Swaminarayan Dhun ( ~*~Peaceful~*~ )

This video is dedicated to the great Swaminarayan
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Swaminarayan was born Ghanshyam Pande in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh India in 1781. In 1792, he left home to undertake a 7 year pilgrimage across India adopting the name Nilkanth Varni. He settled in the West Indian state of Gujarat in 1799, where he preached his doctrine. In 1799, he was initiated into the Uddhav Sampraday by his guru, Ramanand Swami and given the name Sahajanand Swami. In 1802, his guru decided to hand over the leadership of the Uddhav Sampraday to him and died. After Ramamand Swami passed away, Sahajanand Swami held a gathering and gave the Swaminarayan Mahamantra. From here onwards he came to be known as Swaminarayan and was believed to be god by his followers. The Uddhav Sampraday henceforth came to be known as the Swaminarayan Sampraday.

His Divine teachings
Ahimsa

not to kill animals for yagnas or food,
homicide, suicide forbidden.

Bhakti

observance of rituals outlined by Vitthalnathji, e.g., celebrating Ramnavmi, Janmashtami, Ekadashi,
daily performance of puja, offering prasadam,
visiting a mandir everyday,
singing kirtans extolling the glory of God.
Company

to avoid the company of: thieves, addicts, heretics, alchemists, sinful and lustful people.

Diplomacy

to respect people in power and those who are armed.

Ecological Awareness

not to spit, urinate or defaecate in gardens, rivers, lakes or public places.

Education

to set up schools.

Finance Management

to keep a daily record of one's expenses in one's own handwriting,
personal expenditure should not exceed income,
to pay employees the agreed sum of wages,
to make transactions in writing even with friend and relations.

Health & Hygiene

to bathe everyday, to drink filtered water,
avoid alcohol, tobacco and other intoxicants,
follow a vegetarian diet.

Morality

not to commit adultery,
avoid wearing indecent clothing.

Self-Control

cultivate forbearance.

Special observances for

married women, widows, householders, Acharyas and sadhus.

Veneration to :

The Five Deities - Vishnu, Shiva, Ganpati, Parvati and Aditya.
Scriptures, especially the eight authoritative scriptures, namely: Four Vedas, Vedanta Sutras of Vyas, Shrimad Bhagvatam, Vishnu Sahasranam, Bhagvad Gita, Vidurniti, Vasudev Mahatmya and Yagnavalkya Smruti.
Elders.
Sadhus.
Holy places - tirthas.

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