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IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DIARY...MAY 2007♦ 12th South Area Mahila Mandal - Beauty Demo /Tips♦ 15th North Area Sakhi Milap - Sari Demonstration♦ 19th East Area - Dal Rotli♦ 19th South Area - Dal Rotli♦ 20th North Area - Gujarati Play, Parnya Have Shun♦ 20th Oshwal Singles Club - Speed Dating♦ 25th North East Area Sakhi Mandal - Cooking Demonstration♦ 26th North West Ladies Club & Culture & Heritage - Dal Roti with Music♦ 27th West Area - Pizza PartyJUNE 2007♦ 8th North West Ladies Club & Culture & Heritage - Whist Drive♦ 10th EC Religious - Mahapujan at Oshwal Centre♦ 16th South Area - Dal Rotli♦ 23rd East Area - Entertainment Evening (Card & Board games)♦ 27th North West Ladies Club & Culture & Heritage - Cooking Demonstration♦ 30th North Area - Turkish Night♦ 30th North East Area - Children’s Fun Day & Indulgence AfternoonJULY 2007♦ 7th South Area - Oshwal Gujarati School - Annual Parents Day Celebration♦ 8th North Area - Barbeque♦ 10th North Area - Cooking Demonstration♦ 14th South Area - Dal Rotli♦ 15th South Area Mahila Mandal - Picnic in the ParkAUGUST 2007♦ 23-27 Derasar Inauguration CeremoniesSEPTEMBER 2007♦ 8-15 Paryushan ParvaPeople are unreasonable, illogical and self centred. E Love them anywayIf you do good, people will accuse you of ulterior motives. E Do good anywayIf you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. E Do good anywayThe good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. E Do good anywayHonest and frankness make you vulnerable. E Be honest and frank anywayWhat you spend years building may be destroyed over night. E Build anywayGive the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teethGive the world the best you’ve got anyway.We must be truthful, for there are those who trust usWe must be pure, for there are those who depend on usWe must be kind, for there are those who sufferWe must be strong, for there are those who need our helpPAGE 4OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

NO.A.U.K - RELIGIOUS SUB-COMMITTEEMAHAPUJANat Oshwal Centre on Sunday 10th June 2007N68 letters in Namaskar Mantra and 68 Tirths beginning with each of the same letters.We are pleased to inform you that on Sunday 10th June 2007at Oshwal Centre, there will be a ‘Mahapujan’.This pujan is called Navkar Mantra Na 68 letters together with 68 Tirths.According to the letters of the Navkar Mantra tirths are selcted based on their names.N Nagpura Tirth Upasgar Parasvanath Madhya PradeshMo Mohan Keda Adinath Madhya PradeshA Allabhad Adinath Utter PradeshRi Ringod Neminath Madhya PradeshHun Hathuni Mahavir Swami RajasthanTa Tarangagiri Ajitnath GujaratNm Nandi Varthan Puri Tirth Mahavir Swami RajasthanIn which ever place our Tirthanker’s Panch Kalyanak any oneof these kalyanak has taken placeIn which ever place shashitak tirthankar’s vicharan has taken placeIn which ever place vishesh prabahvo have taken placeIn which ever place a Jinalay has been for more than a 100 years.These places are recognised as Tirth. In these special places atmacomes to the fore and we go some way toward recognising what it is!We live here yet we can take advantage of these by participating in the pujan.As always first a Snatra Pujan will be conducted starting from 12.00noon.The maha pujan will last approximately 5 hours after which therewill be dinner for all present.RRRRRRRRROSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUEPAGE 5

Jaiu Way of LifeA butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can, in theory, set off a tornado in Texas,according to the modern day theory of Chaos. The last Tirthankar of Jainism,Mahavir gave us the very same message 2600 years ago - ParasapropgrahoJivanam or all life is bound together by mutual support and interdependence.If we believe this to be essentially true, that all life is interconnected, then itnaturally follows that our happiness and well being are tied to that of other lifearound us and vice versa. What does that mean in terms of the principles ofJainism, and for our day to day life?The Eastern Religions, including Jainism, are more of a philosophy and a way of liferather than a prescriptive institution. By fully learning the principles of the religion (Samyakjnan), having complete faith in them (Samyak darshan) and making them a part and parcel ofone’s way of living (Samyak charitra), an individual life becomes part of the whole living breathinguniverse, and the whole becomes part of the individual.The three central principles of Jainism - Ahimsa, Anekantvad and Aparigraha, in essence, bringawareness to the very concept of this wholeness, hat we be aware of others - in mind, body andthought, or in every aspect and bring no harm to them; respect them and their views; andminimise our needs so as to create the least amount of impact on the needs and well beings ofothers.So if the actions of an individual affect everyone and everything around the individual, then itnaturally follows that the individual must take complete responsibility of his or her actions, not onlyfor their own comfort, well being and happiness, but the effects of their action on others as well.This, in essence, is what the Jain Way of Life is about.Jainism is a religion of action, one of action and its consequences. You can not sit back and pray toa higher power to take care of you or come to your rescue, because you ARE the power, you havethe potential to become that power. So you must do your part, you must act responsibly, not onlyout of fear that ill will come to you, but because it is the right thing to do, and because theconsequences of your actions directly affect you.The idea of interconnectedness or interdependence has gained popularity in many different aspectsof modern life. In the business world, companies are forming partnerships and collaborations toexpand their influence and reach wider audiences; the synergistic view that one plus one can equalgreater than two has become an accepted norm. In Environmental Science, the Butterfly Effect asdescribed above, and the consequences of greenhouse gases on the environment and globalwarming have become a cause for concern and a wakeup call for mankind to “do the right thing”and decrease our impact on the environment. Overall, looking for ways to create a “win - win”situation for two or more parties rather than a “win - lose” situation has become a mantra to liveby.Thus taking responsibility for one’s own actions and their consequences with the three principles ofJainism - Ahimsa. Anekantvad and Aparigraha as a guide, The Jain Way of Life will become anatural part and the very essence of one’s being. In the true spirit of Jainism, and the words ofPierre Teihard de Chardin, we will not just be “...human beings having a spiritual experience; (but)spiritual beings having a human experienceWalk the talk - Live the Jain Way of LifePrecious TimeTime is infinitely more precious than money,and there is nothing common between them.You cannot accumulate time; you cannotborrow time; you can never tell how much timeyou have left in the Bank of LifeTime is life…...OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 7

23rd Oshwal Sports DayMarch 4th & 11th 2007This year we successfully held the 23 rd Oshwal Sports Day at Tottenham Green Leisure Centre. This was agreat event and very enjoyable not only to attend but to organise. We had teams from 7 areas andhopefully next year Luton will be back. This year was my first as the Organising Secretary and I was veryprivileged to be responsible for it. In my speech at the presentation my theme was Passion and Drive. Thisyear I believe we have seen this from so many people in various aspects of the Sports day fromparticipating and supporting to organising. So many people have gone the extra mile and given their best torepresent or support their areas. This is not only inspirational for others but shows how much they careand their passion for Sports Day.This year we brought in a new event, namely 12-14s Mixed Basketball. This was a great success and broughtin several new youths with 6 of the 7 areas participating. Almost all the areas were able to field teams in allevents which was great for increasing the Sports Day organising committees aim to maximise participation.Another change we made this year was that during dodgeball we encouraged parents/supporters of theteam throwing the ball to surround the circle to collect the ball. This was very successful for both theunder 12s and supporters.A special mention must go to the supporters for the areas. Each event was cheered on and supporters werecheering both their own areas and other areas. One memory that stands out was a single fan supportingNorthampton in their men's football match. His individual support drew in the support from those aroundhim just from his sheer dedication. Once again the atmosphere for circuit training was excellent. The finalevent and climax of the tournament had great enthusiasm and lived up to expectations.An event of this magnitude with so many moving parts could not be possible without the hard work anddedication of the organising committee. With so many aspects to consider such as halls, food, timetabling,PAGE 8OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

