Yogi Bapa's
Childhood
Childhood
Where was Yogiji Maharaj born and what was his childhood name?
Dhari (Amreli District)
Jinabhai
How many rotla would Yogiji Maharaj make daily?
300
What did Yogiji Maharaj start?
Bal and Yuva sabhas
Name the nine types of bhakti.
Shravanam, Kirtanam, Smaranam, Padasevanam Archananam, Vandanam, Dasyam, Sakhyam and Atma-Nivedanam
Name the nine types of Bhakti.
Shravanam, Kirtanam, Smaranam, Padasevanam Archananam, Vandanam, Dasyam, Sakhyam and Atma-Nivedanam
What is Yogiji Maharaj's birthday and what are his parents' names?
June 3rd, 1892
Devchandbhai and Puriba
What would Yogiji Maharaj say about missing sabha?
“One should attend the weekly youth or Satsang assembly even if one has to forego a profit of Rs. 25,000.”
Where did Yogiji Maharaj spread Satsang? How did he communicate with haribhakto?
Yogiji Maharaj spread Satsang outside of India to places like Africa and England by writing letters and even doing vicharan there.
How many paramhansas did Shriji Maharaj have?
What does "Das no das" mean?
Servant of a servant
Give one example of the bhakti Jinabhai offered to Thakorji and where?
Answers may vary. Seva included cleaning the mandir grounds, picking flowers, making haars, preparing thaal, doing aarti, doing katha vanchan, doing chesta in Dhari mandir of Thakorji.
What happened in Bhavnagar at Prabhudas Sheth’s house? What was the cause?
Maharaj ate the thaal because of Yogiji Maharaj's incredible bhakti!
What did Yogiji Maharaj say about the construction of mandirs?
“How can one ever get such an opportunity to serve Maharaj! So, seize the opportunity and serve as much as possible so that Bhagwan is pleased.”
What name was Brahmanand Swami given after recieving diksha?
Shrirangdas
Recall the bodh katha of the raja and his mantri.
Main Highlight: "O king, I am not the servant of the eggplants! I am your servant! Whatever pleases you, pleases me; whatever displeases you, displeases me. I say yes to your yes and no to your no!”
What is Jinabhai's diksha name?
Sadhu Gnanjivandas
Recall the prasang with Harikrishna Maharaj? What did you learn from this prasang?
Another time, Yogiji Maharaj was traveling with a murti of Harikrishna Maharaj. The time of the day came to offer water to Harikrishna Maharaj but there were no wells or rivers around. When they finally reached a river, Yogiji Maharaj lovingly offered water to Harikrishna Maharaj and repeatedly prayed for forgiveness. Such was his bhakti.
Give examples of social work that Yogiji Maharaj did.
- A students’ hostel in Vidyanagar
- Gurukul in Gondal, and a railway station in
- Bhadra.
Explain Swamini Vat 1.196, “We believe that we have love for Bhagwan, but Bhagwan and His holy Sadhu have even more love for us.”
Answers will vary.
Recall the prasang of Shantyogi Swami and his friend from Canada going to do darshan of Swamishri.
At the end, Swami said “I hope you had fun with the vicharan during the past 2 months, but if there was anything that went wrong, and I did not know about, please forgive me.”, and thereafter tied a rakhdi on both of them.
When and where was Jinabhai given parshadi diksha?
Jinabhai was given parshadi diksha on November 8th, 1908 in Junagadh.
Recall the prasang with Vignandas Swami. Why does Yogiji Maharaj tolerate so much?
Yogiji Maharaj was very tolerant and humble. Once, Vignandas Swami became very angry with him (for no justified reason) and made him leave his unfinished meal as punishment. Yogiji Maharaj did not say a word in retaliation. When asked why he tolerated so much, Yogiji Maharaj said that a guru scolds us for our good and to help us correct our mistakes.
On what day did Yogiji Maharaj initiate how many sadhus?
On May 11th 1961, Yogiji Maharaj initiated 51 educated youths as sadhus.
What does Maharaj discussed in Vachnamrut Gadhada III-8?
To be eternally happy in this realm and beyond, one very essential criterion is to have a close friendship with Bhagwan and His Bhakta
He picked up datan off of the ground and considered it as a seva.