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475 <div class="img-artical-list"> 476 <div class="image"> 477 <a href="/articles/aarti"> 478 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6276/aarti-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097645970000000" data-src="/media/6276/aarti-image.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097645970000000" alt=""> 479 </a> 480 </div> 481 </div> 482 <div class="content-artical-list"> 483 <a href="/articles/aarti"><p class="heading">Aarti</p></a> 484 <div class="text"><p>The aarti is performed by gently waving lighted wicks, soaked in ghee candle before the murti of Bhagwan, together with the ringing of the bell, the beating of drums and a song that praises Him.</p></div> 485 </div> 486 487 </div> 488 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 489
490 <div class="img-artical-list"> 491 <div class="image"> 492 <a href="/articles/acharya"> 493 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3235/acharya.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542931000000000" data-src="/media/3235/acharya.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542931000000000" alt=""> 494 </a> 495 </div> 496 </div> 497 <div class="content-artical-list"> 498 <a href="/articles/acharya"><p class="heading">Acharya</p></a> 499 <div class="text"><p>An Acharya is the head of a sampraday. He protects dharma, is a spiritual leader and guru, and initiates a satsangi into the sampraday. There are two Acharyas in the Swaminarayan Sampraday; one for northern India, and one for southern India.</p></div> 500 </div> 501 502 </div> 503 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 504 505 <div class="content-artical-list"> 506 <a href="/articles/benedictory-aspect-of-maya"><p class="heading">Benedictory Aspect of Maya</p></a> 507 <div class="text"><p>âLIFE like a dome of many-coloured glass stains the white radiance eternityâ- Says the English poet. Shelly in Adonais, an elegy in which he mourns the death of a young fellow-poet keats.</p></div> 508 </div> 509 510 </div> 511 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 512
513 <div class="img-artical-list"> 514 <div class="image"> 515 <a href="/articles/bhuj-mandir-devos"> 516 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3237/bhuj-mandir-devos.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542935830000000" data-src="/media/3237/bhuj-mandir-devos.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542935830000000" alt=""> 517 </a> 518 </div> 519 </div> 520 <div class="content-artical-list"> 521 <a href="/articles/bhuj-mandir-devos"><p class="heading">Bhuj Mandir Devos</p></a> 522 <div class="text"><p>Gain Darshan of the Murtis at Bhuj Mandir and learn the brief history behind them.</p></div> 523 </div> 524 525 </div> 526 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 527
528 <div class="img-artical-list"> 529 <div class="image"> 530 <a href="/articles/biography-of-lord-swaminarayan"> 531 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3238/biography-of-lord-swaminarayan.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542937820000000" data-src="/media/3238/biography-of-lord-swaminarayan.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542937820000000" alt=""> 532 </a> 533 </div> 534 </div> 535 <div class="content-artical-list"> 536 <a href="/articles/biography-of-lord-swaminarayan"><p class="heading">Biography of Lord Swaminarayan</p></a> 537 <div class="text"><p>Swaminarayan Bhagwan incarnated on earth, along with His dham and some of His muktas, to establish ekantik dharma, and grant kalyan to those who became His bhaktas.</p></div> 538 </div> 539 540 </div> 541 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 542
543 <div class="img-artical-list"> 544 <div class="image"> 545 <a href="/articles/bolya-shree-hari-re"> 546 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3239/bolya-shree-hari-re.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542944950000000" data-src="/media/3239/bolya-shree-hari-re.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542944950000000" alt=""> 547 </a> 548 </div> 549 </div> 550 <div class="content-artical-list"> 551 <a href="/articles/bolya-shree-hari-re"><p class="heading">Bolya Shree Hari Re...</p></a> 552 <div class="text"><p>Those were the days when large number of princely states were there in India. Quite a few of them used to promote music, art etc. in their courts. Once a group of musicians visited Junagadh, one of the important states in Saurashtra region of Gujarat.</p></div> 553 </div> 554 555 </div> 556 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 557