23rd OSHWAL SPORTS DAYReport by the Winners - North East AreaIt gives us great pride to say that this years OshwalSports Day was one of the most exciting events ofthe year as the there were three teams all with achance to win right down to the very last event. Itgives us great pleasure to say that North East Areawon the sports day this year by 1 point over Westarea. Everyone was waiting very anxiously for theannouncement of the final results and what a momentof excitement for our youngsters when the winnerwas announced.Congratulations to the dedicated team of adults who organised the teams and the weekly training and alsoto the NE Area volleyball team, who came 1 st again this year having won the event 21/23 times. Specialcongratulations to the under 12-14s basketball team – this was the first year for this category.Sports day was very well organised this year with everything running on time. There was excellent refereesin all sports and spectators were very supportive and well behaved! It was an excellent idea to have anexternal referee introduced for basketball games – so there can be no dispute about decisions.The kids were (as always) happy to be part of the competitions and inevitable made great friends fromother areas. This years raffle was very popular raising money for the day. The winner of the main prize wasHarshal from NE area who won a portable PSP.Next year we should try and promote Luton to bring out teams for all sports, unfortunately they weremissing so there were only 7 areas present. Special effort was put in by all areas to make sure there was ateam for all sports – this was very commendable.Group Photo(18/03/07) of Youth Club Team who participated in the Oshwal Sports Day.Some Comments from the NE Team:‘’We need to have more events like this during the year, once a year is not enough’’‘’Possible introduction of another mid-year basketball / football tournament will go down well’’‘’Most enjoyable part was watching adults football, very competitive and lively’’‘’I enjoyed watching my friends playing in dodge ball’’“I loved it as there was so much friendly rivalry between teams”.PAGE 10OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

23rd OSHWAL SPORTS DAYReport by East London & Essex AreaWe are proud of all our youths who participated in the 23rd Oshwal Sports Day inMarch. Amongst those taking part were Viraj - the youngest participant from ourarea, Miraj, who came 2nd in the Men’s Squash and Khilna, who came 1st in the LadiesSquash tournament. Special award of girl of the tournament was presented to JesalNavin Shah. Congratulations to Jesal. You have made us proud!!Well done to all the participants and thank you to all parents, children and supporters,who made the time to attend the eventJesal with her special award.U12’s – 2 nd in FootballVidhya with her netball – 2 nd PlaceU12 participantsIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOSHWAL DIRECTORYUPDATEThe deadline for presenting any new and any alterations to your entries inthe Oshwal Directory passed on 31 December 2006. I am pleased toreport that nearly a thousand Forms have been received. This data will beentered into a database over the next few weeks to get ready for the nextstage. If anyone has got any views on the layout etc please do contact me.Over the years I have heard many complaints that we do not give ourOshwals an opportunity to provide services on a commercial basis to theAssociation. With this in mind I would like to invite any Oshwal printer/graphic publisher to please contact me if they wish to be considered for thepublication and printing contract. I must also point out that the previousprint runs have been done by Companies owned and managed byOshwals! This is only to give any other aspiring company if they wish toquote!As usual the cost is quite significant for such a large and useful document.The only way we can cover this is by obtaining sponsorship andadvertising. We need your support as sponsors and also as advertisers. Ifyou wish to do either please contact me.Ashok Mulchand ShahOAUK - Fund Raising & Oshwal Directory Sub-Committee Chairperson.Email - ashok@coppernob-fashion.comOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 13

E CHILD EI recently attended a short lecture and yogasession by Sri Yogesh Muni. This lecture,compounded with the Jain convention, proved tome that many Indian children these days knowlittle about their culture and religion.First, just as Guruji sat down, he noticed thathalf of his audience was children, the other halfwere adults. Therefore, basically only half knewGujarati well enough to understand it in alecture. Thus he gave his lecture inEnglish. Even at the convention when thelectures were given in either Hindi orGujarati, I’m sure many of us childrenjust plainly ignored those workshops.Consequently we did not learn as muchas could have.Later, Guruji asked me my name. I saidNeheet, like knee-heat. He said, “What?No, it’s Nee-hith,” and gave me acompletely different meaning of my namethat I never even heard of. I did not evenknow how to say my name for all theseyears! Do I really know my own cultureand language?He then went on, and after the lecture,taught us some yogic exercises. Duringone of these exercises, the longest one.He started singing the Namokar Mantra,and all of us sang along. He then went onand sang these complex prayers I hadnever heard of, I think only half of usthere had heard, and were able to singalong. The only people who were singingwere the parents, thus again showing ourchild like lack of knowledge and lack ofexperience. How much do I know aboutmy religion and religious songs?And at the end came out the traditional Indianfood. Who cooked it? The parents.The point of this article is not to blame theparents for our lack of cultural knowledge, but tohelp them understand, that without their help,our culture will be gone and we will be nothingbut another bunch of children without a senseand true worth of our culture.By Neeheet TrivediYoung WriterE PARENT E“Like every parent I worry about how to pass onthe values and principles of Jainism to my sonwho is only six years old. I have come to theconclusion that I need to inculcate two things inmy son. One is Jainism of Bhagwan Mahavir,shorn of any hocus-pocus; and the Gujaratilanguage.I think it is easy to lose one’s identity when oneloses the ability to communicate in one’sown language. English may be themedium of instruction, but we can teachour children our mother tongue at home!Quite apart from helping them gain asense of identity, it will help them whenthey grow up to communicate with allsorts of people, and most importantly,the children will not be denied access tothe vast treasure of Gujarati language books.So every morning I take ten minutes outto simply say loud in my son’s hearingthe Namokar Mantra. Whenever I visitthe temple I take him with me.Occasionally I play tapes of talks onvarious Jain topics by learned people.I hope my son picks up somesanskar this way”YXYX“Mai Moscow main rahta hoon.Meri wife Russian hain.Phir bhi meri beti utni hi Jainhai jitna main khud.Main uske bachpan se hi usse hindimain baat karta tha.Maine use bachpan se hiNamokaar mantr sikhaya.Use bachpan se hi Jain dharmke bare main bataaya.Use Jain dharm ke bare mainbhi kitaabe padhne ko di.Roz Namokaar Mantr ka pathkarti hai vah.Aur bahut achchhi hindi bhi bolti hai.”Aap koshish kariye, sab theek hoga.OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 15

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AREA REPORTS ...NORTH EAST AREA - CULTURAL & HERITAGE COMMITTEEOn 20 th January, the Oshwal Centre was transformed into Bollywood Studios. 97talented actors, aged between 4 – 65, performed a superb bollywood-type musical“Mujhse Shaadi Karogi”. This humorous and romantic production was initiated bythe 2 youngest members of the Cultural & heritage Committee, Mala and Dipali.This fantastic show was a result of a tremendous amount of planning monthsbeforehand, starting from writing the play, selecting cast, organising practices andso on.Such a magnificent show would not have comeabout without the sheer dedication andperseverance of the cast. Practices were doneover a period of only 6 weeks. Our youngsters didus proud with their impeccable behaviour at all times.There are a lot of positive outcomes from this show. A lot of youngsters got achance to meet each other within our community and become very closefriends. Some of the children started attending youth club so they could meettheir friends there. Most of all they had lots of fun and got an opportunity to actand dance in front of a big audience. Even the older cast got a chance to do acat walk and feel like Shilpa Shetty and Arjun Rampal.Participants however, are now suffering from withdrawal symptoms. Some of them are missing the endlesssupply of pendas, hot chocolates and samosas during practices. Most of all they are missing meeting eachother.The cast are now eagerly waiting for another such production.Here are some of the comments from members of the cast aboutwhat they liked best about the show:“The Show was wicked”“Getting together and doing the practices”“Dancing and meeting new people”“Everything was soooo fun!!”“I can’t wait for another”OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 21

