satpurush
Who is our current satpurush present on earth today?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
Ā deh muktinu sādhan chhe
kevaḷ bhognu sādhan nathī. Durlabh ane nāshvant evo ā deh vāramvār maḷato nathī. (2)
Name any haribhaktas of Maharaj we have learned about
Krishnaji Ada, Jaga Bhakta, Jivu Ba, Ladu ba, dada Khachar
Maharaj and swami
How many colors are in a standard rainbow?
Bonus 100 points for naming them!
7 (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)
How can we make our satpurush happy?
Sarva doṣhone ṭāḷavā, brahma-sthitine pāmavā ane Bhagwānnī bhakti
karva ā deh maḷyo chhe. Ā badhu satsang karavāthī avashya prāpta thāya chhe. Āthī mumukṣhuoe sadāya satsang karavo. (4-5)
What does "Haribhakta" mean?
A Haribhakta is a person who loves and remembers God in everything they do and tries to live their life in a way that makes God happy. Also who we should all try to be!!
According to our Upasana, who is the Supreme God, the boss of all the infinite universes?
Bhagwan Swaminarayan
Which planet in our solar system is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
who is the founder of BAPS?
Shastriji Maharaj
Dīkṣhā eṭale dṛuḍh sankalp
shraddhāe sahit evo achaḷ nishchay, samyak samarpaṇ, prīti-pūrvak niṣhṭhā, vrat ane dṛuḍh āsharo. (10)
Who is Dada Khachar?
Dada Khachar gave his whole palace and all his land to Maharaj so that Maharaj and his followers would always have a home
What was Mahant Swami Maharaj’s name when he was a young boy, before he became a Sadhu?
Vinu Bhai
Which gas do humans need to breathe in to survive, and which gas do we breathe out?
Inhale: Oxygen / Exhale: Carbon Dioxide
Who served Yogi Bapa for many years before becoming guru?
Mahant Swami Maharaj
Satsangmā ling-bhedthī nyūnādhikpaṇu na ja samajavu
Badhā pot-potānī maryādāmā rahī bhakti vaḍe muktine pāmī shake chhe. (13)
Who is Jaga Bhakta?
Jaga Bhakt spent his whole life talking about the greatness of Maharaj and Swami, helping everyone understand that Maharaj is the supreme God, sometimes people didn't believe him or listebn,m he never got angry.
What are the four main pillars (or key points) of our Upasana that we should always remember?
Sarvopari (God is Supreme)
Sakar (God has a divine form)
Sarvakarta (God is the All-Doer)
Pragat (God is present today)
What is the only country in the world that is also its own continent? (hint starts with "a")
Australlia
Why is the Satpurush necessary to help us reach Bhagwan and attain moksha?
The reason we say the Satpurush is Aksharbrahman and the only one who can guide us perfectly to Bhagwan.
Gṛuhasth tathā tyāgī sarve mokṣhanā adhikārī chhe.
Temā nyūnādhik-bhāv nathī, kāraṇ ke gṛuhasth ke tyāgī badhā Bhagwānnā bhakto chhe. (17)
Haribhakto should treat other devotees by doing what? (hint)
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with samp, suhradbhav, and ekta
In our Upasana, we believe that God is "Pragat." What does the word Pragat mean?
Present/Living. (God is always present on Earth through the Gunatit Guru).
In the Harry Potter book series, what is the name of the school Harry attends?
Hogwarts