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Hinduism
Which religion is the oldest in the world?
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It means “create oneness with Akshar and worship Purushottam.”
Define/translate this: “Aksharam aham, Purushottam dasosmi.”
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Posion
What dangerous object does Yogi Bapa compare ego to?
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Stand; fall
“United we __________, divided we __________.”
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Samp Olympics. Param Pujya Pramukh Swami Maharaj.
What game(to show SAMP) did we play last week? Who played that game with balaks during a shibhir?
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A mandir is the house of God and our place of worship.
What is a mandir?
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Vachanamrut
What is the most important scripture in the Swaminarayan Sampraday, one that has
Bhagwan Swaminarayan’s talks written out? |
We should practice genuine humility
How can we overcome our maan (ego)?
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All of the pigeons decided to fly together so that the net would fall off and they could escape
In a story where pigeons were trapped under a net, what did they do in order to get out?
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An eternal religion without a beginning or an end
What does Sanatan Dharma mean?
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A cow is like a mother since she gives us milk.
As Hindus, why do we respect and pray to cows?
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Dharma, Gnan, Vairagya, Bhakti
What are the four pillars of Ekantik Dharma
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Because of his ego, Alaiya Khachar was offended when some haribhakto played a joke on him, and he
stopped believing in Maharaj.
Alaiya Khachar was a staunch devotee of Bhagwan Swaminarayan but why did he slowly
drop out of Satsang? |
Gun-grahak drashti is to see the positive qualities in someone else.
What does it mean to do gun-grahak drashti of someone?
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We should serve others, be kind to others, not look at their faults, say positive things to others, etc.
What is one way that we can always see the best qualities in others?
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Punarjanma is the cycle of birth and death, and there are 8.4 million births in one cycle.
What is the concept of punarjanma? How many births does one have to take in one birth
cycle? |
A Guru leads us to bhagwan and teaches us what is wrong and what is right.
What does a guru help us do?
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We should get rid of our ego.
If you want to keep divyabhav in others and maintain samp, what negative swabhav
(personality trait) do you have to get rid of? |
Samp
What do we all need to keep in order to attain moksha and make Satsang more enjoyable?
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Samp, suhradbhav, ekta
Yogiji Maharaj used to say, “Without ________, ________, and ________, there is no way out.
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We believe in ahimsa - non-violence. We show that by being vegetarian and not harming any other living
creatures, whether they are humans or animals.
In what ways do Hindus practice their non-violence?
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1. Do not consume alcohol or intoxicants of any kind.
2. Do not eat meat or non-vegetarian items. 3. Do not steal. 4. Do not engage in illicit relations out of marriage. 5. Maintain purity of conduct.
Swaminarayan's believe in and observe the five vartmans (cardinal vows). Name at least 1 of
them. |
Ahamkruti means to live without maan (ego).
What does ahamkruti mean?
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The bundle of arrows did not break.
In the story where the king asked his ministers to break the bundle of arrows, what
happened when the ministers tried to break it? |
Upavas means staying near Bhagwan. We fast on that day and try to focus on Bhagwan.
What does “upavas” mean and what do we do on that day?
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