NORTH EAST AREA SAKHI MANDALAREA REPORTS ...ANTAKSHRI 23RD FEBRUARY 2007Antakshari was held on 23 rd Feb.2007, at Palmerston Hall in Palmers Green. We had expected 80 people, butdue to great demand, we sold over 100 tickets and had to hire a bigger hall to accommodate all the guests.Home made delicious food like Kachri Bateta, Papdi-no-lot, marble barfi and coconut and jam cakes were servedbefore the trivia started.It was no ordinary Antakshri, it was a ‘Musical Trivia’ where themes were changed after every two rounds. Firstround started with Bhajans from films. Next was where Hindi songs were translated in English and each grouphad to guess the song. Best of all was the music round, where songs were to be guessed following the music.Everyone was relaxed, singing and trying to get as many points as they could to win! Time just flew by and as allgood things come to an end so did Antakshri.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEBHAJAN BHOJAN 4 TH MARCH 2007Another successful event by North East Area Sakhi Mandal!! Over 300 tickets were sold and ever popular SakhiMandal’s delicious home made food was served. The food was enjoyed by everyone which was followed by bestever Bhajans by the musicians. Our guests were aged from 6 years old child to 85 years old great grandparents!The music was excellent; musicians received lots of requests but the time was too short to cover them all. Theevening was ended with home made biscuits and masala tea, when everyone got time to mingle and chat tofriends and family. Members received many positive comments, one of them being to number the seats, as wedid. They were requested to organize more events like this.“Happiness is the true purpose of life.Happiness comes by pure thoughts.Happiness is earned by selfless actions.Happiness does not carry a price tag”…..EditorPAGE 24OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

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HOWWOULD YOU DEFINE PERSONAL SUCCESSPICKFROM THE LIST BELOW OR CREATE YOUR OWNSuccess: Having loads of money, having respect of other people forhaving money, having a family who loves you for your success i.e.you having loads of money…. Essentially allowing your family to“command” respect of other people in the society who look at havingmoney as success.OrSuccess: Being in such a state of mind where you are equanimous tohaving money or not having money, being equanimous to how theother people look at you for having money or not. Being able to get asound sleep at night, knowing you have done your best to be honestand not hurt anyone. Being able to wake up every morning knowingthat you are not going to go out there and make enemies. Essentially,this type of success is defined as peace of mind.If you choose the first one, Congratulations and welcome to aworld of heartburns and capitalism where greed rules.If you choose the second one, congratulations and welcometo the world of Jainism.Of course, it is not easy to reach that state (second one)which is where the philosophy of Jainism comes in to tryand help you reach that state.EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWEALTHWealth is much more than money . It is happiness, peace ofmind, the richness of fulfilling relationships, a simple and unclutteredlife, wisdom, love. To devote too much energy to the quest for moneymay make one “filthy rich”, but it won’t make one wealthy in thetruest sense.The best course, where money is concerned, is to seek toattract as much of it as one needs, but not to try to become a multimillionaire.The strain isn’t worth it. Without balance in everything,including our search for material prosperity, we quickly reach a pointof diminishing returns.As long as we have the consciousness of hoarding - of takingfor ourselves and never allowing the energy to flow through us toothers - we block that energy flow; in time, it may cease altogether.Remember these thoughts:The secret of prosperity is ….To break the hypnosis of self-limitation. The heights that any man hasattained can be attained again by others-by anyone, each in his ownway-given enough time, dedication, and focused energy.Not to fritter energy away with trivial desires and wishful thinkingFinding pleasure in simplicity.Holding positive expectations, supported by a dynamic will.Recognising that people can be your best investment.Be a true friend to all.Realising that what you own is held by you in trust. Treat itresponsibly. If you squander it, the trust will pass to another.Finding strength in yourself.Don’t wait for passing waves to propel you forward.Realising that one cannot truly prosper by the diminishment of others.Bless everyone. An expansion of self-identity is a mark ofprosperity, and also a condition for its attainment.Extending a willing hand to the needy, helping them,above all, to help themselves.Common sense: Don’t depend on luck, but on a realistic assessmentof whatever situation you face. Only in practical stages can youtransform “improbable” into realities.Real RenunciationOn the path mapped out by thetrue spiritual philosophers andpioneers, there is great emphasisplaced on the idea and need forrenunciation.It is seen as the way toenlightenment and freedom fromthe attachments that we misuseas sources of limited happinessand contentment.Renunciation does not mean givingeverything away, shaving ourheads, saying farewell to familyand friends and finding aHimalayan mountaintop.It means seeing our attachmentsand dependencies, our weaknessesand our evasions, and consciouslygiving them up.There is no sense of loss.The material necessities still cometo us, paradoxically more willcome.And when we renounce our ownweaknesses and dependenciesthere is always strength and anew freedom to be found hidingunderneath.Renunciation is a pathway to asimpler life and a highway tospiritual freedom - one of spirit’sdeepest yearnings in “the age ofaccumulation”.Courtesy of:JVB LondonCompiledBy Kishor B Shah, EditorOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 29

WIN ONE, WIN ALLA LESSON WITH GAUTAMSWAMIOne day, a monk came to Gautamswami and asked him, “Oh Swami,how can you keep calm amongst your enemies, how then can youconquer them?” Gautamswami sweetly replied, “First I win oneenemy, hen I conquer four. After that, I conquer ten enemies, therest of the enemies disappear after seeing this “.The puzzled monk then inquired on who these enemies were.Gautamswami said, “The most terrible enemy is our own ego. If youwin that, you will win four more: Anger, Deceit, Pride and Greed.After that, you will able to win over all the good and bad thingsassociated with the five senses, that is the temptations relating togood or bad hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching. Whenthese ten are conquered, the other enemies cannot stay and areforced to disappear.”The monk asked a final question, “There is a poisonous plant in one’sown heart. It grows and also bears fruit. How can you destroy thisplant?” “Well, you must root it out so it does not bear fruit,”answered Gautamswami. This plant is called “Desire”. Desire formaterial comfort and desire for worldly pleasure have to go to getultimate bliss.Anger Ego Deceit GreedAnger (Krodha), pride (Mana), Deceit (Maya) and greed(Lobha) add to demerit (Pap). He, who is desirous of his ownwell-being, should completely give up these four passions….Dashavaikalika Sutra (8-36)ANGERAnger is to be mad. Anger is one letter closer to danger. Angercomes because our desires are not fulfilled. We get angry becausewe had an expectation. So, when an expectation is not fulfilled, itturns into frustration and that frustration gives birth to ugly anger.But if we do not have any expectations, then we do not get angry.But when we build expectations, we can become angry ourselves andwith others. And when we are angry, we lose our peace. So, tounderstand the cause of anger, we ought to look into our desires andexpectations.EGOWe also need to understand our ego. What is ego? It is good to berecognised, to receive certificates, to get trophies - they gives aboost of some kind. But if we go on collecting certificates andcollecting trophies, there is no end to it. We put the trophies on theshelf, and we still have to live with ourselves. Instead of dependingon the trophies, titles, approvals, and favours for our importance, wehave to learn to appreciate what we have and what we receive andPAGE 30OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

say, “Thank you”. We learn to appreciate the time others spentthinking of us, their feeling towards us, and their love andappreciation. When we appreciate their appreciation, we need noshelves to store any objects. Instead, we cherish the feelings behindthe gift, store them in our hearts, and let them become part of ourlives.DECEITAnother polluting element is deceit. People complain that others donot love them, but often the root of the problem is that they are notbeing themselves. If we become something else to be with others,how can they know who we are, and how can they love us for who weare? They can only love who we are if they can see what we reallyare. People love nature and children because they are natural and notdeceitful. In the same way, older people can also be natural.GREEDThe art of life is to reduce the complexity into simplicity. Once weleave deceit behind, our greed will also diminish. Then whatever wehave, we share. And when we share, things come to us. It is like acornucopia. You go on giving things, and things keep on coming. Thatis why we sing, “From you I receive, to you I give”. We have to enjoyevery moment with no regrets. If you lose something, do not say toyourself, “How stupid I was!” Do not blame yourself. It was probablymeant to happen. Things come and things go. When we were born,we were born with nothing, not even clothes. But there was alreadymilk in our mother’s breast. If you live with your spirit, things alwayscome. When we are generous, our greed is gone, we feel contented.Life is beautiful and we get up in the morning and bless ourselves.And whatever we deserve, it will come because we have opened thedoors so that the light of blessings can come. At this stage we haveto be careful not to hold resentment toward anybody, not even oneperson. When we close the door on somebody, in reality we close it toeverybody. Our hate toward one person will permeate our feelingstoward other people, including ourselves. And when we close thedoor, good things will stop coming. So, the teaching is : we have tolove. That is how life becomes a cornucopia filled with amity,CONSEQUENCESIf we continue our work to overcome these four negative emotions,and to forgive and love our adversaries, ultimately we becomeenlightened. We become Siddhas. This state is the purest form. Thisis like basking in the warmth of the sun: you feel warmth, you feelpurified like 24 karat gold, you feel loving energy, and this will bringa connection between the self and the higher Self. But first of all, wehave to start where we are. Then we can grow from there. We mustbelieve in ourselves. We tell ourselves, “Yes, I am a seeker. I am nota bad person. I may have done some bad things because I did notknow any better. I was brought up in my culture and in my family,and I was taught in that way. Or, I kept the wrong company. Or, Iwas not aware, and bad things happened”. Now is the time to untieourselves from the past. Our future is a clean slate. Self-realisation isself-confidence and believing in the higher Self. And by practisingthese insights we evolve from uni-sense to enlightenment, fromaspirants to Siddhas.From a presentation given by Gurudev Shree Chitrabhanu(Adapted by Alfredo Sanchez-Gomez)OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 31

