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Katha: The Bedrock of Satsang

Katha: The Bedrock of Satsang

Bhagwan Swaminarayan described satsang as a haveli — an ornate wooden building — and katha-varta as its foundations. He emphasized…
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Behind the Sacred Relic

Behind the Sacred Relic

MAHARAJ AND SWAMI AT THE FOREFRONT
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The Bridge to God

The Bridge to God

What is a bridge and what does it do? It may be old or may be new. It may be short or can be long, But it’s always built to be sturdy and…
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The Guru and the Seeker

The Guru and the Seeker

The Sanskrit word ‘guru’ has been in use throughout India for many millennia, since the Vedic era. Translated, it means ‘teacher’, but…
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A Leader, Yet an Exemplary Servant

A Leader, Yet an Exemplary Servant

LEADING WITH LOVE
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Vachanamrut: A Guide for Everyone

Vachanamrut: A Guide for Everyone

Everyone faces problems in life — be it failing an exam, losing a job, or having to endure a family dispute, disobedient children, or poor…
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Shri Hari in Ghadpur

Shri Hari in Ghadpur

The paramhansas and devotees listened eagerly to Shri Hari’s discourses in Gadhpur. Once, devotees from a village came to request Shri Hari…
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Perceiving All to Be Equal (Samdrashta)

Perceiving All to Be Equal (Samdrashta)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj perceived people of all classes, religions, countries and climes to be equal. He abundantly showered his compassion…
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Honored Yet Humble

Honored Yet Humble

CONTRADICTORY VIRTUES
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Humility

Humility

After Swamishri returned from his 1977 overseas vicharan, there was an assembly in Atladra. Swamishri himself was reading the Swamini Vato…
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Clarity in the Nature of God

Clarity in the Nature of God

For thousands of years, people have discussed the nature of God. But, to fathom God is complex and then to apply this understanding in…
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Devotion Personified: Thakorji First

Devotion Personified: Thakorji First

Bhakti is devotion. The word ‘bhakti’ comes from the Sanskrit verb root ‘bhaj’, which means to surrender, to serve, or to love God. Pramukh…
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Walking with Pramukh Swami Maharaj

Walking with Pramukh Swami Maharaj

In the Vachanamrut, Bhagwan Swaminarayan has revealed that recalling stories and memories of Bhagwan and his holy Sadhu are a means to…
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Divine Impact of Shri Nilkanth Varni

Divine Impact of Shri Nilkanth Varni

The history of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya is full of countless events that are relevant even today, 200 years later. Two such instances…
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Mahant Swami Maharaj’s Sublime Guru Bhakti

Mahant Swami Maharaj’s Sublime Guru Bhakti

Ashadh sud Purnima is celebrated as Guru Purnima, also known as Vyas Purnima. In the current year, 2021, this occurs on July 23rd. Devotees…
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Making Mandirs Within

Making Mandirs Within

MASTER BUILDER
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Need for a Guru

Need for a Guru

The guru-sishya (master-disciple) relationship is integral to Hinduism. It is not only crucial to spirituality, but in all areas of life…
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Return to Mandir

Return to Mandir

I reached up to the top shelf in my closet. As I stretched for this particular spot, there was a tingle, an almost shiver of the slightest…
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Enlivening and Enlightening Speeches

Enlivening and Enlightening Speeches

An Extract from ‘Yogiji Maharaj, An Unforgettable Guru’
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Two Hands

Two Hands

A poem about Yogiji Maharaj’ divinity and affection
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Swarupnishtha

Understanding the true and full glory of God is swarupnishtha. Such understanding forms the foundation of all spiritual endeavors. It is…
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Bhagwan Swaminarayan: Through Thick and Thin

Bhagwan Swaminarayan: Through Thick and Thin

And so he walks along the seemingly endless beach, careful to step in one of the two pairs of footprints. As he treads the path once…
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How I Came Into Satsang…

How I Came Into Satsang…

Personal Experience of Priyesh Patel, West London
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Shastriji Maharaj (Part 2)

Shastriji Maharaj (Part 2)

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj, founder of BAPS, was born in 1865 CE and so 2015 marks his 150th birth anniversary. For one year, from…
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SHASTRIJI MAHARAJ (Part 1)

SHASTRIJI MAHARAJ (Part 1)

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj, founder of BAPS, was born in 1865 CE and so 2015 marks his 150th birth anniversary. For one year, from…
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Surdas

Surdas

One of the great saint-poets of India
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Shri Hari’s Grace Upon Kashidas Mota

Shri Hari’s Grace Upon Kashidas Mota

Shri Hari relinquishes his sadness and ill health in Panchala and promises to reestablish Vedic dharma through the establishment of…
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Yogha Karmasu Kaushalam

Yogha Karmasu Kaushalam

Yoga means to do your actions with skill and expertise
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Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s Saintliness (Part 6)

Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s Saintliness (Part 6)

Shower of Inner Feelings
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