Ramani, you are forgiven, I guess. But i think you will do well with one day of paryushan. 8 days mein toh saara extra fats (if any) nikal jaayega.
On 8/26/09, Nayan Mapani <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm, interesting! I guess not many know what it is, so let me explain a > little bit in detail; > > Paryushan is the most important annual Jain observance.Paryushan Parva > lasts 8 days, this is a time of intensive study, reflection and > purification. It takes place in the middle of the rainy season, a time when > Jain monks and nuns cease travelling and stay with a community and are > available to them for instructions and guidance. Paryushan means "abiding" > or coming together. It is also a time when the laity takes on vows of study > and fasting with a spiritual intensity. Paryushan concludes with confession > and forgiveness for transgressions of the previous year. The final day of > Parysushan is Samvastsari Pratikraman, the annual confession. The ritual of > asking forgiveness from the teacher is widened in scope to include family > and friends and finally, all living beings. The culmination of confession is > receiving forgiveness from all living beings and also granting forgiveness > to all. The ritual of forgiveness is sometimes called the rite of "Universal > Friendship", the spirit of the day is contained in this verse; " I grant > forgiveness to all living beings, May all living beings grant me forgiveness > (Micchami Dukaddam).My friendship is with all living beings, my enmity is > totally non-existent, let there be peace, harmony and prosperity for all. > Penance is given high importance to purify one's soul during these 8 days > and many people fast during this time. A jain fast lasts for 36 hours and > you are only allowed to drink boiled water after the sunrise till the Sun > sets in the evening. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 26 August, 2009 12:56:18 AM > *Subject:* Re: Micchami Dukaddam! > > Apun ke taraf se bhi sabko Micchami Dukadam. Nayan bhai iska koi lifetime > pre-paid scheme hai kya? Ke har saal renew karte rehna padega? > > Cheers, > Raman > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "Subramanian Iyer - Poseidon Projects Inc." > *Date*: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:48:32 +0530 > *To*: <[email protected]> > *Subject*: Micchami Dukaddam! > > *Michammi Dukkaddam to everyone.........but frankly speaking Nayanbhai was > not down but UP with FLU !!* > ** > *Cos he Flew his car for a spin that day .........it was an utter rainy > day and almost 10% of our crowd was lost cos of that rainy day and Nayan had > taken his babaycar for a Spin.......aint i correct Nayanbhai....* > ** > *Michammi Dukkaddam if I am wrong .......* > ** > *and Nayan will meet everyone anywhere at the unbelievable places where u > cannot meet Nayan......far and wide....individually or ifthere is some > bearable crowd....if its too heavy then he will slip away !!!!! why > nayanbhai.....can u give me an IDEA ?????* > ** > ** > ** > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Archana Sharma <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:07 PM > *Subject:* Re: Micchami Dukaddam! > > > Michammi Dukkaddam to everyone. Nayan, do you remember last year's > conversation regarding this or was it before that? > > Do you know that come September we will complete 3 years of our reunion. In > three years, we met many times, din't we? > > I think we met more number than we would have met had we been friends > without the link of the Vani reunion and anyway most of the meetings would > have been one to one rather than the loud boisterous get together over > coffee and free discounted biscuits? > > Let me not waste any more words and thoughts and better save it for our > reunion on Sept 15. How about writing to me your experiences and feelings > and thoughts of this reunion and I could make up something? Or any other > plans for our own 88-89 batch? > Regards > Arch > *P.S: I know someone would want to bring up the fact that Nayan missed the > first anniversary party over a flimsy reason --he had high fever!!! So i > have done the needful. Any other issues welcome.* > > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:19 AM, subramaniam sreenivasan < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Michammi Dukaddam to Nayan and others >> >> ------------------------------ >> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:46:02 +0530 >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: Re:Micchami Dukaddam! >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Micchami Dukaddam to one and all! >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Windows Live: Make it easier for your friends to see what you’re up to on >> Facebook. Find out >> more.<http://windowslive.com/Campaign/SocialNetworking?ocid=PID23285::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:SI_SB_facebook:082009> >> > > > ------------------------------ > Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. Click > here <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_cricket_2/*http://cricket.yahoo.com>. >