What is True Community Service …In Sikhism, there are three parts to true seva (service): rendered through the corporal instrument (tan), thatthrough the mental apparatus (mun) and that through the material means (dhan).The first of them is considered to be the highest of all and is imperatively prescribed for every Sikh: “Cursedare the hands and feet that engage not in seva”. In traditional Indian society work involving corporal labourwas considered low and relegated to the humblest castes. By sanctifying it as an honourable religious practice,the Sikhism established the dignity of labour.Seva through the mental apparatus (mun) lies in contributing one's talents - creative, communicative,managerial, etc. - to the corporate welfare of the community and mankind in general. It also lies in sharingthe pain of others. Response to the pain of others is an outcome of the membership of the brotherhood ofman. That is why the Sikh prayer said in unison ends with a supplication for the welfare of all.Seva through material means (dhan) was particularly sought to be made non-personal (i.e. anonymous). Theofferings made to the Gurus and the daswandh (donating tenth part of one's earnings) contributed by theSikhs went straight into the common coffers of the community. Seva must be so carried out as to dissolve theego and lead to self-transcendence.True seva according to Sikh scripture must be without desire of fruit, in humility, with purity of intention,sincerity, and in utter selflessness. Such seva for the Sikh is the doorway to dignity as well as to mukti(liberation).I was reading about different faiths and learned the above about Sikhism.I found this to be very interesting as it so similar to our faith and the Jain way of life…….Kishor B Shah, EditorIIIIIIIIIIIIII“For the past thirty years, I have been privileged to work with all kinds of people...ordinary people, not justprofessionals. Each in their own way is trying to build a better world. And, while large amounts of money arenecessary for certain things - like discovering a cure for cancer or AIDS - in more cases than we imagine,giving small amounts of money at the local level honours the fact that people are essentially strong and wholeand wise and creative. They can be creators of good things in their community.We always start with a strength assessment. We look first for the hidden wholeness, the spark of passion andcreativity, the deep yearning to make the community a better place. Then we fan the spark of that wholenessinto a flame. People who live in the community not only know what’s wrong with the community; they alsoknow where the strength is. They know who can get things done, and who’s the person who knows the personwho can make sure it happens.This is not really about money. We are so trained to think of money as our wealth, or our ‘capital’. But thereare so many kinds of ‘capital’ besides money, and some are more available and even more valuable. Forexample, whenever we gather to make something happen, we need someone who has wisdom capital, andanother who has compassion capital; some bring ‘knowledge-of-the-community’ capital, some have timecapital, and finally, some contribute financial capital.But it’s only when you combine all that capital that you create true wealth. Then all of sudden there’s no giverand no receiver, its just everybody bringing what they have to the table, and somehow taking away exactlywhat they need.I have never met someone so broken they had nothing to offer. All of us are broken from time to time, andfeel we can’t give back very much. But the, in another season, we find we can once again come to the table,bring whatever we have to offer, and it is more than enough. This is true regardless of how much money wehave. Our real capital is the fundamental wholeness of the human spirit.”The above highlights that we all have something to contribute and should play an active part forthe betterment of our community…… EditorASKNOTWHATTHEASSOCIATIONCANDO FORYOUBUTASKWHATCANYOUDO FORTHE ASSOCIATIONPAGE 32OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

What you BelieveYou Can AchieveDuring one of my trips to a rural village in Kutch, anincident happened that sparked my thinking. We weretravelling on dirt road and our taxi got stuck in the soft,sandy ditch. Despite of all our effort, we could not getout of the ditch. Suddenly we saw a farmer with a bull,ploughing the field at a distance. We called him andasked if he could help. He replied, “I only have one bullnamed “Dusty” and he is blind but let’s try anyway. Hehitched Dusty to the car and said, “Pull Junas pull”.Dusty did not move. “Pull Stormy pull” he shouted.Dusty just stood there. “Pull Twister pull” he bellowedwith no result. Finally he said “Pull Dusty pull” andDusty pulled the car right out. I thanked him and thanasked “I am a little curious, why did you first call theother three names?” He replied softly “you see, Dustyis blind, but if he thought that he had to do all this workby himself, he wouldn’t even try”!!!Even the farmer in that tiny village understood that ifyou want anything achieved, an individual involved inthe effort, must be convinced that it is an achievabletask. Jains believe that their ultimate goal in life isachieving Moksha (Salvation). And yet, for centuries,we have been brainwashed to believe that in thecurrent time period (and for thousands of more years tocome), we cannot achieve it! From the young tenderage, we have been taught in pathshalas around theworld that we live in the era of “misery” (Dukham) withno hope of achieving salvation in this time cycle. I thinkthat it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you believe youcannot achieve, you will never achieve.In my understanding, Jainism gives us hope notdiscouragement. According to Jain philosophy, everysoul large or small is capable of achieving salvationthrough its own effort. This effort is independent ofothers, independent of some author or monk’s views orthe grace of “God”. Independent of the time or thespace we live in. By actively seeking to win over ourown passions like anger, ego, deceit and greed thuspractising universal love and non-attachment, as wellas through austerities and meditation, we can eliminateour “Karmas” and thus ultimately achieve Moksharegardless of the time-cycle we are in. In fact Jainsbelieve that “Arihantas” do exist even today in othersectors of the universe. For example. Simandharswamiin “Mahavideh Ksetra”. How did they achieveomniscience in this “Ara”? Yes, I am aware of the beliefthat Mahavideh Kshetra is frozen in time; perpetually inthe fourth ara!!! Even then, what is stopping us fromtransmigrating in other sectors like MahavidehKshetra?Let us look at a related example. Until few years ago itwas believed that humans couldn’t run faster than amile in four minutes. The root of this belief goes back toRoman times, where they made tigers run afterathletes to see how fast they could run. After severalattempts and few dead athletes, it was “established”that it is beyond human capacity to run any faster thanfour minute/mile. For centuries people believed in itgiving different reasoning like; we don't have enoughmuscle power, or our lungs are too small; or ourphysiology is too weak etc…Then came Roger Banister just a few years ago, whobelieved in him and completely ignored the old limitingbelief. He became the first runner to break the fourminute/mile barrier. What is even more fascinating isthat, the following year 37 athletes crossed that limitand the year after, over 300 athletes achieved thatdistinction. What happened? What could not beachieved for thousands of years was suddenlyachievable. What changed? - The Belief. Once peoplebelieved that this was achievable, and then the taskthat was earlier considered to be insurmountable; nowbecame easier to achieve.Modern research in human science has provenrepeatedly that what a human is capable of achievingis just incredible and beyond the imagination ofordinary people. However, our belief system works asa thermostat. We can rise only as high as our belief. Ifwe try to go beyond that, our brain starts an opposingmechanism of “cooling” to push us back to the level ofthe set temperature (i.e. our belief).The true qualities of our soul are: Infinite knowledge,infinite perception, infinite energy and bliss. In otherwords we have within us every thing we need toachieve anything we desire: including the ultimate,“Moksha” through belief, knowledge and action. Sowhy embrace any limiting beliefs?Remember, what you believe is all you can achieve:nothing more, nothing less.Let us understand that anything that is preached orwritten (including this article) is not absolute. It is justan opinion or the interpretation of the speaker/s orauthor/s. So scrutinise it before accepting or rejectingit. Happy journey.By Sudhir M ShahOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 33

