THE AMRUT ANUSANDHAN AP DRASTHIE CHETAN JAGE...

AWARENESS OF THE AMRUT WE HAVE ATTAINED EXPERIENCING THE LIGHT WE'VE ATTAINED

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CHUKVI SHAKAY NA RUN APNU THE TREES OF GHANSHYAM

THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR US WELCOMING MAHANT SWAMI MAHARAJ TO THE WEST

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EK FUL AMARO SWIKARO BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED

PLEASE ACCEPT THESE FLOWERS FROM US BECOMING SWAMISHRI'S IDEAL SHISHYAS

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FINAL DESTINATION: AKSHARDHAM AP VACHANMA VAHETU JIVAN

LEARNING HOW TO FLY OUR PLANES SUCCESSFULLY LIVING OUR LIVES ACCORDING TO YOUR WORDS

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THE

AMRUT
anusandhan In Satsang Diksha Shloka 308, Mahant Swami Maharaj writes:
Sarva jano potānā ātmāne vishe aksharrūptā prāpt karī Purushottam Sahajānandnī bhakti prāpt kare.
(May all identify their ātmā as aksharrup and offer devotion to Purushottam Sahajanand.)

BRAHMAVIDHYA BEES
To become aksharup, we need to become like Swami and this knowledge is known as
brahmavidhya. As bees symbolize wisdom, let us also gain the knowledge of
brahmavidya by choosing a virtue of Swamishri and imbibing it into our lives!

BHAKTI BUTTERFLIES
Bhakti allows us to transform ourselves into ideal Balaks-Balikas! Following our niyams
is an important part of doing bhakti. Many times, we struggle to follow our niyams
because they become repetitive, but our niyams help us to strengthen our
relationship with Swami. As butterflies symbolize transformation, let us too transform
ourselves into ideal Balaks-Balikas of Swamishri by improving in one of the
following niyams: puja, arti, chesta, satsang reading, or mansi.

Bees and butterflies feed on nectar and derive happiness from it. Similarly,
let us become aware of the amrut that we have attained, the Satpurush, by
completing the two activities above!

Submit your answers using the Google Form by May 24, 2023. Your
submissions will be written in the hand-crafted bees/butterflies made by
karyakars on your behalf, which will then be placed throughout the mandir!

Click here to access

the Google Form!
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AP DRASTHIE CHETAN JAGE

MALE NAVU JIVAN

The Satpurush loves us more than we will ever be able to understand. The more
we think about it, the more we realize that he loves us in different ways. He has
been so kind to love us in ways that we can both see and feel - what part of this
love are you grateful for?
Submit your answers using the Google Form by May 24, 2023. Your
submissions will be written on the rays of suns made by karyakars on your
behalf, which will then be placed throughout the mandir!

Click here to access

the Google Form!
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& IN-SABHA PROJECT

CHUKVI SHAKAY
na Run Apnu
Swamishri has showered each and every
single one of us with immense love. As
expressed in the prarthana Chukvi
Shakay Na Run Aapnu, He Guruhari
Bhagwant, the Satpurush has done so
much for us, and has always put our
happiness before his own.
As flowers are often used to symbolize
happiness and joy, we will be offering a
Bal-Balika Mandal haar to Mahant
Swami Maharaj as a token of
appreciation for all that he has done
for us. Let us showcase our gratitude
by thanking Swamishri for
everything that he has done for us.

Submit your answers using the

Google Form by May 24, 2023.
Please also ensure to attend your
local Bal-Balika Sabha on the
weekends of May 20-21, 2023 and
May 27-28, 2023, as you will be making
flowers during Sabha time. These
flowers, along with your submissions,
will be used to create the Canada Bal-
Balika Mandal haar which will then be
offered to Swamishri!

Click here to access Click here for a

the Google Form! sneak peak at what
we'll be doing!

Please also learn this

kirtan! Click here
listen to it!
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THE TREES OF

GHANSHYAM
Once, in the middle of a hide-and-seek game, Ghanshyam Maharaj climbed atop a pipal
tree and started gazing in a westward direction. The game was almost finished when one
of His friends spotted Him far up in the tree, lost in deep thought. They called Him down
and asked Him the reason for His steady gaze. Ghanshyam Maharaj replied, “I was
looking towards the west, where thousands of devotees are awaiting my arrival.
They are waiting for me to come and establish ekantik dharma. They are waiting
for their moksha.”

After six years, Mahant Swami Maharaj himself is coming to the West to our mandir
in Toronto, Canada! As we all are excitedly awaiting his arrival, let's ensure that we
create a grand welcome for him. In Shishu Sabha, we will be creating and
decorating little birds to symbolize us, Swamishri's shishus, patiently waiting
for Swamishri’s arrival in Canada!

Please ensure to attend your local Shishu Sabha on the weekends of May 20-
21, 2023 and May 27-28, 2023, as the birds will be created during Sabha time.
These birds will then by displayed in the mandir to warmly welcome Mahant Swami
Maharaj to Canada!
Mane em thay ke,
pankhi banu to udya
karu, mara Swamine
Click here for a laine udya karu...
sneak peak at what
we'll be doing!
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EK FUL AMARU

SWIKAROIn Satsang Diksha Shloka 129-130, Mahant Swami Maharaj writes:

Sevā, bhakti, kathā, dhyān, tap tathā yātrā ityādi sādhan karīe te māne karīne, dambhe karīne,
īrshyāe karīne, spardhāe karīne, dveshe karīne ke pachhī laukik falnī ichchhāthī na ja karavu.
Parantu shraddhāe sahit, shuddha-bhāvthī ane Bhagwānne rājī karavānī bhāvanāthī karavu.
(One should never perform sevā, devotion, discourses, meditation, austerities, pil- grimages and other
endeavours out of vanity, pretence, jealousy, competition, enmity or for the attainment of worldly fruits.
However, they should be performed with faith, pure intentions and the wish to please Bhagwan.)

