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Stuti: [(Shrimad Sadgun Shālinam…), Jaynād (1 min)]
Dhun: [Bhaj Man Swāminārāyan - Anirdesh Kirtan Muktavali (3 mins)]
Gun Grahan: [Write down 3 qualities of people you have met, seen, or heard about this week, and share these with your family.]
Prasang (3 mins): video
Life Lessons from Mahant Swami Maharaj (English) - A Humble Servant
Discussion Points:
Group 1: (6-13yrs)
- What does Maharaj Swami Maharaj insist whenever someone offers him anything?
- Can you recall a time when you were given a gift from your parents/friends? Did you offer it first to Bhagwan in your ghar mandir?
- Discuss as family how we too should always keep Akshar Purushottam Maharaj and Swami Bapa in the forefront.
- Mahant swami Maharaj does not like accepting any gifts or even garlands before offering to Akshar Purushottam Maharaj. Why do you think he does not like this even though he is the guru of the entire BAPS?
Group 2: (10-13yrs)
- What does Maharaj Swami Maharaj insist whenever someone offers him anything?
- Can you recall a time when you were given a gift from your parents/friends? Did you offer it first to Bhagwan in your ghar mandir?
- Discuss as family how we too should always keep Akshar Purushottam Maharaj and Swami Bapa in the forefront.
- Spend a few minutes to write some of the key points that you will follow that Mahant Swami Maharaj teaches us in the video we just saw. Share them with the rest of the family.
- Mahant swami Maharaj does not like accepting any gifts or even garlands before offering to Akshar Purushottam Maharaj. Why do you think he does not like this even though he is the guru of the entire BAPS?
Family Activity -Recall Prasangs as family:
- Think of prasangs of our gurus where they’ve always thought about serving Bhagwan first. Share them with one another.
- Write a short sentence/ paragraph to summarise the prasang in your own words.
Some examples:
- Pramukh Swami Maharaj was not allowed to come off from the plane in Nairobi and had to return back to Mumbai. Swami Bapa did not feel like insulted or embarrassed but asked to santos to feed Thakorji saying that He would be hungry, thirsty and tired from the long journey.
- Pramukh swami and Mahant Swami Maharaj have built so many mandirs and Akshardham (e.g. London mandir, Delhi Akshardham, Robbinsville Akshardham) but they’ve always given the credit to their Gurus and Bhagwan Swaminarayan. Never have they put themselves before Bhagwan.
- Pramukh Swami offered items like pen, glasses etc to Thakorji before using them.
Summary:
Bhagwan is the all-doer. It is because of him that we are happy and have a comfortable life. Hence we must offer all items, clothings, food, etc to Bhagwan before we use them. That is our bhakti and appreciation of everything we get in our life.