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA - SPONSORED WALKOn Saturday 10 th March 2007, six members of the area committee took part in a sponsored walk to support alocal disability charity called Ability Northants, which is a local organisation mostly managed by volunteers with allsorts of disabilities and provides a comprehensive information service for Disabled people and Carers. Thischarity enables disabled people to have a voice to get the services which meet their needs. As a local communitythis is another organisation where we have got involved and find better access to services for our disabledmembers or carers. OAUK - Northamptonshire will be offered Disability Awareness Training to cover DisabilityDiscrimination Act, which I am sure will be a useful and thoughtful experienceWe joined other 90 registered members to walk 7 ½ miles around our beautiful Brixworth Country Park. This Parkis a patchwork of meadows, woodland with stunning views over Pitsford Water. The weather was kind , lovelyclear day and to see the spirit of so many to support this very useful cause gave us that satisfying inspiration tocomplete this designated walk . We started walking at around 9.45 and finished this mostly a flat walk by12.00pm. The event was very well organised and fully risk assessed and staffed by volunteers. Best part was tosee so many disabled members actually taking part either to walk 1 ¼ mile or the full trail.This was one event that makes me proud to be associated with my fellow Oshwal Committee members who gavetheir 100% caring support.The following took part in the sponsored walk::AREA REPORTS ...Mr Bhikubhai Velji Hirji Bidd Mr. Ashok Popat Kanji Haria Mrs. Sudha Jatish Somchand Nathoo ShahMr. Deepak Jivraj Samat Sumaria Mrs. Usha Ashok Popatlal Haria Mr. Jatish Somchand Nathoo ShahPersonal donation made by Anant M P Shah was also acknowledged by the charity..Given the beauty of our country park , the wonderful company I am sure all of us could have walked , walked,walked …..Make time, come and enjoy our countryside. Please contact me if you wish to plan a day out here.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINORTH WEST AREA - GUJARATI SCHOOLEmpowering ChildrenReport by Jatish ShahAt the beginning of January 2007, I facilitated a workshop alongside Samina Omar entitled “EmpoweringChildren”, which was sponsored by Sangat Advice Centre, Harrow. This workshop was aimed at shy andintroverted children in order to increase their self-esteem and self- confidence. I feel that in these times it is veryimportant for children to have a voice ensuring that they express themselves and have courage in theirconvictions.The six-week workshop was for nine children aged between 9 and 12 years old who were chosen by Nileshbhai,Education Sub-Committee Chairman and Meetaben, Head teacher. When developing the content of theworkshop, we loosely decided on a theme of “where do I fit into the world?” and peer pressure. The courserevolved around subjects such as achievements, bullying and team building. Relevant topics on the news such asthe incidents on Big Brother were also discussed. Sitting in a circle, each member of the group had an opportunityto participate in the discussions and the shyer children were encouraged to express themselves in a nonpressurizedenvironment. To make the sessions as interactive, the kids were put in small groups to completevarious tasks as well as take part in small competitions within the sessions. The motto was “It’s not aboutwinning or losing, it’s the taking part that counts!”At the end of every session, we asked for written and verbal feedback to tailor the workshop to include topics thatwere affecting the children.The workshops proved to be very successful which was due to a combination of the children’senthusiasm and honesty and our ability to listen to them and encourage them.By Sheetal ShahYoung WriterPAGE 34OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

THEFACEOF HONESTYSometimes ambitionwithout aim, purposeor clarity can bedangerous. Ambitionis fine as long asthere is discriminationas to how a desire willaffect others. This isreal honesty. Honestyis something thatneither brings harm to the selfnor hurts others.Most of the time when we thinkof values like humility andlightness, thoughts turn to theself, but when we think ofhonesty, the thought turnsoutwards. Conflict arises whenwe begin to think that honestymeans fulfilling all our owndesires. When honesty isunderstood as bringingsatisfaction only to the self,this is not total honesty.People who are addictedsometimes feel as though theycan’t feel the pain. It’s thesame with thoughts: there arecertain thoughts that are notbeneficial for us, but we allowthem to continue because wedon’t feel the damage thesethoughts bring. Honesty is notjust being natural, but givingto ourselves what is good andpositive.When a person uses abusivelanguage, they often feel thatthey are just being “frank”.However, this frankness is aform of dishonesty because theperson is not only hurtingothers, but the self as well.The power to discriminate isneeded to determine whichword brings relief and peace tothe self and others. This ishonesty.Each part of the body isassigned a place. The tongue issupposed to be behind the barsof the teeth. It is said thatbefore you speak, think manytimes because the woundcaused by the sword of thetongue heals very slowly. Ifyou are honest, any littledifficulty only comes to makeyou more honest. Inperforming various day to daytasks, we should askourselves: Am I really beinghonest? Any difficulty isbecause of lack of honesty.The more honesty, the morefeelings of lightness we have,and the burdens are taken offus.We need to make sure thatthere is no selfishness mixed inwith our honesty and that weare not trying to manipulate asituation or person in the nameof honesty. Whatever is true orreal should not be mixed;honest, with the self, in ourwords and in relationships, isvery important.No one can take what belongsto us and we cannot take whatbelongs to anyone else out ofgreed or fear. Gandhi’sclothing was simple because hebelieved that if it were morethan simple he would be guiltyof taking someone else’sshare. When we learn to sharethen we are free from jealousy,and things seem to come tous.Before most of us becomespiritual seekers orpractitioners, we experienceddisharmony because ofbreaking certain laws of theuniverse. Once we learn toadopt honesty not only doesdisharmony dissolve, but thereis never fear of what is goingto happen to us. When we lackhonesty, we live in fear. Lackof honesty creates sadness andinsecurity. An honest personwill always feelsecure.Respect is theessential core ofhumility and weshould respect aperson for whateveror whoever they are,while knowing thatthey need to change afew elements in theircharacter. According to therespect we give others, thatmuch respect will be given tous in return.The converse of humility isego. We can develop ego fromhaving many things, or fromhaving nothing at all.Inferiority is also consideredego. In order to destroy ego,the consciousness of being atrustee is necessary.Trusteeship mean that wedon’t own something, but ithas been given to us. No onehas brought anything withthem to this earth. When wecame we were not wearing ourclothes even, they were givento us. As much as we can becaretakers or trustees withhonesty, that much we canexperience abundance andthen there is no need forarrogance.We witness heaviness becausewe walk around in “titleconsciousness”. “I am this, Iam that”. This makes us feelburdened. If we perform ourtasks as trustees, we can bevery, very light. Anotherreason we experience a burdenis because we do not haveenough tolerance or patienceand so we respond negativelyin our relationships with othersand we don’t know how toforgive. Forgiving means forgiving. We become so lightwhen we give. Take what isuseful, and don’t create a fileof anyone’s negativity.By Sister MohiniOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 37

