Your Jain Way of Life
Define it
Measure it
Enjoy it
Measure it
Guide to Compassionate, Healthy, and Happy Living
Yogendra Jain
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Define it
Measure it
Enjoy it
Measure it
Yogendra Jain
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11-Duties
Proper - Lawful living,
marriage, food, care of
dependents, service to
guests, etc..
8-Faults
Humiliating others, control on
senses, prejudice, control of
passions, Lust, Anger, Greed,
Ego, Arrogance,
living in improper places, etc.
8-Endeavors
8-Virtues
Fear sin, sense of shame,
serene temperament,
acquiring special
knowledge, appreciation of
virtures
5-Achar
Knowledge, Perception,
Conduct, Austerities,
Exercising Vigor/or Energy
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Gratitude, Benevolence, Virtuous
people, Intellect, practice tradition
Others
14-Gunsthans
5-Anuvrat (NV, Truth,nonstealing, Celibacy, non-poss.)
Type of Samvar:
4 – Meditations
5-Samitis (Carefullness)
3-Guptis (Restraint)
10-Yati-Dharma
12-Bhavanas
22-Victory over suffering
5-Charitra
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Way of Life
My Things
My Mind-Body
Greed, Money, Balance, Travel
Forgiveness, Anger,
Sensuality, Active Mind,
Death, Pride,
Relaxation/Mediation, Body,
Vibrations,
My Life/World
Family/Friends, Raising Children,
Entertainment,
Animal Compassion,
Profession/work, Social Service,
Other Living Things, Environment
My Consumption
Food, Drinks, Personal
Care, Eating, Nutrition
My Spirit
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Multi-Views (Anekantvad),
Knowledge, Faith/Religion,
Tradition/Celebration
Prayers
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Level-5
J-WOL Dashboard
Level-4
Level-3
Level-2
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Level-1
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Elevator Pitch
 Learn it
 Share it with your family
(posted in your room, carry it
in your wallet)
 Give a 5 min. talk at the your
temple
 Share with everyone!
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Jain Way of Life
Thoughts/Speech/Action towards…
 Non-Violence (Ahimsa)
 Strengthens the autonomy of life of every
being; Ahimsa - diet, fellow being,
environment, thoughts and actions
• Non-Possession (Aparigraha)
– Strengthens the interdependence of all and
share limited resources
• Non-One-Sidedness (Anekantavad)
– Strengthens the autonomy of thought of
every individual
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Our Team-JCGB Pathshala - 6/5B
 Tarang Gosalia - Professional DJ; Bentley
 Amit Jain – Eagle Scout; 8 yr. medical
 Monica Jain – Bharatnatyam; Biomedical Engg.
 Priyanka Jain – Bharatnatyam; 12th Grade
 Nimit Mehta – Black Belt; Columbia
 Nirav Shah: Eagle Scout; 8 yr. medical
 Coordinators:
 Prakash Teli – Founder of company; computer
 Vijay Savla – Level 6 instructor; Engineer (Cisco)
 Yogendra Jain– Level 5B instructor; Engineering/
Founder/CEO
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My Mind/Body
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Forgiveness
Anger
Passions/Sensuality
Active Mind
Death
Pride
Relaxation/Meditation
Body Care
Vibrations/karma
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Forgiveness
My Mind/Body
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Active Mind
My Mind/Body
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Level 1
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Level 5
No internal or external pride.
Pride
My Mind/Body
Level 4
Minimal internal pride.
Level 3
No external pride but occasional internal
pride.
Level 2
Know that pride is wrong and must be
balanced. Occasional external pride
implied in conversations
Level 1
Arrogant about personal success, wealth,
education, appearance, family.
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Relaxation/
Meditation
My Mind/Body
Level 5
Do 30 minutes of yoga and 60 minutes of deep
meditation daily. Do 60 times deep conscious
breathing each day. Silence 2 hour per day.
Encourage and teach family members and others.
Level 4
Do yoga/meditation 30 minutes daily. Do 20
times deep conscious breathing each day.
Silence 1 hour per day. Encourage family
members to practice meditation.
