BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nenpur
RPWF+8C8, Nenpur, Gujarat 387411, India
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Yogiji Maharaj, the fourth spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan, was known for his patient and playful nature. He carried the philosophy of Akshar Purushottam out of India to Africa and London. He was a visionary, inspirer, and initiator of the organization’s weekly children and youth activities. His positive attitude and engaging smile captured the hearts of thousands of people. Chinmayananda Swami of the Chinmaya Mission used to say, “His face carried the anand, or the divine joy, expressed in the Upanishads.”
Yogiji Maharaj was born as Jinabhai in Dhari in 1892. As a young boy, he taught his friends how to properly perform darshan and puja and made both a priority for himself. He displayed honorable virtues early on in his childhood. Once, when he was in the fifth grade, the principal of his school fatally injured one of his classmates. When the police came to investigate, no one told the truth; students, teachers and other administrators all protected the principal. Jinabhai, at the age of eleven, courageously spoke out against the principal and told the police the truth. Even on a daily basis, Jinabhai encouraged other students to study hard and deterred his classmates from cheating.