This calendar was sent to me recently. I am sharing it because it’s really useful and easy to understand. The calendar shows the following: – when Jains avoid eating root vegetables when Jains avoid eating green vegetables when there’s a Jain festival when it’s an auspicious day when the tithis are Read more…
You are probably aware that National Census will take place on 27th March 2011. The forms will be delivered by hand or by post to each house in the UK. The householder will have the option to complete it on line or fill up the form physically and send it Read more…
You are probably aware that National Census will take place on 27th March 2011. The forms will be delivered by hand or by post to each house in the UK. The householder will have the option to complete it on line or fill up the form physically and send it Read more…
Over the last 3 years I have been covering PPA, rather than, being a class teacher. I ended up teaching a lot of R.E. and P.E. and I ended up really enjoying teaching R.E., especially in Middle School. The children are able to articulate their thoughts, ask questions, reflect and Read more…
Suraj and I devised a menu for the 8 days today. Paryushana began yesterday. We started late as I was fasting until this afternoon so we hadn’t really thought about it. Usually we’d make extra dinner for lunch. We’re going to try and finish dinner that night and take something ‘fresh’ for Read more…
My friend Sagar wrote the message below. He sent it to many of us last year. I saved it in order to send it out this year. I’ve had so many responses to the one and only reply I received about it; I had to share them. Below you’ll find Read more…
I wrote a series of articles about death and Jain traditions when my grandfather passed away . This post lists all the articles that I wrote. Some of the posts share opinions that explain why, for example, Indians and East Africans began to cremate bodies whilst the other opinion focuses on the Read more…
