Satsang
Shibirs
20
April to 23 June 2002, India
 From
20 April upto 23 June, over 36,700 devotees participated in
a series of Satsang Shibirs. Held in 28 different towns and
city suburbs, a total of 78 shibirs provided valuable guidance
on how to strengthen individual and family satsang values
and commitment. Attendance at various locations was as follows:
| Places |
No.
of devotees |
| Amdavad |
2,596 |
| Anand |
695 |
| Atladara
|
3,594 |
| Bhadra |
297 |
| Bharuch |
1,105 |
| Bhavnagar
|
1,289 |
| Bhuj |
172 |
| Bochasan |
6,154 |
| Gadhada |
1,221 |
| Gandhinagar
|
677 |
| Gondal |
818 |
| Himatnagar
|
426 |
| Jamnagar |
581 |
| Junagadh |
800 |
| Khedbrahma
|
425 |
| Mahesana |
857 |
| Mumbai |
2,942 |
| Nadiad |
471 |
| Navsari |
684 |
| Rajkot |
1,100 |
| Sankari |
1,835 |
| Sarangpur
|
1,780 |
| Surat |
1,520 |
| Tithal |
2,894 |
Each
shibir was attended by on an average of over 450 men and women
devotees aged between 25 and 55. Spread over two days, devotees
received 15 hours of enlightening and inspiring satsang guidance
from senior sadgurus and other sadhus. From 6.00 a.m. to 10.00
p.m., a well-planned and goal-oriented schedule provided devotees
with guidance and motivation on topics such as, daily personal
puja, mansi puja (meditation), thal, arti, listening to spiritual
discourses, and many other important topics essential in the
practice of daily satsang.
A survey after each shibir revealed just how genuinely motivating
and enlightening these shibirs were. At the end of each shibir,
devotees voluntarily pledged to undertake and observe extra
niyams and make satsang a more integral part of their daily
lives.
The figures below show the pledges undertaken by the devotees:
| |
Pledge |
No.
of devotee |
| 1. |
Daily Mansi Puja |
11,769 |
| 2. |
Not to watch TV |
4,790 |
| 3. |
Not to go to the cinema |
5,277 |
| 4. |
Not eat out |
5,228 |
| 5. |
Observe ekadashi |
8,184 |
| 6. |
Recite the shlok ‘Shrimad..’
before eating |
11,841 |
| 7. |
Regular reading of Swaminarayan
Prakash |
5,235 |
| 8. |
To sit for at least first
four satsang exams (upto Pravin) |
1,948 |
| 9. |
Visit nearby mandir twice
daily for arti |
3,049 |
| 10. |
To read one Vachanamrut
and five Swamini Vatus daily |
4,820 |
| 11. |
Daily ghar sabha |
12,035 |
|
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