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- 27 August 2005
(V.S. 2061, Shravan vad 8) Saturday, Atladra; Janmashtmi
Swamishri arrived in
the Janmashtmi celebration assembly at 9.00 pm. During the assembly,
Swamishri inaugurated a new audio cassette publication by Swaminarayan
Aksharpith entitled Rath Par Baithe Bihari. It features bhajans
describing festivals held in the presence of Shriji Maharaj.
Blessing the celebration assembly, Swamishri said, “God
incarnates on earth to liberate countless souls. But those who
are evil-minded do not like it when God manifests85. The Gita
describes the battle between good and evil. In the end, good
triumphs. Peace and happiness lies in that. By narrating and
listening to the divine episodes of God, peace is experienced.
If one listens to evil, then misery is experienced.”
At 11.00 pm Swamishri performed the celebration assembly to
mark the birth of Bhagwan Shri Krishna. After the arti, celebratory
bhajans were sung before the assembly ended.
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- 28 August 2005
(V.S. 2061, Shravan vad 9) Sunday, Atladra
Trustees of The Heritage
Trust, based in Surat, came for Swamishri’s darshan. They
had published a book entitled Sanskruti Purush Pramukh Swami,
which had been written for them by Vivekpriya Swami. Mahant
Swami performed the inauguration of the book.
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- 31 August 2005
(V.S. 2061, Shravan vad 12), Wednesday, Atladra
After morning puja, Swamishri
performed the pujan and arti rituals for the murtis to be consecrated
in the kutir mandirs at Nani Dholdungri and Barsol villages
in the Valsad district.
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- 6 September
2005 (V.S. 2061 Bhadarva sud 3) Tuesday ,Atladra
Today was Sam Shravani, and as
per the annual custom, all sadhus and Samvedi Brahmins change
their sacred threads. After Swamishri’s puja and the conclusion
of the Vedic rituals, Swamishri donned the new janoi before
removing the old one.
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- 7 September
2005, ( V.S. 2061 Bhadarva sud 4) Wednesday, Atladra
- Before morning puja Swamishri performed
pujan and arti of Shri Ganapatiji to commemorate the auspicious
occasion of Ganesh Choth – Ganeshji’s birthday.
- In the evening assembly, Swamishri
felicitated and presented a mala to devotees of Atladra
who had attained top ranks in the annual Satsang Examinations.
- Then blessing the assembly, Swamishri
said, “We hold annual Satsang Examinations. In them
devotees of Atladra attain high ranks. These exams are important,
since we should all thoroughly know about our Sampraday.
From schools people get degrees, but they are for bodily
needs. People become doctors, engineers, scientists and
businessmen, and whatever is attained by that brings physical
and social comforts. That is all bodily pleasure, but the
body is perishable… In dreams, one sees much wealth,
but when one awakens there is nothing. Thus, worldly happiness
is described as a dream. At present much wealth is seen
and joy experienced, but when the eyes close (at death)
everything goes. When the eyes close and the atma departs,
the body dies. Such wisdom is attained through the Satsang
Exams.”
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