No Expectations (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Dharmasetudas Published On: 8 May 2013
Brahmanand Swami’s life reveals his array of talents, his towering spirit of seva and resolute faith in Bhagwan Swaminarayan. He was born on Vasant Panchami, nearly 240 years ago, and ever since he is remembered and celebrated for his saintliness and works.
 

A Personification of Vairagya (Part 3) Written By: Sadhu Shantyogidas Published On: 22 Apr 2013
True vairagya is detachment from the world accompanied with spiritual wisdom and bhakti for God. Despite Nishkulanand Swami’s aversion for the materialistic pleasures, he never failed to offer gifts to Maharaj. How else could he have designed and constructed the ornate 12-pillared hindolo, or swing, in Vartal for Maharaj?
 

A Personification of Vairagya (Part 2) Written By: Sadhu Shantyogidas Published On: 8 Apr 2013
Nishkulanand Swami was cornered. Where would he run to now? He had to follow the agna, otherwise Maharaj would remain hungry. It was time for Nishkulanand Swami to become a lion and bravely face the panchvishays.
 

A Personification of Vairagya (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Shantyogidas Published On: 25 Mar 2013
Nishkulanand Swami lived by Gunatitanand Swami’s guida­nce. He would first try to avoid contact with panchvishays as if fearful of them, but if faced with them in unavoidable circumstances, would resort to combat against them.
 

Built to Last (Part 3) Written By: Sadhu Paramsevadas Published On: 8 Mar 2013
Shastriji Maharaj followed these four principles religiously. We should too. When we stray from these principles, problems arise.
 

Built to Last (Part 2) Written By: Sadhu Paramsevadas Published On: 25 Feb 2013
Shastriji Maharaj’s work ethic was different from that of most leaders. He wasn’t one to sit in an ivory tower and bark orders. He would be on the ground, amid the whirlwind of action.
 

Built to Last (Part 1) Written By: Sadhu Paramsevadas Published On: 8 Feb 2013
“Shastriji Maharaj has built strong foundations that will remain so forever. No one will be able to sway them. There is no force in the world strong enough to shake them. No one is capable of stirring even a single brick from the foundation, nor even flick the tiniest pebble from its shikhar .”
 

Valmiki - The First Poet (Part 2) Written By: Ram Murthy Published On: 23 Jan 2013
Ramayan is regarded as adi kavya – the oldest epic. Valmiki was brooding over a hunter's killing of a crane, until one day Brahma appeared before the sage and inspired him to compose the epic in the metre in which he had expressed his grief. That is how the story of Ram came to be composed in verse by the sage.
 

Valmiki- The First Poet (Part 1) Written By: Ram Murthy Published On: 8 Jan 2013
Valmika’ means an anthill in Sanskrit. The sage, who composed the great epic, Ramayan, under the inspiration of Lord Brahma and Brahmarshi Narad, got the name after intense austerities.