One God Note #639. 2014/10/19. Preachings of Bhagwan Mahavira. · Every soul is independent. None depends on another. · All souls are alike. None is superior or inferior. · Every soul is in itself absolutely omniscient and blissful. The bliss does not come from outside. · Not only soul, but every object of the universe also, is subject to change by itself, without any external interference. · All human beings are miserable due to their own faults, and they can themselves by happy by rectifying the same. · The greatest mistake of a soul is non-recognition of its real-self and it can only be rectified by recognising itself. · There is no separate existence of God. Everybody can attain Godhood by making supreme efforts in the right direction. · ‘Know thyself, recognize thyself, be immersed in thyself’ – you will attain Godhood. · God is neither the creator not the destructor of the universe. He is merely a silent observer and omniscient. · One, who, even after knowing the whole universe, can remain unaffected and unattached, is God. Quoted after: Hukamchand Bharill. (2001). Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahaveer. Bapu Nagar, Jaipur: Pandit Todarmal Sarak Trust. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- More on Lord Mahavira can be found at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 20 - Birth of Bab, herald of the new age for Bahais. His shrine is at the Bahas World Centre, Hajfa, Israel. October 20 - Installation of the Guru Granth Sahib - this day celebrates the passing on of the guruship to the Holy Scriptures (the Guru Granth Sahib Ji) by the tenth Guru of Sikhism, Gobind Singh Ji. October 23 – Solar Eclipse. October 23 – New Moon. October 23 - Diwali is perhaps the most popular Hindu festival. Known as the Festival of Lights, it is dedictade to the Goddess Kali in Bengal and to Lakshmi in the rest of India. October 23 - Mahavira Nirvana celebrates attainment of nirvana and release from the cycle of rebirth by Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jain religion in 6th Century BCE. October 23 - Bandi Chhor Divas means the day of the prisoners release. It commemorates the return of the sixth Guru, Sri Hargobind Ji, to the holy city of Amritsar after his release from detention. October 24 – Jain New Year. Vkram Samvat 2071 begins. Jains celebrate the enlightenment of Lord Gautamsvami, the first disciple of Lord Mahavir, by listening with devotion to the nine Stotras holy hymns and to the auspicous Rasa (epical poem) about Lord Gautamsvami. October 24 - United Nations Day. October 24 - World Development Information Day (UN). October 25 - The first of Muharram (first month of the Islamic year 1436) celebrates Hijra (migration) of Muhammad and his followers in 622 CE, from Mecca to Medina, where they established the first Islamic community. October 26 – European Summer Time ends. Source: 2014 Multifaith Calendar, multifaithcalendar.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One God Notes are quotations from spiritual, philosophical, poetical writings of many traditions. Their purpose is to inspire and to create a sense of human and religious unity. In Truth, Simplicity and Love, Pritam. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit also onegodsite.net/ for more inspirational quotations. For the previous Notes you may visit: onegodsite.net/archives.html. For the Testimonials: onegodsite.net/testimonials.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I encourage you to forward this Note to anyone who may be interested in it. This person/s can subscribe to the Notes by sending email to: [email protected] If you receive this Note for the first time, please, consider it to be a kind invitation. If you are not interested in the subject of these Notes you may easily unsubscribe by sending email to: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may also consider visiting the blog inspired by One God Notes - onegodnotes.blogspot.ca/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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