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Welcome to Jain Meditation. This site provides and shares Gurudev Chitrabhanuji's experience of meditations and insights, and throws light on our self-created limitations. He shows ways to break through negativities and escapist patterns of thinking. In this breakthrough, there is freedom and celebration.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: He is not only a Master lecturer, but an enlightened spiritual teacher to millions of seekers in search of truth, and self-realization. Continue here The level of success of meditation depends on your intensity, effort, commitment, and longing. Chitrabhanuji THIS EXCERPT IS FROM ONE OF JAIN MASTER CHITRABHANUJI'S TALKS COMPASSION* One day President Lincoln was returning to the White House riding in his carriage and dressed in his best, when he noticed a small pig by the side of the road, mired in mud. It was squealing and squirming wildly, but all its efforts merely drove it deeper into the mud. Lincoln ordered the coach to stop, got out, and waded into the mire. He tugged and pulled until he managed to free the pig. Upon his arrival home, his family and friends noticed the mud all over his clothes and while he went to change them, the coachman explained what had happened. When the President reappeared, everyone flocked around him, praising him for his kindness. He told them, "Please save your praises. When I saw this little creature in such distress, it was as if there was a thorn driven into my own heart. And so I plucked it out. Therefore, it was really my own pain that I eased by helping that pig." * Ten Days Journey Into the Self, is available through our books section
WE MUST THINK CONSTANTLY OF THOSE WHO DO NOT ENJOY THE FRUITS OF BOUNTIFUL, OUR LACK OF CONCERN CONTRIBUTES TO OUR MATERIAL AND MENTAL DEPRIVATION.
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UPDATES GURUDEVJI and Pramodaji are in India
Yesterday, November 13, Wall Street Journal article, one of the world's biggest papers, by Beth DeCarbo, is headed, "Any Way You Slice It, It's Not Turkey." "In this country, anyone can wield the power of the president -- to pardon a Thanksgiving Day turkey. Vegetarians do it all the time -- skip the bird on the holiday table. But what would a T-Day feast be without the fowl? Enter the faux roast, an option for vegetarians who avoid meat for health or ethical reasons, yet yearn to carve a meaty centerpiece for the sake of nostalgia. For them, there are a number of meatless alternatives. They're readily available at Whole Foods Markets, Trader Joes and other upscale grocers during the holiday season. In the off months, look for them at health-food stores. They're also available over the Internet, but be prepared to pay a premium for cold-pack shipping. "In most cases, the turkey substitutes are made of tofu, a soybean curd that is both multifunctional and malleable. Some are shaped like a loaf or a roast; others are formed to look like an actual roasted turkey. They're often stuffed with vegetarian dressing and come with meatless "giblet" gravy. One brand even offers a faux wishbone. "Sure, these might be a hard sell to traditionalists. About 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving, according to the National Turkey Federation, with an estimated 46 million birds cooked for the holiday last year. "Still, for those with a vegetarian on the Thanksgiving Day guest list, there may be a place for a meatless turkey. Generally, they're small and easy to prepare -- especially when compared to stuffing and roasting a 15-pound bird. Consider it a declaration of peace between carnivores and vegetarians. "This year, we sampled four meatless turkeys to see if they could beat out the bird on the holiday table. For our taste tests, we assembled a variety of people, including a vegetarian, a teenager and an executive chef at a Manhattan restaurant. We quickly discovered that some meatless turkeys tasted better than they looked; others looked better than they tasted. And only one had the nonvegetarians licking their lips." Wall Street Journal subscribers will find the full, wonderfully positive article on line at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122653028076622317.html
The following link makes the article available to non-subscribers for the next seven days.
http://tinyurl.com/5dr3nc
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