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BIO of Dr. Rashmikumar Zaveri.

• RELIGIOUS:

  • He is the Founder President of JAIN CA FEDERATION, Mumbai.

  • He is the Founder President of THE FORUM OF JAIN INTELLECTUALS, Mumbai.

  • President of The Indian Vegetarian Congress (Mumbai.).

  • Hon. Editor of a) “JAIN JAGAT” – Journal of Bharat Jain Maha Mandal.  b) “SHRI JIVDAYA” – The Bombay Humanitarian League).

  • He is a keen student of Jain Philosophy and has written many articles on Jainism. Regularly gives lectures on Jainism. He had been to Antwerp (Belgium), Singapore, Hong Kong, Muscat, Dubai, Kenya, etc for Paryushan aradhana. He received prestigious “GIRNAR” award for “Jainism” from the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He has recently received “Torch Bearer of Vegetarianism” Award at The Golden Jubilee of Indian Vegetarian Congress.

  • He has translated into Gujarati a Jain Agam “SUYAGADO”.

  • He practices and preaches “PREKSHADHYAN” and “ANUVRAT”. He has delivered many lectures on Preksha Dhyana in India and abroad.

• SOCIAL:

  • Past Secretary of Lions Club of North Bombay.

  • Ex-treasurer of Income-Tax Tribunal Bar Association where Mr. N. A. Palkhivala was the President.

  • He has survived Cancer, since 2000 by meditation and medication. He is an active volunteer of ‘V-care’ and gives emotional comfort to Cancer patients.

• FAMILY:

  • He is 75 years young. Blessed with 3 children, (2 sons and one daughter) All Chartered Accountants. Daughter-in-law and Son-in-law also Chartered Accountants.

  • Father Shri Jethabhai Zaveri was Founder Director of Bharat Bijlee Ltd. and was author of many books on PREKSHA DHYAN, Meditation, Human Body, NEUROSCIENCE, MICRO-COSMOLOGY, etc. He had undertaken SAMTHARA (41 days) at the age of 84 IN 1993.

  • Brother (younger) Shatavdhani Muni Shri Mahendra Kumarji is a very learned Jain Muni since 53 years under Acharya Shri TULSI, MAHAPRAGYA and now under Acharya Shri Mahashraman.

• PERSONAL DETAILS:

  • Mumbai, India.

  • E-mail: rashmizaveri@yahoo.co.in

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• Power of positive thinking:  On 3rd September 2001, a meeting of the Human Development Study Circle, Mumbai was held to discuss the very powerful topic of Power of positive Thinking. The speaker for the evening was Rashmikumar Zaveri, senior Chartered Accountant, and very active member of the community.  He successfully conquered Cancer in 2000 by meditation and medication.

  • The thoughts of Rashmi Zaveri about relationship between soul and body are worth remembering throughout life.  As he said, soul is independent of body and we should try to be an observer of and NOT a participant of the pain and suffering of the body. Do not allow the suffering and pain to disturb out mental peace. Be cheerful irrespective of the circumstances. Meditate that the pain is in the body and soul is different from the body. Ones soul is above all diseases, pain and suffering. The soul is formless, colorless, and odorless. It is invisible. You are not your body. You are not your soul. No one can touch it. No bacteria, no virus can ever touch your soul. Any disease can never afflict it. It is the body, which becomes ill.

  • His thoughts on how to manage stress effectively are very helpful to us in our day-to-day life. Fear, anger and guilt- these three emotions are the three great enemies of health. These are all manifestation of negative thinking. When these (negative) emotions are repressed into unconscious mind, they rankle and fester, they give rise to anxiety and depression, resulting in psychosomatic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic fatigue, stomach ulcer, skin disorder. As fear will reduce our will power, it will affect our ability to fight. He said that by positive thinking one could conquer fear. We all know that laughter is the best medicine and laughter increases the body's immunity levels by release of several favorable chemicals into the blood stream.

  • Rashmibhai stressed that we must not think about our past or future.  Instead, we must live our life in the present.  We should enjoy present moments. The past events and worry about the future should not disturb us.  If one wants to live life peacefully and without stress, one should always have purity of thoughts. One should not curse others and must not harbor thoughts of vengeance or retaliation. Sometimes we carry grudges for years, often repressing them from conscious memory, and end up hurting ourselves more than the ones we would like to get even with. We fail to see how damaging an unforgiving spirit is.  Physicians and counselors alike attest to the damage done by an unforgiving spirit.  Some medical doctors estimate that the majority of illnesses they treat are related to emotional problems such as resentment, which is a lack of forgiveness. Moreover, counselors see the roots of bitterness reflected in depression, anxiety, and destroyed relationships.

  • To ask for forgiveness is an easy task but to forgive others is very difficult task. Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past. However, to forgive is to be free from the past.  We must keep in mind that any goodness done by us, or even a kind of gesture by any being of the universe is worth carving on our heart. Any injustice done to us is worth writing on the sand. Forgive and forget is the panacea for achieving happiness and eternal peace of mind, which we all long for.  One other aspect he touched upon is that our body is a vehicle for our soul and we as souls have to take care of our body, as through this wonderful body only we are able to achieve whatever we want from this life. 

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• Synopsis of the paper presented by Dr. Rashmikumar Zaveri is published on this web site, on Ahimsa Day, October 15, 2008.  At Portcullis House, House of Commons, London. Theme: Jainism and Alleviation of Poverty: