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Annual Subscription Rs. 60 December 2009 Top: Annakut Offered to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj, BAPS Mandir, Gondal (18 October 2009) Annual Subscription Rs. 60 December 2009 Top: Annakut offered to Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj, BAPS Mandir, Gondal (18 October 2009). Bottom: Devotees engaged in Swamishri’s puja darshan on his 89th birthday, Bochasan, 25 November 2009. Inset: On his 89th birthday Swamishri offers pranams to all after his morning puja. Title: Swamishri engaged in Thakorji’s darshan during his morning puja, Bochasan, 25 November 2009. December 2009, Vol. 32 No. 12 CONTENTS FIRST WORD 4 Guru The Hindu shastras say there are three Guru Hari Pramukh Swami Maharaj sources of miseries and problems in life. They Brief life story... are, adhideva – suffering or calamities due to 9 Guru the wrath or displeasure of the devas (sun-god, What Is a Sampradaya? wind-god, rain-god, etc.), adhibuta – disease and Succession of gurus... affliction from other humans, animals and living 13 Guru The Guru Leads One to God beings, and adhyatma – suffering due to the Stories of life transformations... whims and nature of the mind. To alleviate the 20 Philosophy – Swaminarayan Vedant first, one has to appease the devas through prayer The Taittireeya Upanishad: and obedience and also take other measures. To The Testimony of a Complete Education, Part 1 counteract the second, one has to take preventive Vedic education traditions... or curative actions. And to resolve the third, one 23 BAPS Festivals needs to resort to satsang (spirituality) and, if Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s necessory, psychological treatment. 89th Birthday Celebration, Bochasan 24 BAPS News With regards to the mind, if one’s thoughts are Prime Minister of Canada, Rt. skewed or unwholesome they give rise to anxiety, Hon. Stephen Harper, Visits pain and conflict. Thus, cultivating a pure mind Swaminarayan Akshardham, New is necessary for happiness. A pure and happy Delhi mind provides solutions to many problems in life. Inauguration of Akshardham Metro Such a person is full of enthusiasm, confidence Station, New Delhi, India and humility. One who has a happy mind has no Kishore-Kishori Shibirs, Gujarat, complaints or regrets. He or she is broadminded, India tolerant, forgiving and helpful. Preparing such Archbishop of Westminster Visits BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, a mind is the purpose of spiritual practices and London engaging in satsang with holy gurus. Yogiji Maharaj and Pramukh Swami Maharaj Website: www.swaminarayan.org have, through their purity, changed the lives of E-mail: [email protected] thousands of people. Even the wayward and the stiff-minded have been mellowed or transformed in their presence. Sometimes, these changes have Founder: HDH Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Editor: Sadhu Swayamprakashdas, been effected through their darshan or a gentle Contributors: Sadhu Vivekjivandas, Sadhu Amrutvijaydas, Designer: Sadhu Shrijiswarupdas touch. For some, a few words have caused a sea- Published & Printed by: Swaminarayan Aksharpith, Shahibaug, change. And for the devoted, such holy gurus Ahmedabad–380 004. India. SUBSCRIPTION RATES have always inspired and nourished them on the Outside India (By Air Mail) India spiritual path of sadhanas, and also in life. Rupees Pounds US Dollars Rupees 1 Year 400 6 10 60 This issue deals with stories of life 2 Years 800 12 20 110 3 Years 1200 18 30 160 transformations inspired by Pramukh Swami Website: www.swaminarayan.org, E-mail: [email protected] Maharaj. December 2009 Swaminarayan Bliss 3 GURU: SADHU SAHAJMUNIDAS PramukhGuru Swami Hari Maharaj A Brief Story of His Life INTRODUCTION his childhood like? How did he become a sadhu? The search is on. Many who are spiritually Why did Shastriji Maharaj, his guru, choose young inclined are seeking for him. People are flying to Narayanswarup Swami, who had then been a wherever they get a hint of where he may be. Each sadhu for only 11 years, as Pramukh (President of potential figure is probed and cross-examined to BAPS), over those 20-30 years his senior? What confirm if he is the one; and all the while some of has he done as a guru for this world? Let us now those who are searching are passionately reciting briefly delve into the life of our guru. shlokas, bhajans and couplets that may provide new clues, new traces of who he is and where he THE CHILDHOOD YEARS… may be. The Satpurush has no worldly ties to his birth, The search for the Satpurush can take several birthplace or childhood. In fact, all his divine lifetimes, but, thankfully, all those reading actions are for us to ponder over to purify our this have found that person. Pramukh Swami soul. Maharaj is the Satpurush. He is whom Pramukh Swami Maharaj was born in a the Vedas, Upanishads, Gita and other very small village called Chansad on 7 authoritative scriptures glorify as the December 1921 (Magshar sud 8, Vikram true