Throughout our life and satsang journey, we should strive to make our actions aligned with
Swamishri's rajipo. We should remember to ask ourselves one question before we do any action:
"Is Maharaj raji, is Swami raji?"

Let's take the time to reflect on how we can make our guru happy, and offer a flower as symbol of
this vichar. For this project, please... Click the flowers
and tags for

1. Purchase the following items:

material reference!

ONE faux (artificial) carnation flower

Flower Colour - white or shades of pink
Flower Size - diameter of ~10 cm
ONE small tag
Tag Colour - white or brown
Tag Size - small (~4cm by 9cm) Click the flowers
and tags for

brown twine material reference!

NOTE: Please ensure to check your local Dollar store first

to see if they may have any of these materials!

2. On the tag, write one thing that you will do to make

Swamishri happy. Please also write your full name, centre,
and group (ie. Bal 3, Balika 2, etc.) on the back of the tag.

3. Attach the tag to your flower using brown twine.

4. Submit your flower (with the tag attached) by May 28,

2023 at your local centre. Your submissions will then be
displayed in a panel backdrop in the mandir!
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BLOOM
WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED
In Satsang Diksha Shloka 108, Mahant Swami Maharaj writes:
Aksharbrahma gurune vishe drudh prīti ane ātmabuddhi karavī. Temane vishe pratyaksh
Bhagwānno bhāv lāvīne bhaktie karīne temanī sevā tathā dhyān karavā.
(One should foster intense love and ātma- buddhi for the Aksharbrahman guru. Believing the guru
as the manifest form of Bhagwan, one should serve him and meditate upon him with devotion.)

To bloom into a beautiful flower, a seed needs soil, water, sunlight, and most importantly, love.
Similarly, we need the Satpurush and his guidance to bloom ourselves into beautiful flowers worthy
of attaining moksha.

In our satsang journey, we must first plant ourselves in nutritious soil, free from the weeds of
kusang. To grow, we must then water ourselves with our niyams. And finally, to blossom fully, we
must gain energy from our sun-like ahniks. Let's use this opportunity to bloom into Swamishri's ideal
shishya! For this project, please...
1. Gather the following items:
EIGHT yellow/orange coloured origami papers (~15cm by 15cm)
Click here to learn
ONE brown coloured origami paper (~15cm by 15cm) how to make an
orgami sunflower!
2. Create an origami sunflower!

3. Submit your origami sunflower by May 28, 2023 at your local centre. The
flowers will be used in an interactive activity during a Bal-Balika related
program. More details will be shared closer to the event.
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AKSHARDHAM AIR

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Click here to learn

how to make an
orgami paper
airplane!

Click here to learn how

to make an alternative
paper airplane!

AKSHARDHAM
AIRLINES FINAL DESTINATION:AKSHARDHAM
In Swami ni Vat 5-330, Gunatitanand Swami Maharaj writes:
TO Upāsanā, āgnā ne Sādhu oḷakhavā; e traṇ vānā avashya joīe.
Āgnāmā dharma, niyam, vrat, dān, tap sarve āvī jāy.
AKSHARDHAM (Understand upāsanā, commands and the Sadhu; these three things are certainly necessary.
In commands, dharma, codes of conduct, observances, donations, austerities are all included)

Carrier Just as a plane cannot fly without its wings, for our successful journey to
Akshardham, we require our two wings - agna and upasana. We must
Akshardham Air ensure that our “wings” are screwed tight or else, we may face some
turbulence along the way! And just as a plane cannot fly without a pilot, we
cannot navigate through our path to moksha without Swamishri. Only he
Date of Departure can guide us on our journey to Akshardham.

08June2023 To symbolize your journey to Akshardham, please create an origami

paper airplane using the link provided above! An additional link has
also been provided for an alternate version as well.
Flight Details
Submit your planes by May 28, 2023 at your local centre. Your
ONE WAY submissions will then be used in an airport set-up, created by karyakars on
your behalf in the mandir!
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Ap Vachanma
VAHETU JIVAN
In the kirtan Ap Rijho Em Raji, the line "ap vachanama vahetu jivan"
explains how our lives flow in the words of the Satpurush. Our gurus have
provided us with many motivational and inspirational messages countless
times, such as "Do the best, leave the rest". These messages have not
only given us support and guidance through difficult times, but have also
taught us proper morals and values.

Through this project, we will reflect on our favourite inspirational

messages given to us by the Satpurush by painting them on rocks! For
this project, please...

1. Gather the following items:

ONE rock (small-to-medium size & fairly smooth)
acrylic markers (any colour)
acrylic paint (any colour)

2. Paint and decorate your rock! Then, write your favourite

message given by Swamishri on the rock.

3. Please also write your full name, centre, and group (ie. Bal 3,
Balika 2, etc.) on the bottom of the rock.

4. Submit your rock by May 28, 2023 at your local centre. Your
submissions will then be displayed in the mandir at random!

Please learn this Looking for

kirtan! Click here inspiration? Click
learn to it! here to find examples!