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that all actions of God and his God-realizedSadhu are divine and for the liberation of all.After Swamishri’s arrival in the Akshar Jharukho,balaks briefly enacted the incident in Chhapaiyaof Ghanshyam’s friends searching for him andfinding him atop the pipal tree looking westwards.When questioned, Ghanshyam revealed that heyearned to meet the countless devotees awaitinghim everywhere and grant them liberation. Today,that Ghanshyam in the form of Pramukh SwamiMaharaj continues to fulfil that wish.Devotees then narrated how Swamishrihad inspired the ideals taught by BhagwanSwaminarayan in their lives.Then, tributes were paid to BhagwanSwaminarayan by offering the five elements: tosymbolize ‘earth’, flowers were showered; for‘water’, abhishek was offered to the murti of ShriNilkanth Varni; for ‘wind’, conch shells wereblown; and to symbolize ‘space’, a selectionof the names of Bhagwan Swaminarayan wererecited.The fifth element – ‘light’ – was offeredthrough the arti ceremony. Swamishri performedarti of the murti of Thakorji, senior sadhus performedarti in the mandir sanctums, and sadhusand devotees seated in the compound also performedarti. At the conclusion of the celebrationassembly, everyone had darshan in the main mandirand were given panchajiri as prasad. uUK & EuropeBAPS Participates in Earth Hour Celebration23 March 2013, North America, UK, India“collective impact, beyond the hour” in thepursuit of a cleaner and safer planet.The Swaminarayan School Receives NewNational Award for Able Children28 February 2013, London, UKJoining iconic landmarks like the EmpireState Building, the Eiffel Tower, the GreatPyramids of Giza, the Sydney Opera House andothers in 7,000 cities, towns and municipalitiesacross more than 150 countries and territoriesaround the world, BAPS Shri SwaminarayanMandirs across North America, UK and Indiacommemorated Earth Hour 2013 by switchingoff lights at 8:30 p.m. local time.Earth Hour is a worldwide attempt to raiseawareness about climate change and make aThe Swaminarayan Preparatory School hasbeen recognized by the National Associationfor Able Children in Education (NACE) withits special Challenge Award for “helping pupilsachieve their best”.The NACE Challenge Award is recognized byexternal bodies as a mark of “quality provision”which honours schools that produce high qualitywork and encourage pupils to achieve theirbest. It is regarded as “one of the most purpose-66 Swaminarayan Bliss u May-June 2013
ful, rigorous yet supportive awards that schoolscan achieve”. The NACE inspector shared somecomments in a report following the evaluationprocess: “The Swaminarayan Prep School isa school with many outstanding features. Theprovision for their spiritual, moral, social andcultural development is exceptional and theirleadership skills are deployed to very good effect.The pupils are also lively and engaged andvery articulate.”‘Become Adarsh’ – National Yuvak-Yuvati Mandal Shibir, UK & Europe17 & 23 February 2013, BAPS Shri SwaminarayanMandirs, London & Leicesterperforming daily rituals, benefits of seva andothers.Pujya Kothari Swami concluded the shibir byencouraging everyone to draw inspiration fromSwamishri as the ideal example and, throughoutthe year, to continually introspect on one’s spiritualprogress.USASpecial Honour for BAPS YouthJanuary 2013, USAA National Yuvak-Yuvati Shibir was held inLondon on 17 February and in Leicester on 23February in the presence of Pujya BhaktipriyaSwami (Kothari Swami). The shibirs marked thebeginning of a year-long spiritual developmentprogramme for youths in the UK. They wereattended by almost 700 participants.The shibirs featured speeches by Pujya KothariSwami and other sadhus on topics including:the concept of ‘adarsh’, meaning ‘ideal’,through the examples of devotees who havefollowed the guidance of Bhagwan Swaminarayanand Pramukh Swami Maharaj, maintainingspirituality in one’s home and place ofwork, prioritizing one’s life based on the adviceof Swamishri, stability and the importance ofspiritual wisdom to help overcome setbacks inlife, importance of upholding traditions andNeil Patel, grandson of Dr K.N. Patel ofMumbai and a regular member of the BAPSYuvak Mandal in Charlotte, NC, USA, andhis team solved a problem based on WilliamShakespeare’s play To Be or Not to Be in eightminutes on the spot and beat 60 teams to win aninternational competition.The team was honoured by the CongressionalYouth Leadership Council (CYLC) to attendthe 5-day Presidential Inaugural Conference inWashington DC, and witness the 57th PresidentialInauguration Ceremony of President BarackObama.AfricaBAPS Volunteers Help at BuildingCollapse Site29 March 2013, Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaFollowing the collapse of a 16-storeybuilding near the Ithnaashri Mosque in Dar-essalaam,BAPS volunteers rushed with emergencysupplies for the survivors. The volunteers alsoMay-June 2013 u Swaminarayan Bliss 67
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