Basic Stuff
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What are the five eternal entities?
Jiva, Ishwar, Maya, Brahma, and Parabrahma
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What is a Sampraday?
A religious group which has a hierarchy of Brahmaswarup gurus.
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What should we do before our meals?
Shrimat - sadgun shalinam chidachidi......
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Who wrote the Satsangijivan?
Shatanand Swami
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What is the kanthi?
A two stranded necklace made of tulsi beads worn as a symbol representing our surrenderance to God.
200
Give the names of the four ashrams of life.
Brahmacharya (Celibate), Grihasth (householder), Vanprasth (leading a forest life in old age, Sannyast(ascetic)
200
Who can be called a guru?
one who relieves us from the darkness of ignorance and gives the light of true knowledge of God is a guru.
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Which prayer should we say every morning?
O Maharaj, Swami! O Pramukh Swami Maharaj! Please grant me the strength to obey all your commands. Let me not do wrong things Teach me how to please you. Let me not fall into bad company, always give me good friends. Grant me the strength so that I can serve my mother and father, and study hard and well.
200
Who inspired the Harililamrut?
Acharya Viharilalji Maharaj
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What is the aim of human life?
to become brahmarup and other worship to Parabrahma
300
Give the names of the four yugas.
Satyayug, Tretayug, Dwaparyug,Kaliyug
300
What is dharma?
the moral behavior taught by the scriptures
300
Which prayer should we say before going to bed?
O Maharaj, Swami! O Pramukh Swami Maharaj! Please forgive me for the mistakes that I have made today, knowingly, or unknowingly. Help me not to make these mistakes again. Please wake me up early in the morning.
300
Who wrote the Harililakalpataru?
Achintyanand Brahmachari
300
What is kalyan?
to be freed from wordly desires and attain the divine abode of God is kalyan
400
Which are the 5 bhuts?
Pruthvi, Jal, Tej, Vayu, Akash
400
What is the meaning of upasana?
Up means near, asan means seat...to sit near God and serve him means upasana.
400
Which sholka should we chant at the end of our daily puja?
Svasthananm Gachha devesha......
400
Which scriptures were written by Nishkulanand Swami?
Nishkulanand Kavya and Bhaktachintamani
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Why did Shastriji Maharaj leave Vartal?
To establish the upasana of Akshar and Purushottam as taught by Bhagwaan Swaminarayan
500
Which are the five vishays?
Shabda, Sparsha, Rup, Ras, Gandh
500
What is mansi puja?
Mental worship of God and Guru.
500
What sholka should we chant before starting our daily puja?
Uttishthotishtha he Nath......
500
What is the Janmangal Stotra?
a compilation of 108 names of Shriji Maharaj
500
By whom was Bapa initiated?
Shastriji Maharaj
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