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The world stood at the threshold of an extraordinary spiritual moment in the early hours of Kartika Krishna Amavasya, as Bhagwan Mahavira, the twenty-fourth Tirthankara, approached the culmination of his spiritual journey under the Swati Nakshatra, with three years and eight and a half months remaining in the fourth period of the time cycle. The Harivamsha Purana beautifully describes Bhagwan Mahavira's attainment of Nirvana, when celestial beings illuminated the earth and sky with rows of lamps, giving rise to the Jain observance of Dipavali. On that same night, his chief disciple, Indrabhuti Gautama, attained omniscience.
ISJS is hosting a three-day residential forum, “From Inner Development to Conscious Living: A Global Dialogue for Sustainable Collective Well-being,” from May 1 to 3, 2027, at Navalveerayatan, Pune. The forum will bring together participants from diverse backgrounds to explore inner development, consciouss living, ethical responsibility, and collective well-being. Through dialogue, reflection, and shared learning, participants will engage with the questions: “Who am I? Who are We? What is the World?” The initiative seeks to connect individual awareness with responsible action, encouraging a journey from “I to We to World.” We are looking for institutions of international repute to join as co-organisers and for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to contribute their scholarship and expertise to the dialogue.
The Speak Up section in this edition features an article titled “Wealth with Wisdom: Lessons from Nitivakyamritam for a Meaningful Life” by Dr. Navin Srivastav, Associate Director, ISJS.
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