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Swaminarayan
Founder of Swaminarayan Sampradaya (1781-1830)
For other uses, see Swaminarayan (disambiguation).
Swaminarayan (IAST: Svāmīnārāyaṇa; 3 April 1781 – 1 June 1830), also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama,[6] around whom the Swaminarayan Sampradaya developed.
In 1800, he was initiated into the Uddhavasampradaya by his guru, Swami Ramanand, and was given the name Sahajanand Swami. Despite opposition, in 1802, Ramanand handed over the leadership of the Uddhava Sampradaya to him before his death. According to the Swaminarayan tradition, Sahajanand Swami became known as Swaminarayan, and the Uddhava Sampradaya became known as the Swaminarayan Sampradaya, after a gathering in which he taught the Swaminarayan Mantra to his followers.
He emphasized "moral, personal, and social betterment," and ahimsa. He is also remembered within the sect for undertaking reforms for women and the poor, and performing large-scale non-violent yajñas (fire sacrifices).
During his lifetime, Swaminarayan institutionalized his charisma and beliefs in various ways. He built six mandirs to facilitate devotional worship of God by his followers, and enco
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Remembering Great Venerate, Pujya Swami Muktanandji Maharaj at Patanjali University
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Bursting through the barriers of sense awareness, you experience a sudden rush of exhilaration. Like a fresh breath of air after a suppressed confinement, an overwhelming feeling of expansiveness, clarity, and unbridled joy dawns upon the mind. With a knowing not born of books, an intuitive understanding of security and comfort naturally arises. You have just died. You are experiencing the familiar and comfortable process of transition from a physical body into the regions of astral consciousness wherein you will prepare for your next incarnation. Before long, the memories of human existence will begin to evaporate, like dreams that disappear shortly after waking. You are not afraid, you are free.
This portrayal of the dying process takes into account the words of spiritual leaders and mystics who claim to have seen beyond. While death is often viewed as a shocking or negative experience through the lens of today’s society, the spiritual teachings of India offer a much more comforting and integrative viewpoint. The Eastern perspective that life continues beyond death offers a healing balm to the intense grief, overwhelming anxiety, guilt, and other kinds of disruptive emotions that people often associate with death and dying.
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