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AREA REPORTS ...SOUTH AREA - OSHWAL GUJARATI SCHOOL - SOUTH LONDONIt was almost 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 13 th December 2006. TheArchbishop Lanfranc School Hall was filled with people. Amongst themwere pupils, teachers and parents from the South London OshwalGujarati School. There was excitement in the air. It was theAchievement Evening, a programme organised by London Borough ofCroydon. Pupils up to the ages of 17 were gathered there to receivetheir prizes. They had all participated in an essay/poetry competitionorganised by the Croydon Council, for the Cultural Schools in theborough during the summer holidays of 2006.It was a particularly exciting evening for the teachers and pupils of ourGujarati School. 25 pupils took part in the competition. 7 pupils won the1st prize, 6 won the 2nd, 5 came 3rd and 7 were awarded withcertificates. Our school pupils had achieved the most prizes in theborough and as a result won the Overall Achievement Trophy for theSchool. One of our student’s essay proved to be the best essay overalltoo. The students certainly made our school very proud.In the following weeks a ceremony was held during our school assemblyand the prizes were represented to the winners. The pupils’ faces lit upwith the happiness they felt.It was truly a proud moment for the South London School. Manycongratulations to all the winners.+ÉàÉ´Éɳ NÉÖWð−÷ÉlÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳqöÊKÉiÉ Ê´É§ÉÉNÉ¥ÉÖyÉ´ÉÉ−÷ lÉÉ−÷ÒLÉ 13 Êeô»Éà©¥É−÷ 2007{ÉÒ »ÉÉÅWð{ÉÉà ±ÉNɧÉNÉ 5.00 ´ÉÉN«ÉÉ{ÉÉà »É©É«É¾úlÉÉà. +ÉSÉÇÊ¥ÉÉ~É ±Éà{ɤàí{Hí »HÖí±É{ÉÉà ¾úÉà±É ±ÉÉàHíÉàoÉÒ §É−÷É´ÉÉ ±ÉÉN«ÉÉà ¾úlÉÉà. +à©ÉÉÅ qöÊKÉiɱÉÅeô{É{ÉÒ +ÉàÉ´Éɳ NÉÖWð−÷ÉlÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳ{ÉÉ Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ+Éà, ÊÉKÉHíÉà +{Éà ©ÉÉlÉÉÊ~ÉlÉÉ+Éà ~ÉiɾúlÉÉÅ. ´ÉÉlÉÉ´É−÷iÉ A±±ÉÉ»É©É«É ¾úlÉÖÅ. ±ÉÅeô{É ¥É−÷Éà +Éà£í JíÉà«Éeô{Éà «ÉÉàWðà±ÉÉà "Ê»ÉÊuö »ÉÅy«ÉÉ'{ÉÉà +àHíÉ«ÉÇJí©É ¾úlÉÉà. 17 ´ÉºÉÇ »ÉÖyÉÒ{ÉÒ B©É−÷{ÉÉ Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ+Éà +{Éà Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ{ÉÒ+Éà ~ÉÉàlÉÉ{ÉÖÅ >{ÉÉ©É»´ÉÒHíÉ−÷´ÉÉ l«ÉÉÅ +àHícóÉÅ oÉ«ÉÉÅ ¾úlÉÉÅ. ¥É−÷Éà{ÉÒ »ÉÉÅ»HÞíÊlÉHí Ê{ÉÉɳÉà ©ÉÉ`àò JíÉà«Éeô{É HíÉAÎ{»É±Éà2006{ÉÒ A{ÉɳÉ{ÉÒ −÷X+Éà qö−÷Ê©É«ÉÉ{É «ÉÉàWðà±ÉÒ Ê{É¥ÉÅyÉ +{Éà HíÉ´«ÉÉà{ÉÒ ¾ú−÷Ò£íÉ>©ÉÉÅ +à»ÉÉä+à §ÉÉNÉ ±ÉÒyÉÉà ¾úlÉÉà.+É~ÉiÉÒ NÉÖWð−÷ÉlÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳ{ÉÉ Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ+Éà +{Éà ÊÉKÉHíÉà ©ÉÉ`àò lÉÉà +à »ÉÅy«ÉÉ LÉÉ»É −÷Éà©ÉÉÅSÉHí¾úlÉÒ. +É~ÉiÉÉ 25 Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ+Éà+à §ÉÉNÉ ±ÉÒyÉÉà ¾úlÉÉà. lÉà©ÉÉÅoÉÒ »ÉÉlÉ{Éà ~ɾàú±ÉÖÅ >{ÉÉ©É, Uï{Éà¥ÉÒWÖÅð, ~ÉÉÅSÉ{Éà mÉÒWÖÅð >{ÉÉ©É +{Éà ¥ÉÉHíÒ{ÉÉ »ÉÉlÉ{Éà ¡É©ÉÉiÉ~ÉmÉÉà ©É²«ÉÉÅ ¾úlÉÉÅ. ´É³Ò +É~ÉiÉÒÊ{ÉÉɳ{Éà ÊWð±±ÉÉ©ÉÉÅ »ÉÉäoÉÒ ´ÉyÉÉ−à÷ >{ÉÉ©ÉÉà ©É²«ÉÉÅ ¾úlÉÉÅ +{Éà lÉà{Éà ~ÉÊ−÷iÉÉ©Éà Ê{ÉÉɳ{Éà"+Éà´É−÷Éà±É +ÊSÉ´É©Éà{`ò `ÄòÉà£íÒ' ~ÉiÉ ¡ÉÉ~lÉ oÉ«ÉÉà ¾úlÉÉà. +É~ÉiÉÒ +àHí Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ{ÉÒ{ÉÉà Ê{É¥ÉÅyɻɴÉǸÉàºcó Ê{É´Éeô«ÉÉà ¾úlÉÉà. +É Ê´ÉvÉoÉÔ+Éà+à LÉ−à÷LÉ−÷ +É~ÉiÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳ{Éà NÉÉä−÷´É +~ÉÉ´«ÉÖžúlÉÖÅ.+à ~ÉUïÒ{ÉÉ +có´ÉÉÊeô«ÉÉ©ÉÉÅ Ê{ÉÉɳ{ÉÒ »É§ÉÉ©ÉÉÅ Ê´ÉWðàlÉÉ+Éà{Éà lÉà©É{ÉÉ >{ÉÉ©ÉÉà £í−÷ÒoÉÒ+à{ÉÉ«ÉlÉ Hí−÷´ÉÉ©ÉÉÅ +É´«ÉÉ ¾úlÉÉÅ. Ê´ÉWðàlÉÉ+Éà{ÉÉÅ Sɾàú−÷É +É{ÉÅqöoÉÒ SÉ©ÉHíÒ −÷ÂÉ ¾úlÉÉ.+à ~ɳÉà qöÊKÉiÉ ±ÉÅeô{É{ÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳ ©ÉÉ`àò NÉÉä−÷´ÉoÉÒ §É−à÷±ÉÒ ¾úlÉÒ. »ÉÉä Ê´ÉWðàlÉÉ+Éà +{ÉàlÉà©É{ÉÉ ÊÉKÉHíÉà{Éà LÉÚ¥É +ʧÉ{ÉÅqö{É.+ÉàÉ´Éɳ NÉÖWð−÷ÉlÉÒ Ê{ÉÉɳqöÊKÉiÉ ±ÉÅeô{ÉNORTH WEST AREASNEH MILAN MANORANJAN12 NOVEMBER 2006North West Area Committee wouldlike to thank Asha Shah and MetulShah for anchoring the Sneh MilanManoranjan programme and thewonderful compering they did tostrengthen the programme.Please check the OAUK website forlots more photographstaken during this programme.IIIIIIIIIThe Virtues of EducationThe Indian culture stresses greatimportance to education. In factevery Indian parent wishes thattheir children grow up to bescholars. They sacrifice a lot topay for their education. Ourscriptures state that:• No thief can steal education.• No Government can taxeducation• No brother can ask for a share inone’s education• Education is no burden toanyone• It increases in value the moreyou use it.• Its value is prime amongrenowned valuables.We urge every youngster tounderstand the virtues ofeducation and study while they arestill young as the opportunity tostudy diminishes as one gets olderand also the time to study that hasgone never comes back. This canonly be achieved by staying awayfrom influence of bad company.The respect of other and one’sparents is part and parcel ofeducation.By Manilal LadPAGE 40OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

WalkingAthletic, social, or personal. Whether it’s exercise time,time spent with family or friends, or time away from theOffice, walking offers a FUN & SENSIBLE fitness option.And it provides our heart and bodies with the exerciseneeded to maintain good health and provide an effectiveCardiovascular workout.We all know that for a healthy and long life we need to exercise. For unlike a car, thatwe can trade in for a new one after every so many thousand miles, we must keep ourbodies in mint conditions so that they can last us over the long haul. How do we dothis? Also how do we encourage our children to do this? By setting a good example -by exercising together.For varying reasons, throughout our life, many of us turn to and, then unfortunately,away from exercise. Walking is exercise in its simplest form. Unlike other sports orfitness activity, walking is truly a sport for life.Research suggests that not only is walking an excellent overall body toner, it canreduce your risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, boost bone strength and burncalories. Walking is a great way to relieve tension. It is also low risk, easy to start anda form of exercise that everyone can incorporate into their daily routine. Walking ispossibly the cheapest and easiest form of aerobic exercise - all you have to do is openyour front door, step outside, wearing comfortable clothes and flat shoes and get‘walking’.Remember that to get any benefits, you need to walk briskly - so your heart rateincreases and you become a little breathless - with your back straight, head high andshoulders back - but relaxed.Although there are no hard and fast rules, many experts recommend that you walk aminimum of 20 minutes a day. Fit walking into your schedule, whenever and whereveryou can, for instance take a walk around your area, your local park, walk rather thandrive straight to the door of the supermarket or station.To help you stay walking and keep fit, here are a few suggestions.• Walking in rhythm - listen to your favourite music• Adopt a different personality and walk accordingly• Get in touch with nature - observe, listen and smellWalking is also possibly the best form of exercise a family can do together. Whilstwalking, not only do you get a workout, but also some quality time with your family.Time with our family is one of the most precious commodities. Walking and exercisingtogether is one of the best ways to find that time.By Kishor B Shah, EditorOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 43