558 <div class="img-artical-list"> 559 <div class="image"> 560 <a href="/articles/charnavind-lords-lotus-feet"> 561 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/2141/lords_charnavind.jpg?center=0.72651933701657456,0.5033333333333333&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131504728230000000" data-src="/media/2141/lords_charnavind.jpg?center=0.72651933701657456,0.5033333333333333&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131504728230000000" alt=""> 562 </a> 563 </div> 564 </div> 565 <div class="content-artical-list"> 566 <a href="/articles/charnavind-lords-lotus-feet"><p class="heading">Charnavind - Lord's Lotus Feet</p></a> 567 <div class="text"><p><span>The Lord has sixteen symbolic icons on His Lotus Feet, with nine cheens on His right foot and seven on His left foot. These cheens are unique to Almighty God and no other human being on the earth possesses such features. One can recognise Almighty God Supreme by observing His divine Lotus Feet.</span></p></div> 568 </div> 569 570 </div> 571 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 572
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588 <div class="img-artical-list"> 589 <div class="image"> 590 <a href="/articles/creation"> 591 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6258/creation.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097635530000000" data-src="/media/6258/creation.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097635530000000" alt=""> 592 </a> 593 </div> 594 </div> 595 <div class="content-artical-list"> 596 <a href="/articles/creation"><p class="heading">Creation</p></a> 597 <div class="text"><p>Understanding the creation may seem like a huge task but when equipped with the correct sources and diagrams, it seems very logical and easy to understand.</p></div> 598 </div> 599 600 </div> 601 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 602
603 <div class="img-artical-list"> 604 <div class="image"> 605 <a href="/articles/current-bhuj-temple"> 606 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3242/current-bhuj-temple.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542950600000000" data-src="/media/3242/current-bhuj-temple.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542950600000000" alt=""> 607 </a> 608 </div> 609 </div> 610 <div class="content-artical-list"> 611 <a href="/articles/current-bhuj-temple"><p class="heading">Current Bhuj Temple</p></a> 612 <div class="text"><p>We have all appreciated and seen the beauty of the new Bhuj Temple, but only few of us actually know the facts and figures behind this magnificent Temple.</p></div> 613 </div> 614 615 </div> 616 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 617
618 <div class="img-artical-list"> 619 <div class="image"> 620 <a href="/articles/daily-pooja"> 621 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6259/dailypooja.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097636770000000" data-src="/media/6259/dailypooja.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097636770000000" alt=""> 622 </a> 623 </div> 624 </div> 625 <div class="content-artical-list"> 626 <a href="/articles/daily-pooja"><p class="heading">Daily Pooja</p></a> 627 <div class="text"><p>Lord Shree Swaminarayan has explained in the Shikshapatri a daily routine for all of His followers. Devotees are commanded to perform Daily Pooja immediately after taking their morning bath.</p></div> 628 </div> 629 630 </div> 631 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 632
633 <div class="img-artical-list"> 634 <div class="image"> 635 <a href="/articles/dhyan"> 636 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3244/dhyan.jpg?center=0.43181818181818182,0.52&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=132103474840000000" data-src="/media/3244/dhyan.jpg?center=0.43181818181818182,0.52&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=132103474840000000" alt=""> 637 </a> 638 </div> 639 </div> 640 <div class="content-artical-list"> 641 <a href="/articles/dhyan"><p class="heading">Dhyan</p></a> 642 <div class="text"><p>In the Vachnamrut Sahajanand Swami mentions that one must do Dhyan of the supreme Lord to burn his Karan Sharir. </p></div> 643 </div> 644 645 </div> 646 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 647
