Daslakshana festival of Jains celebrated in Vancouver in the presence of Acharya Lokeshji

September 7, 2022

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Acharya Lokeshji speaking at the Vancouver Dasalakshana celebrations Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. Photo: Vancouver Jain Center/Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati

The most important festival of Jainism, Dasalakshana Parv, which began Aug. 31, 2022, and continues till September 10, is being held in Vancouver, Canada, in the presence of leading Indian spiritual leader of Jains, Acharya Lokeshji.

Vijay Jain, president and Rajat Jain, vice-president of the Vancouver Jain Center in Greater British Columbia, said that during the 10-day celebrations, Lokeshji has been and would be conducting worship sessions in the temple, engaging in discourses and offering solutions to queries on ten religions. .

A section of the audience of Jain devotees attending the Dasalakshana Parv celebrations held by Jain Center of Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. Photo: Vancouver Jain Center/Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati

“There is tremendous enthusiasm among the devotees, especially among the youth, regarding the Dasalakshana Mahaparv under the guidance of Dr. Lokeshji in Canada for the first time,” a press release from organizers.

The revered Acharya who is the founder of Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti and World Peace Center said that the Dasalakshana Mahaparva has great spiritual significance in Jainism. It is a special festival of self-realization and self-purification. On this occasion, Jains across the country and the world worship Daslakshana Mahaparva. And, he added, during this period, all religious people try to develop their selves by doing spiritual rituals like penance, meditation, self-cultivation, chanting, silence etc. to free their souls from karmic bondage.

The Paryushan festival has been organized in presence of Acharya Lokeshji many times in England, Singapore, Malaysia, America.

Jain devotees worshipping at the Dasalakshana Parv celebrations held by Jain Center of Vancouver, Canada, Aug. 31-Sept. 10, 2022. Photo: Vancouver Jain Center/Ahimsa Vishwa Bharati

Acharya Lokeshji said that despite the extreme materialistic development, the attraction towards spirituality is increasing in western countries like Canada. He said that materialistic resources can only provide means of happiness but peace of mind cannot be obtained from them.

He went on to emphasize that happiness and peace are not related to matter and situation, but to one’s state of mind. Knowledge and yoga are infallible weapons for peace of mind, he stressed.

People’s attraction towards Indian culture which is based on sacrifice and restraint proves that spirituality is the only path to inner peace, Lokeshji opined. A person can lead a healthy, happy and blissful life by adopting the moderation-based lifestyle as propounded by Lord Mahavir, he said.