He is understood as Sarva karta all-doer , Sarvopari transcendent , Sakar having a form , and Pragat present on the earth. Memory, Identity and Continuity. According to the Akshar Purushottam Upasana, the personal form of Akshar is forever present on the earth through a lineage of spiritual leaders, or gurus. Such are the fruits of the similar service of God and God's Bhakta. Maya - Below Brahman is maya. The offering of bhakti , or devotion to God, remains at the center of mandir activities. Khushal Bhagat - Sardhar. 
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The offering of bhaktior devotion to God, remains at the center of mandir activities. This period of BAPS history saw an important expansion in youth activities. During his vicharan, he guide the spiritual seekers by blessing them in the form of his Darshan seeing him and Katha his discourse. As Akshar, embodied as the Gunatit Guru, [40] [41] epitomizes ideal devotion [2]: Purnswarup dasji Swami - Sardhar.
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orb He is my divine abode — Akshardham, which is infinite and endless. Initially, beginning with the inauguration of Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar in After completion of prana pratishta or life-force installation ceremonies, the deities are believed to reside in the murtis, and are thus subjects of direct worship through sacred daily rituals. Retrieved 17 February This entails practices such as biweekly fasting on the eleventh day of each half of each lunar month and avoiding worldly pleasures by strongly attaching themselves to God.
Some effects of the celebration included a maturation of organizational capacity, increased commitment and skill of volunteers, and tangentially, an increased interest in the monastic path.
Archived from the original on 16 September The Gujarati migration patterns in the early s, bapd factors and economic dynamics between India and the West saw the organization transform shikwhapatri a transnational devotional movement. As a result, this era saw a significant rise in the number of sshikshapatri initiated to maintain the organizational needs of the community — both in India and abroad.
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BAPS mandirs and cultural centers serve as hubs of several humanitarian activities powered by local volunteers. Ritual, Culture, and Practice. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Swaminarayan outlined the dharma of his devotees in the scripture the Shikshapatri.
It is through these gurus that Swaminarayan is also held to forever remain present on the earth. Furthermore, having access to a greater volunteer force and community enabled the organization to celebrate festivals on a massive scale which marked the arrival of a number of milestone anniversaries in the history of the organization, including the bicentenary of Swaminarayanbicentenary of Gunatitanand Swamiand the centenary of Yogiji Maharaj.
It follows that the doctrine that Shastriji Maharaj propagated, as Kim observes, "did not result in the rejection of any scriptures; instead, it was prg beginning of a distinctive theology which added a single but powerful qualification, [that Akshar plays] in the form of the living guru". Retrieved 13 August Swaminarayan Bodies and Buildings in the Diaspora.
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Learn how and when to remove these template messages. The guru is Mahant Swami Maharajwho is held to be the embodiment of selfless devotion. Parabrahman is the highest reality, God.
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It shall be your shortcoming if you don't take a pledge to bapps this task, and it shall be my shortcoming if I default in fulfilling it. Shastriji Maharaj explained that as per Swaminarayan's teachings, God desired to remain on earth through a succession of enlightened gurus.
Parabrahman is also referred to as Purshottam and Paramatma, both of which reflect his supreme existential state.
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