648 <div class="img-artical-list"> 649 <div class="image"> 650 <a href="/articles/divine-state-sleep-guidance"> 651 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6260/statesleep.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097637970000000" data-src="/media/6260/statesleep.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097637970000000" alt=""> 652 </a> 653 </div> 654 </div> 655 <div class="content-artical-list"> 656 <a href="/articles/divine-state-sleep-guidance"><p class="heading">Divine State Sleep Guidance</p></a> 657 <div class="text"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Music is only a medium by which you go to sleep. Really and truly it is Bhagwan that allows us to rest peacefully and Bhagwan that wakes us up. We have served Him all day and remembered Him in the day. At night we rest with Him and therefore in Akshardham. Before sleeping, if we have thoughts not associated with Bhagwan, that would mean resting in Maya and therefore limiting our ability to truly rest. </span></p></div> 658 </div> 659 660 </div> 661 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 662
663 <div class="img-artical-list"> 664 <div class="image"> 665 <a href="/articles/faith-confidence"> 666 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3245/faith-confidence.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542975120000000" data-src="/media/3245/faith-confidence.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542975120000000" alt=""> 667 </a> 668 </div> 669 </div> 670 <div class="content-artical-list"> 671 <a href="/articles/faith-confidence"><p class="heading">Faith & Confidence</p></a> 672 <div class="text"><p>Faith is the foundation of all religions of the world. Faith begins where all reasoning ends. Faith can move mountains but mountains cannot move faith. You have faith because you have faith. Thus faith is both the cause and the effect.</p></div> 673 </div> 674 675 </div> 676 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 677
678 <div class="img-artical-list"> 679 <div class="image"> 680 <a href="/articles/goal-of-life"> 681 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6261/goal.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097639280000000" data-src="/media/6261/goal.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097639280000000" alt=""> 682 </a> 683 </div> 684 </div> 685 <div class="content-artical-list"> 686 <a href="/articles/goal-of-life"><p class="heading">Goal of Life</p></a> 687 <div class="text"><p>When a person is born, he is born with the microcosm of God and with some condensed energy emanating from that microcosm. But when many persons leave this gross body, their souls instead of flying like the bullet are lost like the lifeless casing of the cartridge.</p></div> 688 </div> 689 690 </div> 691 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 692 693 <div class="content-artical-list"> 694 <a href="/articles/guru-mantra"><p class="heading">Guru Mantra</p></a> 695 <div class="text"><p>Guru mantra is a mantra given to devotees by Acharya Maharajshree. One should take this mantra when they have a steadfast belief in Bhagwan. When taking your Guru Mantra you must vow to follow 5 Vartman</p></div> 696 </div> 697 698 </div> 699 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 700 701 <div class="content-artical-list"> 702 <a href="/articles/guru-parampara"><p class="heading">Guru Parampara</p></a> 703 </div> 704 705 </div> 706 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 707
708 <div class="img-artical-list"> 709 <div class="image"> 710 <a href="/articles/highway-to-happiness"> 711 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6262/happiness_to_highway.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097640050000000" data-src="/media/6262/happiness_to_highway.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097640050000000" alt=""> 712 </a> 713 </div> 714 </div> 715 <div class="content-artical-list"> 716 <a href="/articles/highway-to-happiness"><p class="heading">Highway to Happiness</p></a> 717 <div class="text"><p>In this ever changing world, what makes someone happy? Is it good health, money in the bank, modern computers, internet chatting, fame, a good family?</p></div> 718 </div> 719 720 </div> 721 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 722