Sadhu. God-realized or Gunatit Samvat 1978). His father’s name was Sadhu. Shriji Maharaj has described Motilal Prabhudas Patel, and his the glory of the Gunatit Sadhu in mother’s name was Diwaliba Patel, Vachanamrut Gadhada I-27 as the who came from the village of Menpur. ‘sustainer of the world’. Motibhai was in regular contact with Now, as the search for the Shastriji Maharaj, while Diwaliba’s Satpurush ends a new challenge family had been satsangis since the begins. To understand, time of Bhagatji Maharaj. unconditionally love Motibhai and Diwaliba and follow him. The decided to name their first step in this child Shantilal, process is to find meaning peace. out as much Shantilal had as we can nine siblings, about him. of whom four Where was passed away he born? at a young What was age. Shantilal 4 Swaminarayan Bliss December 2009 was the youngest. Shantilal started doing daily puja from the age of seven. His first puja was presented to him by Nana Akshar Swami. As a child, young Shantilal excelled in his studies. When he began studying in Padra, a village 6 km from Chansad, he would insist on getting there early. His childhood friend, Ambalalbhai, recalls, “I used to be lazy, but Shantilal would always insist that we left on time. We would both take a long time in cycling but when it came to hills I would stop cycling and let Shantilal pull me uphill. He would happily cycle away without a single complaint.” Guru Shastriji Maharaj and Pramukh Swami Maharaj After some time Motibhai bought Shantilal a Shantilal with a letter from Shastriji Maharaj, secondhand ‘Hercules’ cycle for Rs. 16. Shantilal addressed to his father, Motibhai. Shantilal daily cycled to school, carrying his lunchbox and showed the letter to his parents. In the letter water bottle. Shantilal’s lunch was a humble one. Shastriji Maharaj had instructed that Shantilal be Dhebra, vada, gadpuri and pickles was the daily sent to become a sadhu. Motibhai was reminded menu. This simple menu meant that less time was of the time when Shastriji Maharaj gave the infant spent in eating and thinking of food and more Shantilal vartman and said, “He is ours. Please time was spent studying. make sure to give him to us when the time is right.” After school hours, Shantilal spent his free time That time had arrived. Without tears or anguish, at one of three mandirs: Hanuman Gadhi Mandir, his parents accepted guru Shastriji Maharaj’s wish Satyanarayan Mandir and Swaminarayan Mandir. and Shantilal immediately left. It was at the Swaminarayan Mandir that Shantilal At the age of 18 Shantilal embarked on a new would sit and listen to Haridas Bawaji’s tales of chapter in his life. Haridwar and Rishikesh. Listening to these tales made Shantilal want to go to these places with his TRANSITION INTO SADHU LIFE best friend, coincidentally also called Shantilal. Shantilal joined Nilkanth Swami and As well as studies, singing bhajans and Ghanshyam Swami, two of Shastriji Maharaj’s offering bhakti, Shantilal loved sports. Cricket sadhus, and accompanied them to the village of and swimming in particular were his favourite. Sakarada and then to Bochasan. After a few days Cricket was introduced to the village of Chansad of travelling with Nirgundas Swami, Shantilal by a government worker called Ramlal. He had met Shastriji Maharaj in Ahmedabad. Shastriji bought a bat, ball and stumps and taught the expressed his wish, “In the morning, I want to children how to play. Roughly a year later, Ramlal initiate you as a parshad.” Thus, on the auspicious was transferred elsewhere and he took the day of 22 November 1939 (Kartik sud 11, V.S. equipment with him. The children decided to get 1996) Shantilal became Shanti Bhagat. together and raised Rs. 500, quite a substantial Shanti Bhagat had one wish – to learn English. sum in those days, for new equipment. All the Initially, Shastriji Maharaj had said that he could children appointed Shantilal and Shankarlal to go learn from Khengarjibhai, a learned devotee in to Vadodara to buy the equipment. Ahmedabad. However, Shastriji Maharaj changed As they were getting ready to leave, a youth his mind and told Shanti Bhagat that for a sadhu from Bhaili, the neighbouring village, approached it is better to learn Sanskrit rather than English. December 2009 Swaminarayan Bliss 5 Shanti Bhagat accepted his guru’s wish straight APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF BAPS away and went to Bochasan to study. As the years passed, under the guidance of One day, Shastriji Maharaj tested the newly Shastriji Maharaj, Narayanswarup Swami earned initiated Hariswarup Swami and Shanti Bhagat. the respect of all through his saintliness and skills. He asked them to recite the eight forms of the His adherence to niyams was par excellence. word ‘Rama’. Shanti Bhagat recited them fluently, Thus, Shastriji Maharaj decided to appoint the but Hariswarup Swami had trouble. Pleased by 28-year-old Narayanswarup Swami as President young Shanti Bhagat’s performance, Shastriji of BAPS in his place.
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