Of Acharya Mahaprajna S Most Visionary And Inspirational Poems.
Beacons of Dharma
Today’s globalized society faces some of humanity’s most unprecedented social and environmental challenges. Presenting new and insightful approaches to a range of these challenges, the timely volume before you draws upon individual cases of exemplary leadership from the world’s Dharma traditions—Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism. The volume's authors refer to such exemplary leaders as “beacons of Dharma,” highlighting the ways in which each figure, via their inspirational life work, provide us with illuminating perspectives as we continue to confront cases of grave injustice and needless suffering in the world. Taking on difficult contemporary issues such as climate change, racial and gender inequality, industrial agriculture and animal rights, fair access to healthcare and education, and other such pressing concerns, Beacons of Dharma offers a promising and much needed contribution to our global remedial discussions. Seeking to help solve and alleviate such social and environmental issues, each of the chapters in the volume invites contemplation, inspires action, and offers a freshly invigorating source of hope.
Guardians of the Transcendent
Explores the many facets of what constitutes a moral life within the Terapanthi Svetambar Jain ascetic community, and examines the central role ascetics play in upholding the Jain moral order.
Libraries at the Heart of Dialogue of Cultures and Religions
From antiquity until the present, libraries have served to witness cultural and religious exchanges between civilizations. A number of famous libraries have often acted as the cornerstones of the history of humankind in all its diversity. In 2014, in addition to the world congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), satellite meetings were held in Paris. The theme of these meetings was “Libraries at the Heart of Dialogue of Cultures and Religions”. The presentations centred around three aspects: “Religious Libraries and History,” “Anticipating and Facing Urgent Issues,” and “New Technologies and Networking to Solve Some Issues.” The publication of these proceedings allows to draw up a panorama of the questions raised by these themes, highlight some initiatives, and offer solutions or lines of thought to professionals and Library and Information Science students.
Behaviour Problems in Children and Adolescents
The book Behaviour Problems in Children and Adolescents – A guide to Parents, Teachers and Mental Health Professional†is a sequel to Teenage Blues written by the author and Dr. Shalini Singh which was published by Mosaic in the year 2000. Deals with some of the more serious behaviour problems coming under the category of psychiatric disorders in children and adolescents. For example this book deals with these commonly observed but relatively more serious problems which include anxiety disorders, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders, conduct disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, depression, stammering etc. The book empha...