723 <div class="img-artical-list"> 724 <div class="image"> 725 <a href="/articles/hindu-calendar-explained"> 726 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6263/sand_time.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097640700000000" data-src="/media/6263/sand_time.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097640700000000" alt=""> 727 </a> 728 </div> 729 </div> 730 <div class="content-artical-list"> 731 <a href="/articles/hindu-calendar-explained"><p class="heading">Hindu Calendar Explained</p></a> 732 <div class="text"><p>At some point, we may all have wondered what is Vikram Samvat?, Shukla Paksha?, Krishna Paksha?, etc...</p></div> 733 </div> 734 735 </div> 736 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 737
738 <div class="img-artical-list"> 739 <div class="image"> 740 <a href="/articles/history-of-bhuj-prashadi-temple"> 741 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3252/history-of-bhuj-prashadi-temple.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131542992090000000" data-src="/media/3252/history-of-bhuj-prashadi-temple.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131542992090000000" alt=""> 742 </a> 743 </div> 744 </div> 745 <div class="content-artical-list"> 746 <a href="/articles/history-of-bhuj-prashadi-temple"><p class="heading">History of Bhuj Prashadi Temple</p></a> 747 <div class="text"><p>Bhuj is one of the six places where Lord Shree Swaminarayan constructed the temple Himself. This divine thought of Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan alone signifies the vast amount of spirituality the land of Kutch offered not only in the past but even today.</p></div> 748 </div> 749 750 </div> 751 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 752
753 <div class="img-artical-list"> 754 <div class="image"> 755 <a href="/articles/jiva-ishwar-maya-brahm-and-parbrahm"> 756 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6264/jiva-ishwar-maya-brahm-and-parbrahm.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097641850000000" data-src="/media/6264/jiva-ishwar-maya-brahm-and-parbrahm.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097641850000000" alt=""> 757 </a> 758 </div> 759 </div> 760 <div class="content-artical-list"> 761 <a href="/articles/jiva-ishwar-maya-brahm-and-parbrahm"><p class="heading">Jiva, Ishwar, Maya, Brahm and Parbrahm</p></a> 762 <div class="text"><p>One who resides in the heart, is alone and subtle, is also all conscious, is the knower, is pervading all over the body by means of His power and good knowledge and bares characteristics such as indivisible, invulnerability, and it eternality etc.</p></div> 763 </div> 764 765 </div> 766 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 767
768 <div class="img-artical-list"> 769 <div class="image"> 770 <a href="/articles/kanthi"> 771 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/2571/kanthi.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131515913100000000" data-src="/media/2571/kanthi.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131515913100000000" alt=""> 772 </a> 773 </div> 774 </div> 775 <div class="content-artical-list"> 776 <a href="/articles/kanthi"><p class="heading">Kanthi</p></a> 777 <div class="text"><p>Kanthi, a necklace of bead worn around the neck, is the symbol of our surrender to the creator of this universe, the supreme almighty. The kanthi is the best symbol of oneâs surrender, as it gives us the ultimate feeling of oneness with God.</p></div> 778 </div> 779 780 </div> 781 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 782
783 <div class="img-artical-list"> 784 <div class="image"> 785 <a href="/articles/letter-to-ramanand-swami"> 786 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3255/letter-to-ramanand-swami.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543000590000000" data-src="/media/3255/letter-to-ramanand-swami.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543000590000000" alt=""> 787 </a> 788 </div> 789 </div> 790 <div class="content-artical-list"> 791 <a href="/articles/letter-to-ramanand-swami"><p class="heading">Letter to Ramanand Swami</p></a> 792 <div class="text"><p>Nilkanth Varni was on Vanvicharan. He just arrived in Loj. He was 18 years and 4 months old. Here, He met Muktanand Swami, a very able, learned and trusted disciple of Shri Ramanand Swami.</p></div> 793 </div> 794 795 </div> 796 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 797
