Mahapragya
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Acharya Shri Mahapragya ( Ācārya mahapragya) (14 June 1920 – 9 May 2010) was the tenth head of the Śvetāmbara Terapanth order of Jainism. Mahapragya was a saint, yogi, spiritual leader, philosopher, author, orator, and poet.
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- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2010
- Works
- 93
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- Jainism
- Uvāsagadasāo
- Jainism
- Truth of Life
- Bhītara kā roga
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Quotes
- “Truth is beyond space and time. One who does not yearn for truth, will be trapped within space and time and become dogged. That man alone can remain free from mulish tendencies, who has the capacity to think across time: in the past, present and the future. One who draws from the innumerable events of the past, will never be obstinate.”
- “We should not be obsessed with the present alone, we must heed the past too. Is it fair, for instance, to see only the 25 ft. tall tree and forget the seed that brought it forth? Will the tree accept it if we forget the seed of it all? Is it possible to visualise a future without the seed? We must learn to appraise ourselves of the past if we want a meaningful present. You could call this an act of gratitude or an evaluation of reality.”
- “Conversations cease when we learn to discover the joys of internalization.”
- “Thinking is good, but excessive thinking is not. Between thoughts if there is a period of thoughtlessness, thoughts will be fresh and pathbreaking. A thinker will be able to cultivate a strain of healthy thoughts only when he pays attention to thoughtlessness also.”
- “The balance between karma and akarma gives holistic vision..Lots of discussions regarding Karmayoga.No work can be completed without karma.That is the truth.Everybody accepts this truth.Our world is one of incompleteness.Where there is incompleteness, there is relativity.Both karma and akarma are relative.No work is completed without akarma.”
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life
- Spiritual endeavors (1945–1978)
- Anuvrat movement
- Agam research and editing
- Formulation of Preksha Meditation System
- Science of Living Education System
- Successor to [[Acharya Tulsi]]
- Jain Vishva Bharati University
- Ahimsa Yatra (2001–2009)
- FUREC
- Spiritual practices
- Meditation
- Disciplines of monkhood
- Writing
- Views
- Stand on religion
- Influence
- Awards and honours
- Death
- See also
- References
- External links
Acharya Shri Mahapragya ( Ācārya mahapragya) (14 June 1920 – 9 May 2010) was the tenth head of the Śvetāmbara Terapanth order of Jainism. Mahapragya was a saint, yogi, spiritual leader, philosopher, author, orator, and poet.
He began his life of religious reflection and development as a Jain monk at the age of ten. Mahapragya played a major role in Anuvrat movement launched by his Guru Acharya Tulsi in 1949, and became the acknowledged leader of the movement in 1995. Acharya Mahapragya formulated the well organized Preksha meditation system in the 1970s, and developed the "Science of Living" education system which is a practical approach for the balanced development of a student and his character building.
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