General Satsang Knowledge
This virtue is like teamwork on the field—without it, the game (and life) falls apart.
What is SAMP?
This spiritual founder built six mandirs as centers of bhakti and dharma, much like Bill Belichick and Tom Brady celebrated six championships with the Patriots.
Bhagwan Swaminarayan
The meaning of these two words are simplicity and egolessness.
What are Saralta and Nirmanipanu?
Satsang Diksha shlok 195 instructs householders to give this much of their income in Bhagwan's service according to their means.
What is one-tenth or one-twentieth?
In this satsang fellowship, a person who is “wise” does these 3 things. Name one out of three.
1) continuously find flaws within himself
2) accepts harsh worlds of the sant for his own benefit
3) perceives virtues in god and his devotees
This is the spiritual “coach” who shows us how to live according to dharma and bhakti.
Who is the Guru?
This spiritual pioneer built five shikharbaddha mandirs and spread the Aksharpurushottam upasana, while San Francisco and Dallas built Super Bowl dynasties with five wins each.
Who is Shastriji Maharaj
Gunatitanand Swami lived simply because he knew with absolute clarity that everything happens because of Bhagwan Swaminarayan will also known as this principle.
What is sarva karta (the all-doer)?
In 2023, during the opening of Akshardham, Mahant Swami questioned why there were so many of these things everywhere and why they were always on. He said, “We should be judicious with using our resources and not be wasteful.
What are heaters?
This person was conversing with Sanjay in the Mahabharat and the following was said, "What is my fault? Sanjay, tell me! What is my mistake?"
Who is Duryodhan?
Instead of scoring touchdowns, this action scores spiritual points by helping in mandir activities.
What is seva?
This NFL team’s city is closest to the first shikharbaddha BAPS mandir in North America.
Who are Houston Texas
When a Nagar devotee followed Gunatitanand Swami expecting a luxurious meal, he was shocked to see Swami eating these simple items mixed with water, buttermilk, and spices.
What are crumbs of rotla (and buttermilk)?
On his deathbed, Alexander the Great wanted his hands to hang outside the coffin to show we enter and leave this world in this way.
What is empty handed?
Shivlal Seth was eating this item when Gunatitanand swami said, “Whoever is chewing bones in this sabhā, please go and spit it out”?
What is Sopari?
Just like a quarterback studies the playbook, devotees study this to understand Mahant Swāmi Maharaj's teachings.
What is Satsang Diksha?
Pramukh Swāmi Maharaj and Bill Clinton met near this NFL city, also the only team to have a complete undefeated season and win the Super Bowl.
Who are the Miami dolphins
The mahant of Tarnetar saw Gunatitanand swami sweeping the floors of Junagadh mandir and questioned if he truly was the mahant. Swami instantly replied with this.
What is “Seva kare te mahant. (one who serves is mahant)”?
As Gunatitnanad Swami says in Swamini Vaat 1/34: We should also think, “What is the benefit of getting ___ rupees or ____ rupees or ____ rupees? Since we cannot eat more than a limited amount of food. Think thus and learn to step back from indulgence.
What is 100 rupees or 100,000 rupees or 10 million rupees?
What bhajan did Jivabhai of Bhaili sing after Shastriji Maharaj scolded him in front of everyone in sabha?
What is Suno Chatur Sujaan?
Super Bowl halftime shows feature famous performers, while this BAPS event features assemblies, kirtans, and spiritual talks.
What is a Mahotsav?
Known for lifting Lombardi Trophies, these 2 cities also lifted devotees’ spirits when Mahant Swāmi Maharaj visited in 2017 (Shikarbadh Mandirs)
Who are Chicago bears and LA Rams
After nursing this sant back to health in Surat, Gunatitanand Swami declined his offer of a dagli sanctified by Maharaj himself and music lessons, saying he served only to earn rajipo, not for personal gain.
Who is Devanand Swami?
In this prasang, Harkha Shah borrowed money and bought groceries for Shriji Maharaj's lunch, then followed Maharaj's agna to buy this food item, which multiplied 16x during a famine.
What is toor-daal?
This granth (and verse number) by Nishkulanand swami says: “God and his Sant showed your mistakes to you, which you didn’t remember. Instead you said it was someone else’s mistake. How will your flaws be rectified if you don’t even see any flaws in yourself? That is your gravest mistake of not perceiving your own flaw?”
What is chosath padi, verse 50?