HEALTH | SCIENCE | JAINISM

Surbhi has compiled four books which are written with the intention of experiencing the truth of nature. Words and definitions used here can in no way be compared to the benefits from self-experience. However they intend to achieve the deeper meanings and higher levels of understanding.

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The game Freedom Ride is a 2-6 player game for ages 8 to 99. In this game, you realize opportunities to lessen your karmas by developing a clear perspective for various circumstances in life, devoid of emotional thinking. 

Colors is the perfect game to realize how we sway through life's events sometimes mindfully and at other times not really knowing why. Nothing is a matter of chance. 2-6 player game of all ages.

The Fifth Kingdom game is as unique as its design. You cross four levels of passions of anger, pride, deceit, and greed in order to enter the inner maze of three jewels. The journey is challenged at every step until the lessons are learned. 2-6 players game for ages 8 to 99.

Runaway False Perception is a 2-4 player game for ages 8 to 99.  In 20 seconds you need to make correct decisions to move forward in every turn. Any wrong decision will either strand you in the position or throw you back a step. Three wrong decisions will make you lose a life. Get ready to be challenged!

Play this wonderful game, Keval Perception, and see for yourself how from the tiniest creature to the most advanced souls perceive the world. The game is full of fun, action, and drama. 2-6 player game for ages 8 to 99.

  Karmas 

This painting denotes the transmigration of genes through the concept of karmas, which continue to remain attached with the souls throughout the life as well as in migration of soul from one body to another. 

The three brilliant diamonds in the painting represent that through the combination of the three jewels, Right Faith (Samyak Darshan), Right Knowledge (Samyak Gyan) and Right Conduct (Samyak Charitra), humans can eradicate all karmas which cause sufferings and attain “Moksha”. Moksha is the purest state of a soul without delusion and devoid of karmic particles.

   Six Leshyas

In this painting the soul is immersed in a valley of six colored mountains symbolizing the six Leshyas. The mountains are formed by the activities of the chakras (centers of energy) in the human body. The three lower chakras are responsible for lower emotions thus generating the three inauspicious leshyas: Krishna (Black) Leshya, Neel (Blue) Leshya and Kapot (Brown) Leshya. When we dwell in auspicious activities or thoughts, our higher chakras get activated, thus generating the remaining three auspicious Leshyas: Peet (Yellow) Leshya, Padma (Pinkish) Leshya, Shukla (White) Leshya.

    Mandir 

Through centuries, the Shikhar (Dome) of Jain Temples, have unique architectural style similar to a pyramid. This structural style allows for the accumulation of electromagnetic rays present in the cosmos. 

In the temple, idols are often positioned in such a way that they fall perfectly under the Center of the inside of the temple’s dome. Such positioning allows the idol to absorb cosmic energy and emanate it throughout the temple.

 Anekaant-vaad 

Anekanta is the appreciation of the manifold attributes of a substance. Recognizing the incredibly rich and complex nature of reality, Jainism recognized the concept of “Many sidedness”. The Diamond with multiple facets denotes Anekanta. Truth is relative to the perspective from which it is known. Thus the concept of Absolute truth (the nature of substance that comprises of different but opposite attributes) and Relative truth (description of the substance from a particular viewpoint) were formed. In the painting, brilliancy of the Diamond represents Absolute truth. Reflection of light through a particular facet signifies Relative truth.

Dwelling of Divinity

Our behavior comprises of actions through mind, speech and body. Depending on the actions, we attract positive and negative radiations (karmic particles). The combination of good karmas (represented by Diamond) and bad karmas (represented by fire) cause us to fall in the vicious cycles of birth and rebirth, which are the cause of suffering. However, deeds with spiritual (Samyak) inclination makes us rise vertically, bringing us closer to divinity. The potential needed to reach higher vertical levels lies at our Center – The Soul.

  The Mystery Asana  

Painting highlights meditative posture , a combination of mudra and asana and the energy phenomenon taking place within it. As seen commonly in a Jain temple, the sitting posture of God Arihant has a typical hand mudra and a complete lotus sitting pose.  This combination is known as Siddha asana.  