798 <div class="img-artical-list"> 799 <div class="image"> 800 <a href="/articles/lord-swaminarayan-s-philosophy"> 801 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3257/lord-swaminarayan-s-philosophy.jpg?center=0.022727272727272728,0.016666666666666666&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131778952390000000" data-src="/media/3257/lord-swaminarayan-s-philosophy.jpg?center=0.022727272727272728,0.016666666666666666&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131778952390000000" alt=""> 802 </a> 803 </div> 804 </div> 805 <div class="content-artical-list"> 806 <a href="/articles/lord-swaminarayan-s-philosophy"><p class="heading">Lord Swaminarayanâs Philosophy</p></a> 807 <div class="text"><p>Lord Shree Swaminarayan propagated the teachings of the Vedic Dharma and stressed on the importance of Dharma, Bhakti, Gnan and Vairagya.</p></div> 808 </div> 809 810 </div> 811 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 812
813 <div class="img-artical-list"> 814 <div class="image"> 815 <a href="/articles/mala"> 816 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6265/mala.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097645530000000" data-src="/media/6265/mala.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097645530000000" alt=""> 817 </a> 818 </div> 819 </div> 820 <div class="content-artical-list"> 821 <a href="/articles/mala"><p class="heading">Mala</p></a> 822 <div class="text"><p>Mala inspires devotees to remember Shreeji Maharaj at least once a day especially when we remain busy with worldly affairs; though do you know the significance of 108 beads? How it should be done?</p></div> 823 </div> 824 825 </div> 826 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 827
828 <div class="img-artical-list"> 829 <div class="image"> 830 <a href="/articles/mansi-pooja"> 831 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3259/mansi-pooja.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543005640000000" data-src="/media/3259/mansi-pooja.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543005640000000" alt=""> 832 </a> 833 </div> 834 </div> 835 <div class="content-artical-list"> 836 <a href="/articles/mansi-pooja"><p class="heading">Mansi Pooja</p></a> 837 <div class="text"><p>Mansi Pooja or mental worship is a kind of worship in which the devotee serves Maharaj as if Maharaj is standing before the devotee.</p></div> 838 </div> 839 840 </div> 841 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 842
843 <div class="img-artical-list"> 844 <div class="image"> 845 <a href="/articles/measurement-of-time"> 846 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6267/sand_time.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097645600000000" data-src="/media/6267/sand_time.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097645600000000" alt=""> 847 </a> 848 </div> 849 </div> 850 <div class="content-artical-list"> 851 <a href="/articles/measurement-of-time"><p class="heading">Measurement of Time</p></a> 852 <div class="text"><p>The measurement of time in Hindu cosmology could seem mind boggling due to the numbers involved, but once understood, everything fits into place and makes sense.</p></div> 853 </div> 854 855 </div> 856 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 857
858 <div class="img-artical-list"> 859 <div class="image"> 860 <a href="/articles/mothers-the-architects-and-builders-of-mankind"> 861 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3269/mothers-the-architects-and-builders-of-mankind.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543031480000000" data-src="/media/3269/mothers-the-architects-and-builders-of-mankind.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543031480000000" alt=""> 862 </a> 863 </div> 864 </div> 865 <div class="content-artical-list"> 866 <a href="/articles/mothers-the-architects-and-builders-of-mankind"><p class="heading">Mothers - The Architects And Builders Of Mankind</p></a> 867 <div class="text"><p>Good mothers are like gardeners that grow the beautiful fragrant flowers and most luscious fruits. Great men and women in all fields of society are created, molded and inspired by their mothers.</p></div> 868 </div> 869 870 </div> 871 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 872