Level 3
Do yoga/meditation for 15 minutes, 5
times/week. Do 10 times deep conscious
breathing each day
Level 2
Do yoga or other mind relaxation exercise
2-3 times/week.
Level 1
Stressful life. No time towards
relaxing/meditation
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Level 5
Cardio exercise/muscle toning 4 times
per week
Body Care
My Mind/Body
Level 4
Cardio exercise/muscle toning 4 times
per week or sports.
Level 3
Cardio exercise/muscle toning 3 times
per week/ or sports. Regular medical
checkup.
Level 2
Walking 3 times./week or sports 2 times
per week. Respect for the body.
Level 1
No interest in physical exercise. Doing
dangerous activities which can harm the
body.
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My Things
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Greed
Money
Possessions
Travel
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Material
Possessions
Level 1
My Things
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My Consumption
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Food
Drink
Personal Care Products
Nutrition
Eating
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Excessive alcohol
consumption
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Level 1
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Personal Care Products
My Consumption
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Level 3
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My Life / My World
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Family & Friends
Entertainment
Animal Compassion
Profession/work
Social Service
Other Living Things
Environment
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Family/Friends
My Life / World
Level 5
Balancing spiritual growth with family and
social obligations.
Level 4
Helping friends, extended family.
Supporting them emotionally and
financially.
Level 3
Focus is one’s own family. Life event
celebrations with spiritual context.
Level 2
Criticizing friends and family behind their
back. Celebration of birthday,
anniversary, etc. with no spiritual context.
Level 1
Friends with bad behavior, habits,
disrespectful.
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My Spirituality
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Multiple views
Knowledge
Faith
Traditions
Environment
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Multi-Views(Anekantvad)
My Spirituality
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Knowledge
Level 1
My Spirituality
Spiritual/
Scriptural
Level 1
Scientific
Before Knowledge
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Learning
Same Person
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Knowledge
Level 3
My Spirituality
Spiritual/
Scriptural
Level 3
Scientific
Before Knowledge
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Learning
More Knowledgeable Person
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Knowledge
Level 5
My Spirituality
Spiritual/
Scriptural
Level 5
(Purist)
Scientific
Before Knowledge
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Learning
Better Person As Scientific
and Spiritual Knowledge
Leads
ToaBehavior
Changes
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Conclusion
 This workshop in not about Preaching JAINSM, it’s
about executing JAINISM in day to day life.
 There’s no standard mechanism to measure JAIN WAY
OF LIFE.
 Categories and sub categories do overlap.
 Level 1 through 5 are subjective
 Use this template as starting point and device your own
scale, measure your JWOL against it, work to improve
the results
 JWOL is FUN, HEALTHY, SPIRITUAL !!!
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Dr. Dipak Jain’s JWOL Score
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Dear DDJ,
Thank you for using the JWOL (Jain Way of Life) Scorecard. The following is your JWOL Self Assessment score:
1. Your average score per sub-domain:
My Mind - My Body = 4.3/5
My Things = 4.5/5
My Consumption = 3.2/5
My Life/My World = 4.1/5
My Spirituality = 4.4/5
2. Your total average score = 4.1/5
3. Your score breakdown:
Score between 0 and 1.5: 0 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 1.6 and 2.5: 3 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 2.6 and 3.5: 4 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 3.6 and 4.5: 9 out of 30 sub-categories
Score between 4.6 to 5.0: 14 out of 30 sub-categories
Recommendation: As you're making your yearly resolutions, consult this and see which specific categories you need
to do more work on...good luck.
Thanks and Happy Jain Way of Life...
YJI Team
http://www.yjindia.org
Acknowledgement: This self-assessment was developed by Jain Center of Boston and converted to a Web Survey by
Young Jains of India. For more information and feedback please contact: [email protected],
[email protected], or webmaster at: [email protected]
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Conclusion
 This workshop in not about Preaching JAINISM, it’s
about executing JAINISM in day to day life.
 There’s no standard mechanism to measure JAIN WAY
OF LIFE.
 Categories and sub categories do overlap.
 Level 1 through 5 are subjective
 Use this template as starting point and device your own
scale, measure your JWOL against it, work to improve
the results
 JWOL is FUN, HEALTHY, SPIRITUAL !!!
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