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From time to time Lord Swaminarayan used to
write to the Paramhansas and preach them indirectly. This book divided
into five chapters contains the teachings of Maharaj. On each topic
there is a separate chapter. Thus, we have Lord Swaminarayan's views
on - freedom from avarice, freedom from p assion, freedom from taste,
non-attachment and freedom from ego. In the chapter on the vow of freedom
from ego, Lord Swaminarayan writes to the Paramhansas : ''In this letter
We are writing about Brahmavidya for your benefit. We are thus revealing
Our true Self which is at the heart of all the Upanishads." Thus, this
work too, is of great significance. This book contains the divine wisdom
of Lord Swaminarayan and is of great help to those ascetics who are
aiming to be Brahmanised during their life on the earth. It is a sure
guide to the attainment of the state of released souls. Akshar-Brahman
is the divine abode of the Supreme Godhead; it is eternally in the service
of Maharaj in the manifest form of the choicest devotee. To accept this
Akshar-Brahman as our 'Atma', i.e., to worship God with firm faith and
complete identification of our own selves with this Akshar-Brahman is
the central preaching of this book. In this great work Lord Swaminarayan
has pointed toward the golden path of worshipping Purushottam Narayan
while retaining Swami-Sevak Bhava (Master - Servant attitude), rigorously
following the vows of panchvartmans. By identifying oneself with Akshar-Brahman
in the form of one's spiritual master, one can easily attain this.
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© 1999, Bochasanwasi
Shree Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha, Swaminarayan Aksharpith
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