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To: mgims@...: docmother@...: Thu, 25 Sep 2008

02:08:39 +0000Subject: Re: Pls FORGIVE ME...: Michhami Dukkadam

hi dr.meena samtani,the piece about forgiveness is very beautiful. thank you

very much Shreevidya (89'batch)On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 mina samtani wrote

:>>>>regards>>Meena Samtani>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PL READ TILL THE End>>>>The Jains

observe an 8-day festival that ends Bhadrapada Shukla Panchami.> >> The last day

is called Samvatsari, short for Samvatsari Pratikramana.> >> Seven days are days

of attainment and the eighth day (Wednesday,> >> Sept.3,08) is one of

fulfillment or achievement.> >>> >>> >> It is at this time that the Jains embark

on a respective annual> >> Pratikramana - a reflection on our spiritual journey

for the past year.> >> On> >> this day we also observe a unique custom, where we

ask every individual> >> they may have offended during the year for forgiveness.

Old quarrels are> >> forgotten and friendships and relationships renewed, as we

fold our hands> >> and ask for " Micchami Dukkadam " or forgiveness. Michchhami

means to be> >> fruitless (forgiven) and Dukkadam (Dushkrut) means bad deeds.

Therefore> >> the meaning of Michchhami Dukkadam is my bad deeds (with you) be>

>> fruitless. So concept behind saying or writing someone " Michchhami> >>

Dukkadam " is that if I have done any harm to you then those bad deeds to> >> be

forgiven (be fruitless).> >>> >>> >>> >> On the occasion of Paryushan Parva, we

ask for forgiveness if we may have> >>> >> hurt your feelings by thoughts, words

or actions,knowingly or> >> unknowingly.> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> MICHCHHAMI

DUKKADDAM> >>> >> KHAMEMI SAVVE JIVA> >>

We forgive all the living beings,> >>> >>

SAVVE JIVA KHAMANTU ME> >> We seek pardon from all the

living beings,> >>> >> MITTI ME SAVVA

BHUTESU> >> We are friendly towards all the living

beings,> >>> >> VERAM MAJJHAM NA KENVI> >>

And we seek enemity with none,> >>> >>

MICHHAMI DUKKADDAM!> >> And we ask for

forgiveness from all!>>>>>>>>>MICHHAMI DUKKADAM>>>>>>>>>>>MICHHAMI DUKKADAM TO

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{>FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma;}>>Subject: Pls FORGIVE ME...: Michhami

Dukkadam>>There once was a little boy who had a bad temper.>His Father gave him

a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a

nail into the back of the fence.>The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into

the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the

number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was

easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.>Finally the

day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it

and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he

was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able

to tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the

hand and led him to the fence He said, " You have done well, my son, but look at

the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in

anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and

draw it out.>It won't matter how many times you say " I'm sorry " , the wound is

still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.>Relatives are very rare

jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend a

ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to

us.>>Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole.>>>>>>>>>>[Non-text portions

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