Larger Impact : Jainism recognizes that by living we are going to hurt other life forms. It is unavoidable. One should try to do ABSOLUTE MINIMUM HARM. Certainly, our lives today is far different than lives even one hundred years ago. With rapid industrialization and commercialization, knowingly, unknowingly, directly, and indirectly, today’s lifestyle involves himsa at several levels. several daily examples of himsa. Knowledge precedes action. Our first lecture was on evaluating application of jain principles in few areas of modern lifestyle