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BLESSINGS

ॐ ह्रीं अर्हम् नमः

श्रीसद्गुरुभ्यो नमः

ॐ ऐं नमः

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SHREE MATI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE SHRUT GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE AVADHI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE MANAH-PARYAV GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE KEVAL GYANAY NAMAH

5 GYAN

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Inspired by:

Yugpradhan Acharyatulya P.P. Panyas Shree Chandrashekar Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Yashobhushan Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Manobhushan Vijayji M.S.

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1.ABHAY DAAN

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Because in abhyadaan we are saving

someone’s life.

Q3. What are it benefits?

A3. a) We bind sata vadniya karma.

b) We get their blessing.

c) We get a healthy life in the future.

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2. RAIN DANCE / WATER PARK

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) Use of unfiltered water.

b) Wastage of water.

c) Many water [apkaay] jeev are killed.

Q3. What are its bad effects?

A3. It brings wrong thoughts in mind.

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3. EATING AT HOTEL

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Many jeev are killed because:

a)Use of unfiltered water.

b) Vegetables are not properly cleaned.

Q3. What are its losses?

A3. It is unhygienic and it is a waste

of money.

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4. BACK ANSWERING PARENTS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) Parents are considered as God,

disrespecting them is Paap .

b) We will not get their blessings because

we hurt their feelings.

Q3. What are the losses due to it ?

A3. a) It stops our overall growth

and success

b) In our next birth we will not

get good parents.

c) We may become orphan.

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5. FIGHTING

Q1. It is Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Because we hurt their feelings.

Q3. What are the bad effects of fighting ?

A3. a) Damaging property, injuries, someone may

get killed. This may lead to us going to jail.

b) People disrespect us.

c) They become our enemies.

d) In next birth also they will become

our enemies.

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6. GIVING GRASS TO COW/ GIVING GRAINS TO PEGION

Q1. It is Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. We get their blessings.

Q3. What are benefits due to it ?

A3. a) We bind sata vadniya karma.

b) We get a healthy life in the future.

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7. MOVIES

Q1. It is a Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Cinema creates bad effects on personality.

Q3. What are losses of watching movies ?

A3. a) Radiations damage one’s eyes.

b) Wastage of time and money.

c) Destroys our study time.

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8. UNITY

Q1. It is a Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. It spreads overall happiness and peace.

Q3. What are benefits of unity?

A3. a) Increases friendship.

b) People respect us.

c)Increases our overall strength.

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9. STEALING

Q1. It is a Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. It hurts someone’s feelings and causes

loss to them.

Q3. What are losses of stealing?

A3. a) After a period of time it slowly turns

into a habit.

b) People disrespect us.

c)It leads to crime / jail.

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10. AARTI / BHAKTI

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. It shows our respect for God. It shows

that we are grateful to Him.

Q3. What are the benefits of doing Aarti/Bhakti?

A3. a) It destroys our Mohaniya karma.

b) It gives peace to our mind.

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11. BHANDAR

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) Because that money is used for the

development of our Derasar.

b) Money or things offered to god are

called ‘Dev Dravya’. It is good to

increase Dev Dravya.

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12. MATTHENA VANDAMI

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) We are giving respect to sadhu m.s.

b) We get blessings from them.

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13. KILLING A COW /KILLING MOSQUITOES

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) It is Jeev hinsa.

b) It develops cruelty inside us.

c) One binds Ashata Vedniya Karma

which will give us pain in the future.

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14. PLAYING PUBG GAMES

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) It is addictive and a wastage of time.

b) It is harmful to our eyes.

c) It affects our studies.

d) It makes us violent.

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15. NAMO JINANAM

Q1.Is it Punya activity or Paap activity ?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) It acts as a token of respect.

b) We obtain the punya of 1 month’s

Upvas by saying Namo Jinanam.

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SUMMARY

1. ABHAY DAAN

2. RAIN DANCE / WATER PARK

3. EATING AT HOTEL

4. BACK ANSWERING PARENTS

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5. FIGHTING

6. GIVING GRASS TO COW / GIVING GRAINS

TO PIGEON

7. MOVIES

8. UNITY

SUMMARY

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9. STEALING

10. AARATI / BHAKTI

11. BHANDAR

12. MATTHENA VANDAMI

SUMMARY

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13. KILLING A COW / KILLING

MOSQUITOES

14. PLAYING VIDEO GAMES

15. NAMO JINAANAM

SUMMARY

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