With
approaching 100th post here, and
celebrating 100 years Birth Centenary of great Acharya Shri Mahapragya ji - can
not have more beautiful coincidence and more beautiful reason to pay tribute
to the great man, great saint of this century.
Acharya Shri
Mahapragya ji was the tenth Guru of Jain Shwetambar Terapanth Sangh, born in a
small village Tamkor in Rajasthan, inspired by the religious inclination and
spirituality of his mother, decided to enter monk hood at the early age of ten.
And from there onward started his journey of
enlightenment. He was fortunate to receive the guidance of Acharya Shri
Tulsi which led to acceleration of his intellectual development.
His life was a great
inspiration in every sense. One of the mantra of Mahapragya ji was
'Walk, Acquire, and Give' - also quoted by our former president Late Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam, who was also influenced by him. Walk signifying travel
continuously, Acquire is to gain the knowledge and Give symbolizing giving and
contributing whatever you can to the society. He was the greatest preacher of
Ahimsa and throughout his life encouraged people to follow the path of Ahimsa.
He was a firm believer that the root cause for all the problems prevailing in
the world such as crime, poverty, pollution, war, etc. is brutal and violent
thinking. The spark of Ahimsa ignited by
him speeded across the nation. Per him, Non Violence and Ahimsa would lead to
world peace, all harmony, mental health therapy, and morals and can turn out to be life changer. Currently where
the world is terrorized by the pandemic Coronavirus, Mahapragya ji had spoken
about this in one of his speeches 50 years ago that if there will be so much of
violence in the world, then the war
will not happen through arms instead it will be from virus.
Acharya Shri came up
with the solution of Ahimsa Yatra, and covered thousands of Kilometres journey
on foot to advance the principle of Non Violence and Ahimsa.
His aura and persona was that of a great scholar but he never got a chance of attaining any formal education. He laid the foundation of courses like 'Science of Living' which aimed at improved efficiency in studies and better concentration and stress management. Also, Mahapragya ji was a proficient writer and has authored close to 300 books. His work dealt with meditation, spirituality, human psyche, Yog and Sadhna, Mantrasadhna, and much more. Also he had strong command on subjects like philosophy, economics, politics and that too has written with equal depth and power in these subjects as well. His vision could be seen by his work. He has also co-authored one book with former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam named as 'The Family and the Nation'. Mahapragya ji extensively believed in Preksha meditation, same can be read in many of his books, he firmly practiced meditation along with its different techniques.
His aura and persona was that of a great scholar but he never got a chance of attaining any formal education. He laid the foundation of courses like 'Science of Living' which aimed at improved efficiency in studies and better concentration and stress management. Also, Mahapragya ji was a proficient writer and has authored close to 300 books. His work dealt with meditation, spirituality, human psyche, Yog and Sadhna, Mantrasadhna, and much more. Also he had strong command on subjects like philosophy, economics, politics and that too has written with equal depth and power in these subjects as well. His vision could be seen by his work. He has also co-authored one book with former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam named as 'The Family and the Nation'. Mahapragya ji extensively believed in Preksha meditation, same can be read in many of his books, he firmly practiced meditation along with its different techniques.
Birth and Death are
very normal, not in our control but what is vital is life. Life full of
influence, service, sacrifice and meditation. And that is how Mahapragya ji's
life was. All his teachings are still alive among us. Heartfelt homage to such
Mahapurush Acharya Shri Mahapragya ji.
Below is the video showcasing our honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, paying tribute to Acharya Mahapragya ji on his birth centenary.
Amidst all the tensions prevailing due to Indo China attack resulting into violence everywhere, the silent and balanced approach chosen by our PM to speak for the great saint Acharya Shri Mahapragya ji who showed and preached the path of Ahimsa and Non violence - is worth a praise and deserves a big salute.
Amidst all the tensions prevailing due to Indo China attack resulting into violence everywhere, the silent and balanced approach chosen by our PM to speak for the great saint Acharya Shri Mahapragya ji who showed and preached the path of Ahimsa and Non violence - is worth a praise and deserves a big salute.
P.S. This post is referential created with the help of few references and sources.
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