ARROGANCEArrogance is a serious destructivehuman emotion like anger,deception, jealousy, and greed.Jainism places a very heavyemphasis on the elimination ofthese complex and intertwinednegative emotions. In fact, itregards the destruction of theseemotions all the way down to thesubtlest level from one’s characteras a prerequisite to achievingone’s highest potential leading tothe liberation of soul known asMoksha.Let us start with the definition ofthe word “arrogance”: Encartadictionary defines it ascontemptuous pride-a strongfeeling of self-importance that isexpressed by treating others withcontempt or disregard. Otherequivalent words for arroganceare: Conceit, Egotism, Superiority,False Pride, Overconfidence,Superciliousness, Self importance,and Condescension. Majorreligions such as Christianity,Islam, Hinduism, Judaism andTaoism have described arroganceas a sin and condemned it in nouncertain terms.If we study the history ofmankind, we will find that it isreplete with stories of people whofell from grace or were destroyedor were ruined by arrogance.These stories support the commonknowledge that the people whoare affected with arroganceusually become “blind” andstubborn, live in a dream world,and cannot see what others see.Nor do they realise that they havea serious mental disease. Usuallythey walk around with a large ego,surround themselves with likeminded selfish friends and theytend to see - with jaundiced eyesarrogancein others, not inthemselves! They are out to proveto the world how smart andsuperior they are compared toothers.Arrogance is very difficult to getrid of because the person who hasthis vice usually is close minded,tends to be vindictive andpossesses a large dose of anger aswell. Further more, very fewpeople would be willing to bringthis problem to his or herattention because of unpredictableresponse and even hostile reactionto any honest feedback offered.Clearly, the risk/reward ratio isvery unfavourable for them.Likewise, well wishers like parentsor spouse may try a few times butthey also keep mum after a whileout of frustration. So in theabsence of genuine feedback andguidance, it becomes a lonelyjourney; making it very difficult totake any corrective actions. Tomake matters worse, most peopletend to pamper the ego of thearrogant person, allowing the viceto take even a stronger hold onhim or her.Although anger and arrogancebothare very bad vices, which oneis worse compared to the others?In my opinion, arrogance is farworse than anger because angerat least needs a catalyst fromoutside while arrogance does not.We can hide anger but arroganceis apparent to all around us. Angerin most cases is transient innature and it may subside in duecourse and may be easy to forgetand forgive but arrogance is anongoing phenomenon fuelling fireon a continual basis. An arrogantperson is constantly occupied inboosting his own ego and does nothesitate to employ devious meansto earn undue respect, prestige orsalutations.Anger may exist withoutarrogance but arrogance is mostinvariably accompanied withanger. Arrogance and anger forman explosive combination that caneasily turn a person violent andmake him lose his sense ofdiscretion. He will hurt others andalso hurt himself in the process.Well known historical examples ofarrogance are that of evil KingRavan and more recently of AdolfHitler. Although they are extremeexamples of the past, we caneasily associate people around uswhom we can characterise asbeing arrogant - friends, relatives,political, religious, communityleaders etc. It appears that thevice is inherent in humans and hasbeen rampant through the timeimmemorial. At the other end ofthe spectrum, we also find theexamples of great figures such asMahatma Gandhi who showed veryhigh level of humility in theirconduct. He showed that humilitycan indeed produce much betterresults than arrogance.Jain masters have identified thisvice, among others, going all theway back to Lord Adinath’s era,offered spiritual corrective actionsand structured many religiouspractices to fix the problem. Theyare designed not only to softenone’s arrogance but also to softenother vices such as anger,deception, lust and greed startingfrom the early childhood. Some ofthese practices are:• Salutations to liberated/enlightened souls through dailyrecitation of Navkar Mantra -By bowing to the purest of thepure, one seeks those qualities.• Humility shown to monks, nunsand teachers - when one showshumility and bows to others, itreduces one’s ego.• Respect shown to Parents, andelders as “Vinay2 regarded asthe birthplace of knowledge -as a practice followed fromearly childhood, it trains one’sattitude towards showingrespect to those who are olderin age and wiser.• Samayik (48 minute meditationand dhyan calm the mind andOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 47

one’s inner self. This improvesclarity of thought and help gainequanimity.• Pratikraman (introspection andAsking for forgiveness for one’smistakes) - this is an extremelypowerful tool because itprovides an opportunity toacknowledges one’s faults,seek forgiveness and reducehostility that is associated witharrogance.• Daily reminder of 12 Bhavanas(Reflections) - it serves as areminder of the “truth”, theway things really are. Itremoves false beliefs and helpseliminate negative emotions ofgreed, arrogance, deceit, etc.These practices– if carried outconsciously and regularly - havethe power to make one humbleand ego-free. Every one of themhas a purpose and has an additivevalue; sum total of which couldhave a profound impact on us.Parents often play a crucial roleunderthe guidance of spiritualteachers-by inculcating theimportance of humility during ourformative years through practiceas well precept. This is anexcellent way t nip arrogance inthe bud. However, nowadays withso much focus on individualism,the modern trend is to move awayfrom modesty and humility. Themodern society, more so in thewestern world, as it boostsconfidence in self, ends upboosting ego and false prideleading to arrogance. Early on,more and more competitive spiritis instilled in the child in sportsand school achievement. Parentsset bad examples by braggingabout child’s achievements whichform basis for manifestation ofarrogance. As we promote sloganssuch as “winning is the only thingthat matters” or “win at any cost”or “achieving by hook or crook”, itnot only increases the competitivespirits but also induces false pride,ego, dishonesty and most certainlyarrogance in our youth.Consequently, arrogance getsingrained in our character andmanifests at different levels laterin life.How do we change ourselves? Isthere any way to transform ourarrogance into humility? A spiritualguide known as Sadguru can steerus in the right direction, help ussee the truth and moreimportantly our faults and put uson the right path. But ultimately itis we who have to follow theguidance and put it in practice. Noone can do this job for us. Just likea doctor can diagnose ourproblem, prescribe us the rightmedicine but cannot take it for us,a sadguru can diagnose ourproblem and show us correctivesolution but cannot do it for us. Inthe absence of a sadguru, atherapist can also help but wehave to take the initiative. Ourdesire for corrective action mustspring forth from within.The following practical steps canhelp us in recognising our problemand rectifying our behaviour:• Acknowledge the problem - Thefirst step is the recognition andacceptance of the problem.Unless one accepts that there isa problem and is willing to dosomething about it, nothing canhappen. If a sick personrefuses to accept the fact thatthere is something wrong, heor she will not seek medicalhelp.• Do a reality check - One waywe can deflate our ego is to seethat there is always someonewho is better than us no matterhow inflated we feel about ourwealth, power, knowledge.Talent, appearance etc. Karmatheory (Cause & Effect) teachesus that the objects of ourarrogance and good fortune arethe fruits of our karmas fromthe past and could all disappearone day because every thing inlife is transient and cyclic.• Know that this too shall pass -Every time we go through anego boosting situation, we needto come back to earth byremembering this importantscriptural message: All materialthings in life are temporary andcome with an expiration date, adate which is out of our control.(Anitya Bhavana). History is fullof so many examples. WhenAlexander the great was lyingon his death bed, he washelpless even though he hadconquered the whole world.• Remind ourselves that truthhas many angles andperceptions are relative-Likethe blind men describing theelephant, we must remindourselves that ours is not theonly correct viewpoint. To findthe right approach, we need tobe polite and receptive enoughto listen to the ideas and viewpoints from people withdifferent cultures andbackgrounds. Some times wewill discover that we were wayoff in our approach! Beingpolite does not mean a totalagreement with the view pointsof the opponent. It only meanslistening to the other partyconsciously. Listening with aspirit of reconciliation cannotco-exist with arrogance! This isthe main message ofANEKANTWAD.• Recognise the equality of souls- we need to respect all life andall our human beings. Jainismclearly says: All souls areequal. This means that anytemporary perception ofsuperiority should not blind usand make us arrogant.• Humility produces positiveresults - we need tounderstand that humilitygenerates respect, co-Operation and pleasantvibrations while dealing withour fellow human beings.Arrogance on the other handinvites contempt, dislike andhate. Our choice should beobvious.• Arrogance obstructs andhumility fosters resolution ofconflicts. More problems haveexisted throughout historybecause of ego clashes. If weshow humility to others inresolving a conflict, even ouropponent will calm down andshow a way to get out of it. Onthe other hand, if we areperceived as arrogant, ouropponents will play hard balland devise ways to teach us alesson, thereby lowering thechances of resolution.PAGE 48OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE

