Satsang Diksha
(Shlok 1) Swaminarayan Bhagwan etle ke sakshad Akshar purushottam Maharaj sarvane param shant anand ane sukh arpe
May swaminarayan bhagwan who is akshar purushottam maharaj himself bestow peace bliss and happiness on all
What are the 5 entities in swaminarayan philosophy?
Jiva ishwar maya akshar and parabrahman
Where was 1st adhiveshan held in US?
Catskills, NY
Say meal shlok
Shrīmat-sadguṇa shālinam chidachidi vyāptam cha divyākṛutim
Jīveshākṣhara mukta-koṭi sukhadam naikāvatārādhipam।
Gneyam Shrī Puruṣhottamam munivarair-vedādikīrtyam vibhūm
Tammūlākṣhara-yuktameva Sahajānandam cha vande sadā॥Aum sahanāvavatu saha nau bhunaktu saha vīryam karavāvahai |
Tejasvīnā-vadhītamastu mā vid-viṣhāvahai |
Aum shāntihi shāntihi shāntihi
(Shlok 40) manasa vachasa va´pi karmana hinsane krute tat sthito dukhyate nunam swaminarayano arihi
inflicting mental verbal or physical violence pains swaminarayn bhagwan dukhay chhe
What year was bhagwan swaminarayan born?
1781
What are 3 main benefits for adhiveshan?
Spirutual growth, unity, and rajipo
Say ahvan mantra
(Shlok 2) Deho´yam sadhanam mukter na bhoga matra sadhanam durlabho nashvarash cha yam varam varam na labhyate
This body is a means for moksha not merely a means for indulgence rare and perishable this body is not repeatedly attained
Who composed the arti ¨ Jay Sadguru Swami¨
Muktanand Swami
How many vachanamruts are there in total?
273
Say punarāgaman mantra
Bhaktyaiva divya-bhāvena pūjā te samanuṣhṭhitā।
Gachchhātha tvam madātmānam Akṣhara-Puruṣhottama
(shlok 175) Gruhe hi madhuram vanim vaded vacham trajet katum kam api piritam naiva prakyuryad malina shayat
One should speak pleasantly at home. One should renounce bitter speech and not harm others with malicious intent.
How many total swami ni vato are there?
200