About Mahendra Muni:
BIRTH:
23 NOVEMBER 1937, Mumbai, India. Mother Suraj ben Zaveri.
Father
Jethalal Zaveri.
Hon.
Professor of Science of Living at Jain Vishwa Bharati Institute (Deemed
University)
India has ever been
a breeding ground for the spiritual Sciences. Whereas the occident has applied
its resources for the development of Nuclear (atomic) energy, Indian saints and
sages have devoted their attention for the development of spiritual power and
have achieved wonderful success.
Mahendra Muni has mastered the Avadhan vidya (
Shatavadhani).
Technique of high concentration, amazing memory and computation power like
computer. Memory is an inherent quality of consciousness and Avadhan is a process for
developing the same. He can
memories Sanskrit Couplets, long numbers with many digits, sentences of
unknown languages, etc. merely by listening to them only once! He is also
excellent in Mathematics. Mathematics is another facet of Avadhan, whereby
problems requiring hours can be solved in a few minutes.
Author
of over 15 books on philosophy, comparative studies on Science and
Philosophy, Meditation, Mathematics, Atomic Science, and Jainism, etc.
Instructor
of Preksha Meditation. Traveled
over 30,000 Kilometers for moral awakening from Mumabi, Delhi, Kolkatta,
Jaipur, and many places in Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, etc.
He graduated in B.
Sc. first class first in the University of Bombay, 1957.
The deeksha (initiation) day
17 October 1957.
Initiation into the great jain monkhood
Taking five great vows,
from Guru, Acharya Shri Tulsi, the ninth Acharya shri of Terapanth Swetamber Jain
sect.
Muni Mahendra has good
command over Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali, English, German and other
languages.
He along with Acharya shri Mahaprgna had several meetings with the
President of India A. P. J. Kalam.President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Meets
Acharya Shri Mahapragya. A Conference on Moral Values in Education was
held in the presence of the President of India on 22 - 23 February 2003 at Kandiwali, Mumbai, India.
Meeting (the then Vice President of India. Dr. Radhakrishnan
From left: Ashaben, Kiran bhai, Mahendra, Jethabhai on right Dr. Radhakrishnan
Gochari - Bhiksha
Jain muni has to bag the food. They do not posses any money.