Conclusion:Being polite is divine; beingarrogant is like committing aspiritual suicide. Looking at thehistory of mankind and judgingfrom the way arrogant people atall levels have fallen; we should befully convinced that arrogancenever pays in the long run. Havingsaid that, let us also accept thatvery few of us lead a perfect life.We may have become arrogant atone time or the other in ourinteractions with others. But if weremain alert and examine our ownbehaviour objectively, we will findthat every time we becomearrogant and asked our inner voice(our soul); it would always tell usthat we were wrong in what wedid. We will realise that our mindwas overpowering us withoutbeing cognizant about it and wewill feel sorry about ownignorance.Going forward, let us be morevigilant and aware of arroganceand other destructive emotionsthat are our inner enemies. Justbeing aware of them is a giantstep in the right direction. It holdsthe key to solving our problem.Next time, if we run into anytrying situation, let us act with aspirit of conciliation and humility.We may get surprised at thepositive results. This shouldmotivate us to keep trying againand again until we lessen theintensity of our vice in a significantway. We will never know about themiracles humility can produce untilwe try!By Anop R VoraClimate Change and the EnvirnomentWHAT PART DO YOU PLAY?I recently had the exciting opportunity to meetShilpa Shah who is the co-ordinator of the Akashi Project,which is a community environmental project based inCambridge. (DEFRA). The aim of this project is to raiseawareness about climate change with groups fromdifferent cultures and faiths across the Eastern region.Shilpa runs fun and interactive sessions which explorewhat climate change is, why it is happening and mostimportantly what we can do about it. She emphasises “weencourage people to talk about climate change in apositive way by focussing on what we can do about it”.Shilpa believes that protecting the environment around usis central to many cultures and faiths. She quotes “inHinduism and Jainism, the concepts of doing no harm andliving simply are central, yet why do we like to drive bigcars and take frequent polluting flights?”.After chatting for a while I was left to think aboutwhat we do as a family at home to help the environment. Iwas quite surprised to find we do actually do a fair bit as afamily but on the hand was made to realise that there isstill a fair amount more we could do!Personally, I guess the things I do for theenvironment have been influenced by my parentsconstantly nagging me to do certain things around thehouse! I can’t remember how many times I’ve been toldoff for leaving lights on, leaving taps running and notputting recyclable things in the appropriate places!But the years of nagging have paid off and now I’mthe one that goes around the office switching lights off andturning scraps of paper into little notebooks so they canbe reused!I think one of the reasons why people might lackthe motivation to look after the environment is becausethey think well what difference can I make by making afew small changes? But what people don’t realise is that ifeveryone had this attitude then yes no real differencewould be made but by everyone making just smallchanges in their life then I feel that significant differencesand improvements can really be achieved.We’re no way the most environmentally familyaround, I’m sure there is a lot more we can do, but we dodefinitely try ourhardest to do our littlebit.For example wenow make the most ofthe Tesco Green ClubCard Scheme. We nowtake our own carrierbags in store, ratherthan using new bagsevery time we do ourshopping. This means that not only do we no longer havea mass of unwanted carrier bags in the house, but wealso get to gain extra club card points too!We also have energy saving bulbs in most rooms inthe house, which last a lot longer. I admit they can beslightly annoying as they take longer to light the room up,but I think that small drawback is something we can allcope with.Other things we do include things like; recyclingChristmas cards, waiting until the washing machine is fullbefore each wash and not leaving unused phone chargersin sockets. We also make an effort to send things likepens and pencils to third world countries when people aretravelling there; things that to me and you are everydaythings with little or no value but to them could make theworld of difference. These things may not seem like a bigdeal but I do feel that these little things are making somedifference to the environment in some way.It’s a shame that not everyone is doing their bit forthe environment. Whether this is because of lack ofeducation or pure laziness I don’t know, but I hope that asa family we continue to do our bit and hope we canincorporate many more things into our lifestyles in thefuture, as I know for a factthere are plenty of things thatwe could improve on!By Rupal Jatish ShahOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 51

OSHWAL SINGLES CLUBE. C REPORT ...Database ListUpdated Male & Female database list, April 2007 isnow available. Please contact Minaben for copy ofthe database list or visit the website :www.oshwal.org under the Singles Section.To obtain the contact numbersfor the candidates, please contact:Mina Shah: 0208 361 5630, minakirit@onetel.comPAST EVENTSVIP LOUNGE ON 18 FEBRUARY 2007240 people attended this event and further 40 to 50 people wanted toattend but could not be accommodated due to limit capacity. Therewere over 60 double matches where both parties indicated they wantedfurther discussions after the event. This event was organized by NCVAand supported by Oshwal Singles Club.TYCOON 12 NOVEMBER 2006115 people attended this event. 45 people attended the morningsession which was for the older members only and 90 people attendedthe afternoon session which was for the younger members. 15 peopleattended both sessions.Please see our website for reports for other past events.All future events will be advised via: Email bulletin list:Singles@oshwal.org or rumitshahtiscali.co.ukOAUK website under the singles section and Oshwal News.COMMITTEE MEMBERSSandhya Haria, Pravin Shah, Rumit Shah, Mina Shah, Neena Shah,Sundip Shah, Mahendra Malde and Prity ShahIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIF j FOn behalf of theOshwal Association of the United KingdomWe respectfully rememberall Oshwals no longer with usAnd pray to Lord Mahavira thattheir Souls are at peace.REST EASYRest does not come with sleeping,it comes with waking.This is both an insight and anaction of enlightenment.When we are enlightened werealise that real rest is possibleonly when we become freeof illusion and we no longerstruggle against life.Illusion is the idea thatpeople should be, and do,what we want them to.The Truth is, all is as it shouldbe, despite appearances,or our perceptions of othersto the contrary.This means you can be easy onyourself, easy with others andeasy with the world around you.Easiness is a VIRTUE, anattractive one at that. It is muchmore influential than force.So quit forcing, end the strugglingand …..relax!Courtesy of:JVB LondonOSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE PAGE 53

What Goes Around Comes Around“Growing up with Jain heritage and environment has meant learning practicaland ethical tools for living a restrained, tolerant, and non-violent life.Jainism has taught me that all life is sacred and that every living being has aspecial place in the universe - parasparopagraphojivanam - meaning that all lifeis bound together by mutual support and interdependence.As a scientist, I know that a cell is the basis unit of life, and thatDNA/chromosomes carry a similar inner knowing. Several cells come togetherto form tissue, several tissues form organs, and several organs together forma human body functioning on the basis of interdependence and connectedness.Similarly, each human is a basic unit in the body of humanity. All of us live inorganisations called families, which together form communities. These togetherform nations, which form the world. From the very basic level to the global level,it is each single human being who contributes to the communities’ well-beingand in turn is sustained by it. The interrelationship between communities andthe environment is important in our survival. Our health and well-being aredependent on others. If we want a peaceful world, we must start withbecoming peaceful ourselves. As we ourselves become more healthyand more alive, each of us will set in motion a ripple that affects others.”…...Dr Hemlata PokharmaNext Issue of Oshwal News is the Summer 2007 IssueTo All Prospective AdvertisersSupport ‘Oshwal News’ byPlacing Your AdvertisementFor more details Please ContactEditor or Damyantiben - Tel: 0208 764 8363 Email: KShah12179@aol.comPAGE 60OSHWAL NEWS - MAY 2007 ISSUE