Lord Parshvanath is the 23rd tirthankar of the jains. He led an exemplary life, full of forbearance. Non violence, self-control and penance are the sterling qualities that he personified. The Śaṅkhēśvara Stōtram is a beautiful hymn devoted to Lord Parshvanath, one of whose images is placed at Shankheshvara Tirthadhama. Those who recite this hymn with deep faith and understanding attain peace and bliss. This hymn was composed by Mahopadhyaya Yashovijayji, a Jain monk of penetrating intellig...

Can any spiritual benefit be derived without self-immersion? Supreme bliss...Supreme happiness...Supreme awareness...Supreme immersion...call it whatever you like, it is this complete immersion in the self that leads to true bliss. One who has not immersed oneself in the atman, has wasted this life. Irrespective of his/her worldly achievements, his spiritual quotient will remain nil. And one who has dipped in the nectar of the atman, has attained the jewel of treasures, self-realization. S...

Read this book in order to take flight in the world of spiritualism, in order to scale the peaks of meditation, in order to attain the bliss of freedom from death. Read this book to find peace in day to day life, in order to discover the joy of a life spent in devotion, meditation and immersion in the atman. Read this book to know the essence of the life of Bhagvan Mahavira, who was the 24th tirthankara of the jains. This text is a short work by Acharya Bhadrabahu Swamiji, composed for th...

Only stillness can give meaning to all our actions. Stillness of the mind. Only stillness can bring about a state of existence, awareness and bliss. Stillness leads to completeness. It is our dilemmas and wandering attention that leads to incompleteness. Stillness leads to a sense of awareness that can fill voids and engenders self-esteem. Stillness leads to self-awakening. Stillness leads to inner harmony. Stillness leads to friendship, fraternity and peace. Lasting peace. It is this stil...

The greatest master...the greatest prayer...stop going here and there, just pray to Guru Gautam Swami and see all your dreams fulfilled. This composition contains eight stanzas that extol Guru Gautam Swami, the first gandhara of Lord Mahavira who was the 24th Tirthankar of the jains. This composition has been extracted from the texts of Jainism. It has been attractively illustrated and lucidly translated.