Siddha asana seems to act like a virtual pyramid which generates a field of energy in a closed loop formed from within the mudra of Arihant. This current loop causes friction in the body of meditator sitting in siddha asana pose which burns up his toxins and emit rays that create an electromagnetic field affecting  abhamandal (a halo around the body). This is effectively the electric dynamo effect that creates a positive magnetic field. 

Ashta Dravya

Devotional singing induces in us a desire for experiencing the truth, to glimpse the beauty that is God, to taste the bliss that is the Self. It encourages man to dive into himself and be genuinely his real Self

  The seven fundamentals - Tattva

Jain metaphysics elucidate on the seven fundamentals (tattvas) which lays down the   path of liberation for the soul from sufferings. This leads to realization of the full potential of the soul. The painting uses a simple analogy of a drowning boatman to illustrate the seven tattvas.

1)   Jiva : the living being; is the boatman. 2) Ajiva : the non-living; is represented by the  the lake water. 3) Asrava : the influx of karman particles to the soul shown as entering water through a hole in the boat, which may drown it. 4) Bandh : the bondage of karman particles to the soul as constant accumulation of water in the boat. 5) Samvar : the stoppage of influx of karman particles to the soul as closing the hole with a knob to stop incoming water  6) Nirjara : the shedding off accumulated karmic particles from the soul; is represented by emptying the boat of existing water. 7)Moksha : the shedding of all karmic particles from the soul; is represented by the attained state of happiness by the boatman.

   Anupreksha

The twelve bhawanas (contemplations) offer pathways that open windows to see and feel the freshness of life. Meditating on each of the twelve bhawanas provide wings for the soul to fly beyond its miseries. It imparts clarity of vision to the meditator. True vision results in equanimity of the mind and detachment from the world. It frees the soul from infatuation (raga) and aversion (dhvesh) which bind the soul with karma.

Twelve butterflies are the twelve bhawanas namely Anitya, Asharan, Sansaar, Ekatva, Anyatva, Ashuchi, Asrav, Samvar, Nirjara, Loka, Bodhidurlabh and Dharma bhawana, which lead the soul meditating on them towards the righteous vision. 

   Dhwaja 

Color Science of Namokar Mantra in Jain flag. Each color symbolizes a quality. 

Namo Siddhanam - Red Color represents Sidhha : In the absence of all karmas a field of  absolute potentiality is generated in the pure consciousness of Sidhha.

Namo Ayariyanam - Yellow is wisdom. It symbolizes the organizational power, self-control,  and discipline(vaatsalya) kept by Acharyas while leading Jain congregation.

Namo Arihantanam - White is purity, selflessness, and cosmic consciousness. It represents pure knowledge acquired by Arihants. 

Namo Uvajjhayanam - Green is the power of speech. Upadhyay is a teacher, who trains his students to awaken powers and maintain balance of body, mind, and soul.

Namo Loe Savva Sahunam -  Black is receptive, consumes everything, doesn't react. A saadhu is receptive, compassionate and forgiving. 

 Panch-parmeshthi

the spiritual Gurus

Arihant, Siddha, Achaarya, Upaadhayay, Saadhu, are the five venerable personalities. 

Arihant-They have destroyed their internal enemies (kashaaye) completely and are free from the Karma bondage of the major types. 

Siddha-These have attained Moksha, having completely destroyed all the Karmas. 

Acharya- They are the head monks who administer their Sangha.

Upadhyay- They are the teacher monks who look after the teaching of the scriptures.

Sadhu-They have given away all wordly possessions and pursue self enlightenment. 

Panchmeru

Sudarshan, Vijay, Achal, Mandar, Vidhyunmaali are the five great meru mountains. During asthanika occasion, heavenly beings visit these mountains to perform poojan for jinendra idols inside the akritrim (self existent) temples. There are total of eighty akritrim temples on these five merus. During the same occasion of asthanhika, we on earth, by visualizing these mountains and their temples perform pujan. The beauty of these mountains mesmerizes its visitors, as per the description in   Adipuran.

 The Six Dravya

  Dravya has always been in existence and shall always be there. The universe is made from the combination of six universal substances (dravya). The painting is depictive of the Jain Universe model (loka) encompassing six dravyas  :- 

Jiva- The soul with essence of consciousness, Pudgal- The matter, Dharm- Medium of motion, Adharm- Medium of rest, Akash- the space & Kaal- the Time

The space provides accommodation; time ensures modification and medium of rest and motion support stopping and movement of the living soul and the matter.

