BAPS Hosts Balanced Living Conference for Women in Chicago
Bartlett, IL: Contributing to the worldwide commemoration of the 101st International Women’s Day, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha celebrated its fifth annual Women’s Conference in Bartlett, Illinois on Saturday, March 24th, 2012. This year’s focus was on the ancient Hindu teachings of the four purusharths (goals of life), for women within the Indian-American community who work hard to balance various aspects of their personal, career, and social lives. BAPS hosted an engaging conference with panelists who shared pragmatic applications of the purusharth teachings. Many Hindu scriptures, including the Bhagvad Gita and Upanishads, speak of discovering a point of equilibrium and balance while making progress through different phases of one’s life. The conference presented the perfect opportunity for Indian-American women to coalesce these ageless values with practical scenarios from the twenty-first century. Following the theme of “Purusharth – Balanced Living,” experts ranging from college professors to healthcare professionals incorporated presentations discussing the four purusharths, namely Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. Expressing her thoughts regarding the focus of the conference, event organizer Ms. Raina Barot noted, “This conference helped women attain balance in their life based on teachings of the four purusharths and aided them in the many roles they play in their lives.” […]
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