We all want to devote our lives to God, but often we struggle to do so. Param Pujya Pappaji has explained in Pratam ni Pathik ni the brahm sutra: “There is greater spiritual power in chanting His name than in His physical body, but even greater power lies in living by His commands” In fact we have to keep

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  In order to stay in God, when we have a free moment, we can: do dhun (chant the Swaminarayan mantra) do smruti (remember Guruhari) do antardrashti (introspect within)

As per Vachanamrut G I 1, to constantly engage the mind in God is the most difficult attainment. This type of bliss is seldom felt continuously. This is because we seek solace and refuge in things material rather than spiritual and we do not take the time to allow God to take his place in our consciousness. We seek escapism

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Lord Swaminarayan has the desire to make one million Manvar ships full of souls free from Kal, Karma, Maya, and to make each and every soul there a guaranteed member of Akshardham. The only condition for such liberation is Sambandh Yog, that is, the contact with a Gunatit Sadhu either by deliberate surrender or by accidental contact.   To put this into

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Introduction   A haribhakta once asked Shreeji Maharaj how it is possible to realise God when the body is composed of maya (crude material elements), whilst God Himself is divine and beyond maya? Maharaj replied that if we occupy the senses in devotion, then those senses will be filled with God and also become divine; God can then be realised.

We all do seva in one form or another. Some seva are visible but others are more subtle, for example looking after family members and bringing up children with good sanskar is also seva. Even going to work is a seva; once, a UK Jyot sister bemoaned about having to go to work because Guruhari Pappaji was in the UK

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Swami Shreeji To Earn the Grace of God  One of Param Pujya Pappaji’s great brahmsutras is, “Speak less, work more. Let your results speak for you.” People express their bhakti in different ways. Some are very outward in their acts of devotion, showing a lot of emotions and need close contact with the guru and Guruhari. Others are more reserved

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All satsangi have a desire to achieve oneness with God. Our goal is to feel His presence and bliss from within at every moment so that we see Him here and now. This is what is meant by ‘Pragat prabhu ne pratyaksh karo”, that is, to have a personal relationship with Guruhari Pappaji who is the manifest form of God

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Whenever we are faced with difficulties in our life, we often do not have enough trust in God to ride the storm, to remain happy and be totally confident that everything will work out in the best possible way; we are often filled with doubts and worries.