873 <div class="img-artical-list"> 874 <div class="image"> 875 <a href="/articles/naamu-accounting-for-your-progress-in-satsang"> 876 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/5352/naamu-400-x-300.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=132504316760000000" data-src="/media/5352/naamu-400-x-300.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=132504316760000000" alt=""> 877 </a> 878 </div> 879 </div> 880 <div class="content-artical-list"> 881 <a href="/articles/naamu-accounting-for-your-progress-in-satsang"><p class="heading">Naamu - Accounting for your progress in Satsang</p></a> 882 <div class="text"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the Vacahanamrut (G.P.38, Sarangpur 18), Sahajand Swami has told his devotees to keep a journal of their time in Satsang from day one. We should be keeping an account of how much 'vasna' or desire we have Satsang so we can stop and look where we are AND look back and reflect on how much we have improved and in what areas. </span></p></div> 883 </div> 884 885 </div> 886 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 887
888 <div class="img-artical-list"> 889 <div class="image"> 890 <a href="/articles/nand-santos"> 891 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/2124/brahmanand-swami.jpg?center=0.40284360189573459,0.47672253258845437&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131504736520000000" data-src="/media/2124/brahmanand-swami.jpg?center=0.40284360189573459,0.47672253258845437&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131504736520000000" alt=""> 892 </a> 893 </div> 894 </div> 895 <div class="content-artical-list"> 896 <a href="/articles/nand-santos"><p class="heading">Nand Santos</p></a> 897 <div class="text"><p><span>Bhagwan Swaminarayan initiated approximately 3,000 sadhus in His time. Of those, 500 were known as ânand santoâ or paramhansas. Their names ended with ânandâ, i.e., Brahmanand, Premanand, Muktanand, Shukanand, and Gunatitanand. These paramhansas passed 108 different tests of austerities and hardships.</span></p></div> 898 </div> 899 900 </div> 901 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 902
903 <div class="img-artical-list"> 904 <div class="image"> 905 <a href="/articles/niyams"> 906 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6277/niyam.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097649980000000" data-src="/media/6277/niyam.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097649980000000" alt=""> 907 </a> 908 </div> 909 </div> 910 <div class="content-artical-list"> 911 <a href="/articles/niyams"><p class="heading">Niyams</p></a> 912 <div class="text"><p>There are 11 Niyams that are recited in Nirvikalp Uttam Ati. Which should be followed, as they relate to Dharmas that Swaminarayan Bhagwan has written in the Shikshapatri. These 11 niyams with reference to the Shikshaparti Shlok are as...</p></div> 913 </div> 914 915 </div> 916 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 917
918 <div class="img-artical-list"> 919 <div class="image"> 920 <a href="/articles/our-etherial-asset"> 921 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6278/our-assets.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097655990000000" data-src="/media/6278/our-assets.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097655990000000" alt=""> 922 </a> 923 </div> 924 </div> 925 <div class="content-artical-list"> 926 <a href="/articles/our-etherial-asset"><p class="heading">Our Etherial Asset</p></a> 927 <div class="text"><p>We may ask someone: 'Brother, how much is your wealth? He would reply: 'May be rupees fifty thousand, ten lacks, two crores, apart from so many bungalows, so many cars etc. But in most of the instances such wealth may lead to murders, bungling and scams.</p></div> 928 </div> 929 930 </div> 931 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 932
933 <div class="img-artical-list"> 934 <div class="image"> 935 <a href="/articles/pilgrims-progress"> 936 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6279/glory.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097657050000000" data-src="/media/6279/glory.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097657050000000" alt=""> 937 </a> 938 </div> 939 </div> 940 <div class="content-artical-list"> 941 <a href="/articles/pilgrims-progress"><p class="heading">Pilgrims Progress</p></a> 942 <div class="text"><p>Everybody wants to possess more money than the other person and when he has it, he is not satisfied, because he finds there is still someone else who has more than he has.</p></div> 943 </div> 944 945 </div> 946 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 947
