Swaminarayan

Prathanatrayi Series #1 — The Prasthānatrayī are three scriptures that are foundationl in Vedanta philosophy of Hinduism — the Upanishads, Brahmasutras and Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. Today, we will look at the Akshar-Purushottam Darshan, one of the seven Vedanta darshan, through the words of Shri Krishna Bhagwan in the Bhagavad Gita. This article is directly…

The history of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya is full of countless events that are relevant even today, 200 years later. Two such instances are the historic meetings of Shri Nilkanth Varni with Bajirao Peshwa II in Pune and Punjab’s Maharaja Ranjitsingh SHRI NILKANTH VARNI IN PUNE Pune is situated amid the Sahyadri Mountain Range (Western Ghats)…

“What is that symbol on your forehead?” — As I was leaving Follinger Auditorium — a large auditorium at the University of Illinois — I head someone yell from the crowd of students. “Hey! Wait up!” I turned around to see a student catch up to me. “Jay Swaminarayan,” he said. “umm… Jay Swaminarayan,” I replied, not knowing…

How Bad Do You Want It? “Give it all you got!” What an interesting saying. The idea that a person gives everything they have to one thing. This type of focus requires one to have deep purpose, because without it, motivation will wither. Why will motivation wither? Simply due to the fact that the energy expended…

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 travelled while holding hands with God, he relives various instances of his life. There were instances of happiness and pain, success and disappointment, harmony…

Personal Experience of Priyesh Patel, West London — The day is still vivid in my head to this day — the day I revealed the intention of becoming the Mayor of London in a National Bal-Balika Shibir in 2008. I still recol­lect the somewhat surprised faces of those around me, some laughing, others genuinely impressed. At the time…

History in the Making — The below introduction is based on the Foreword of the Satsang Dikshã. Please refer to the Foreword for more information and details. All key names, concepts, etc. are linked. Imagine having a 315-sentence book that encompasses all the main practices and principles that you believe in very simple language. This…

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj, founder of BAPS, was born in 1865 CE and so 2015 marks his 150th birth anniversary. For one year, from February 2014, a variety of celebrations and activities will be held to commemorate this historic occasion. As a prelude, the following is an extract translated from ‘Yagnapurush…

Brahmaswarup Shastriji Maharaj, founder of BAPS, was born in 1865 CE and so 2015 marks his 150th birth anniversary. For one year, from February 2014, a variety of celebrations and activities will be held to commemorate this historic occasion. As a prelude, the following is an extract translated from ‘Yagnapurush…