    The Nandyavart 

Nandyavart is the geometrical architect of a Tirthankar's residence, at the time of his kingship. The design itself is mystical and holds frequencies of higher dimensions. Painting depicts the symbol may accelerate one's wisdom for the annihilation of karmas. 

    Antar-Atma

Lotus blooms magnificently in a muddy pond, remaining untouched by its dirt. Similar is the endeavor of an enlightened soul. It lives in the world untouched by the affairs of the world. 

In the painting is shown three states of soul. Bahir-atma is the soul lost in worldly affairs. Antar-atma is the soul like a lotus flower who rides safely through ups and downs of life. Most commonly known, Param-atma is the soul who has achieved the ultimate happiness by attaining Moksha.

    The Nandyavart

Nandyavart is an intricate symbol of protection and abundance. The painting depicts its power to disintegrate the darkness of ignorance. 

    Nitya

The world around us is ever changing. There is only one thing that is permanent that remains with us forever – our soul. It is this realization that one has to come to find the everlasting happiness. Happiness lies within us, in our soul and we do not need to go around looking for it in the impermanence of the world things.

   Sukh

Flowers have many attractive qualities. Vivid colors, soothing aromas, pretty formations to name a few. Like flower, our soul has many qualities to be realized only through self-exploration. All attractive things are desired by us humans and we work hard to possess them. But soul, the most beautiful thing in this world, needs no possession. It blossoms within us.

  Enlightenment

     Samyak-shraddha 

Faith lights up the darkness and emptiness of this world and guides us through it.

  Jina-Darshan

We visit a temple in search of peace, but inevitably bring our worldly problems with us to the temple. Our heart is filled with feelings of insecurity, future uncertainty and other worldly troubles. But as we enter the temple, the presence of the divine energy (jina-darshan) dissolves these worldly troubles and liberates us from our fears. We begin to realize our innate potential. 

  Wisdom

Life goes on. The disease of the mind is more dangerous than the disease of the body. The body will die one day but the ignorance stays with the soul. We need to make proper use of our thinking faculty and learn to surrender our ego. Choose wisdom.

     Wonder 

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. It's blossoming stirs  enduring affirmations and discoveries, and can surely help the spectator in his search for identification with the vast world of natural beauty and the wonder surrounding him.

 

  The Essence  

A living being may it be a human, an animal, a heavenly god or a hellish being, wanders in the world going through its sufferings and rewards. It spends its lifetime searching for the essence of its existence but hardly ever gets to its depths. At the cruxes of this existence lies the state of Moksh, which never changes no matter who the living being is.

      Diamond

Soul in its purest form is like a brilliant diamond. Not only does it light itself, but also illuminates everything that comes near it. Every being has this quality. Through self-realization this blissful state is achieved. 

    Atma Vaibhav

We are infinitely more than we think. A saadhu whose soul has been purified by intense meditation (tapa) reveals a glowing aura that illuminates the surrounding wilderness. 

Four Kashaaye

"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls"

The four Kashayes ( Anger, Pride, Deceit, Greed) are the types of passion that inhibit the true expression of one’s soul. However  as we attain True Perception, these walls that symbolize passion melt down and open doors to Spiritual bliss. 

 The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you; Don't go back to sleep 

Like a prism we disperse the sun’s light into seven colors. But the brilliance of Sun reminds us that the source is always the white light. Although we are busy creating the world  around us, our soul needs to get in touch with its source and attain Nirvana. 

 Any revolution   has to start with the transformation Paryaay ParivartanWhen   we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we   undergo a truly heroic transformation  of consciousness. “ The mark of your Ignorance is the depth of your belief in Injustice and Tragedy.   What the caterpillar calls the end of the world; The master calls a butterfly.”    - ILUSIONS "The   call of death is a call of love. Death can be sweet if we answer it in the   affirmative, if we accept it as one of the great eternal forms of life and transformation.” Swastik in the painting denotes the four realms of existence namely heaven,   human kind, animal world and hell, in which the soul wanders on account of Ignorance.