948 <div class="img-artical-list"> 949 <div class="image"> 950 <a href="/articles/samadhi"> 951 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6280/samadhi.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097659690000000" data-src="/media/6280/samadhi.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097659690000000" alt=""> 952 </a> 953 </div> 954 </div> 955 <div class="content-artical-list"> 956 <a href="/articles/samadhi"><p class="heading">Samadhi</p></a> 957 <div class="text"><p>Samadhi is very difficult to achieve. Very devoted life can achieve this stage, however if God wishes, with His blessings one can achieve Samadhi (e.g. in Mangrol even the normal people who had no faith in God achieved Samadhi)</p></div> 958 </div> 959 960 </div> 961 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 962
963 <div class="img-artical-list"> 964 <div class="image"> 965 <a href="/articles/sanskrit-pronunciation-and-transliteration"> 966 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3273/sanskrit-pronunciation-and-transliteration.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543044460000000" data-src="/media/3273/sanskrit-pronunciation-and-transliteration.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543044460000000" alt=""> 967 </a> 968 </div> 969 </div> 970 <div class="content-artical-list"> 971 <a href="/articles/sanskrit-pronunciation-and-transliteration"><p class="heading">Sanskrit Pronunciation and Transliteration</p></a> 972 <div class="text"><p>Most transliterated (Lipi) scriptures published by Bhuj Mandir follow the IAST system and so it is important that devotees understand what it is and why we must know it to fully appreciate the original language and the sounds we are meant to produce when reading these scriptures, as the slightest variation may have a different meaning.</p></div> 973 </div> 974 975 </div> 976 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 977
978 <div class="img-artical-list"> 979 <div class="image"> 980 <a href="/articles/shikshapatri"> 981 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3274/shikshapatri.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543046320000000" data-src="/media/3274/shikshapatri.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543046320000000" alt=""> 982 </a> 983 </div> 984 </div> 985 <div class="content-artical-list"> 986 <a href="/articles/shikshapatri"><p class="heading">Shikshapatri</p></a> 987 <div class="text"><p>Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan established unique Acharyaship at Vadtal. Then He visited the beautiful city of Vadodara at the invitation of H.H. Shrimant Sayajirao-II, the ruler of Vadodara state.</p></div> 988 </div> 989 990 </div> 991 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 992 993 <div class="content-artical-list"> 994 <a href="/articles/smoking"><p class="heading">Smoking</p></a> 995 <div class="text"><p>Smoking of a weed called tobacco was introduced in Europe by the English travelers from America, the New World. Waller Rabighâs name is associated with popularizing tobacco in England during the last two decades of the sixteenth century.</p></div> 996 </div> 997 998 </div> 999 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 1000
1001 <div class="img-artical-list"> 1002 <div class="image"> 1003 <a href="/articles/the-6-original-temples"> 1004 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/2051/ahmedabad_line_drawing.jpg?center=0.47552447552447552,0.499054820415879&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131503765540000000" data-src="/media/2051/ahmedabad_line_drawing.jpg?center=0.47552447552447552,0.499054820415879&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131503765540000000" alt=""> 1005 </a> 1006 </div> 1007 </div> 1008 <div class="content-artical-list"> 1009 <a href="/articles/the-6-original-temples"><p class="heading">The 6 Original Temples</p></a> 1010 <div class="text"><p><span>In all religions, there is always a focal point to ensure that the faith continues and grows in the future. In Hinduism, temples perform a vital role in acting as a focal point in the sampraday. Lord Swaminarayan recognised that temples would be vital to ensure that the sampraday grew far and wide. Lord Himself installed the murtis at 6 temples that He constructed.</span></p></div> 1011 </div> 1012 1013 </div> 1014 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 1015
