A Spiritual Travelogue of Pramukh Swami Maharaj

19 July 2006 (VS 2062, Ashadh vad 9) Wednesday, Bochasan, Atladra
In the evening satsang assembly Viveksagar Swami commenced his discourses on the Chhandogya Upanishad. The Mayor of Vadodara, Shri Sunilbhai Solanki, garlanded and honoured Swamishri. Thereafter Swamishri addressed the assembly, “Your goal should be to realize God. You do all your duties, but the principle goal should be to attain God. While flying a plane the pilot may look here and there, but as long as the direction on the compass is maintained the plane will reach its destination. The compass is important. But who made the plane? Man. And who gave man the power to invent it. God has given man intelligence. We are all impressed with the computer. But we have the original computer in our head. God runs that computer. It is he who inspires us. Whatever good that we do is inspired by God, and whatever bad that we do is due to our karmas. God never does wrong to anyone. He has given us this human birth to do good for all.”



	To please Bhagwan Swaminarayan and Guru Pramukh Swami Maharaj children, youths and senior devotees perform austerities, pilgrimages or other devotional means. The spiritual endeavors performed by the devotees during Swamishri's visit to the local centers are congratulatory and worthy of recognition. It also reflects Swamishri's divinity for inspiring such spiritual efforts in children, teenagers and devotees. 19 July 2006, Atladra Piyush, Vivek and Hardik Patel and Pujan Pithva (3rd and 4th grade students) observed an 85-hour liquid fast. Dilipbhai Desai, Kirtan Ranpara, Kaushalyaben Desai, Roshniben Patel and Mansiben Parekh observed on 86-hour liquid fast. 28 July 206, Atladra Yagnesh Soni observed an 86-hour waterless fast. Nalinbhai Joshi’s wife and daughter observed a 5-day liquid fast