1016 <div class="img-artical-list"> 1017 <div class="image"> 1018 <a href="/articles/the-man-of-god-realization"> 1019 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3276/the-man-of-god-realization.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543054410000000" data-src="/media/3276/the-man-of-god-realization.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543054410000000" alt=""> 1020 </a> 1021 </div> 1022 </div> 1023 <div class="content-artical-list"> 1024 <a href="/articles/the-man-of-god-realization"><p class="heading">The Man Of God - Realization</p></a> 1025 <div class="text"><p>He who has realized the vision of the form of Shree Swaminarayan Bhagwan is the only person who has firmly established himself in the extreme selfless devotion i.e. divine love.</p></div> 1026 </div> 1027 1028 </div> 1029 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 1030
1031 <div class="img-artical-list"> 1032 <div class="image"> 1033 <a href="/articles/the-rotten-coconut-delivers-akshardham"> 1034 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/6281/coconut.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=134097661680000000" data-src="/media/6281/coconut.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=134097661680000000" alt=""> 1035 </a> 1036 </div> 1037 </div> 1038 <div class="content-artical-list"> 1039 <a href="/articles/the-rotten-coconut-delivers-akshardham"><p class="heading">The Rotten Coconut Delivers Akshardham</p></a> 1040 <div class="text"><p>During His holy tour Bhagwan Shree Swaminarayan visited the town of Botad in order to redeem the fallen and to please the holy ones. The enthusiasm of the residents of this relatively small town was so great that His visit electrified the whole town.</p></div> 1041 </div> 1042 1043 </div> 1044 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 1045
1046 <div class="img-artical-list"> 1047 <div class="image"> 1048 <a href="/articles/tilak-chandlo"> 1049 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3277/tilak-chandlo.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543056110000000" data-src="/media/3277/tilak-chandlo.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543056110000000" alt=""> 1050 </a> 1051 </div> 1052 </div> 1053 <div class="content-artical-list"> 1054 <a href="/articles/tilak-chandlo"><p class="heading">Tilak Chandlo</p></a> 1055 <div class="text"><p>Lord Shree Swaminarayan has commanded that all His followers should have a Tilak Chandlo on their forehead. It should be done in four places and these are Forehead, Heart, Right Arm and Left Arm.</p></div> 1056 </div> 1057 1058 </div> 1059 <div class="item col-lg-4 col-md-6 col-xs-6"> 1060
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1135 <div class="img-artical-list"> 1136 <div class="image"> 1137 <a href="/articles/why-don-t-we-eat-meat"> 1138 <img class="lazyload" src="/media/3282/why-don-t-we-eat-meat.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=4&height=3&rnd=131543070970000000" data-src="/media/3282/why-don-t-we-eat-meat.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=300&rnd=131543070970000000" alt=""> 1139 </a> 1140 </div> 1141 </div> 1142 <div class="content-artical-list"> 1143 <a href="/articles/why-don-t-we-eat-meat"><p class="heading">Why Donât We Eat Meat</p></a> 1144 <div class="text"><p>This is the first in a series of articles that we hope to provide some of the answers. The articles are written in the style of question and answer between a father and a son. The father, born in India, is 40 and he came over to Britain 18 years ago. The son is 14 and he is born in Britain. The conversion starts when the son arrives back from school one day and asks his father a question.</p></div> 1145 </div> 1146 1147 </div> 1148 </div> 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 </div> 1158 <!--// CONTENT COL --> 1159 1160 <div id="right-col" class="col-lg-3 col-md-4 col-xs-12 pull-right"> 1161 1162 1163 <!-- SUB --> 1164 <!-- SUB --> 1165 <nav class="sub has-borders c6-borders"> 1166 <p class="heading inner"> 1167 <a href="/articles"> 1168 Articles 1169 </a> 1170 </p> 1171 <div class="inner"> 1172 <ul> 1173 <li > 1174 <a href="/articles/aarti"> 1175Aarti </a> 1176 </li> 1177 <li > 1178 <a href="/articles/acharya"> 1179Acharya </a> 1180 </li> 1181 <li > 1182 <a href="/articles/benedictory-aspect-of-maya"> 1183Benedictory Aspect of Maya </a> 1184 </li> 1185 <li > 1186 <a href="/articles/bhuj-mandir-devos"> 1187Bhuj Mandir Devos </a> 1188 </li> 1189 <li > 1190 <a href="/articles/biography-of-lord-swaminarayan"> 1191Biography of Lord Swaminarayan </a> 1192 </li> 1193 <li > 1194 <a href="/articles/bolya-shree-hari-re"> 1195Bolya Shree Hari Re... </a> 1196 </li> 1197 <li > 1198 <a href="/articles/charnavind-lords-lotus-feet"> 1199Charnavind - 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