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About Us

We are Yogi Divine Society of MD.
We are a part of Yogi Divine Society, founded by our spiritual leader Hariprasad Swamiji Maharaj. His teachings guide our primary mission: serve the individual, family, society, and environment. We serve the aforementioned by relying on the spiritual discourses of Hariprasad Swamiji Maharaj and the teachings of Lord Swaminarayan found within the scriptures he authored based on the teachings of the Swaminarayan sect of Hinduism.
By serving others, we believe that we can save ourselves and those around us from the negativity in the form of ego found everywhere we turn. By removing this negativity, we can live with Amiyata, or harmony with all.

Bhagwan
Swaminarayan

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Ghanshyam Pande

Life Span:

1781 A.D – 1830 A.D.

Name After Initiation:

Sahajanand Swami

Place of Birth:

Chhappaiya (Dist. Ayodhya,
Uttar Pradesh, India) A.D.

Life Work:

  • Initiated Swaminarayan Sect
  • Propagated Vishishtadwaita at the age of seven
  • Initiated 500 Paramhansas at the age of 21
  • Put an end to violent oblations, traditions of sati, child marriage, and infanticide
  • Promulgation of Nishkaam Dharma and Nirman Dharma
  • Absolute and total celibacy for saints after initiation

Gunatitanand
Swami

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Mulji Sharma

Life Span:

1785 A.D. – 1867 A.D.

Name After Initiation:

Gunatitand Swami

Place of Birth:

Bhadara (Dist. Jamnagar, Gujarat, India)

Life Work:

  • Built the temple in Junagadh
  • Defined the theory of Sakaar Brahman
  • Imbibed the theories of devotion and servitude as preferred by Sahajanand Swami
  • Incarnation of Brahm

Shashtriji
Maharaj

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Dungar Bhagat

Life Span:

1865 A.D. – 1951 A.D.

Name After Initiation:

Sadhu Yagnapurushdasji

Place of Birth:

Mahelav (Dist. Kheda, Gujarat, India)

Life Work:

  • Propagated dual form of worship, Shri Akshar-Purushottam
  • Built five pinnacle temples
  • Idol installation of Shri Akshar-Purushottam Maharaj in each of the temples

Yogiji
Maharaj

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Jinabhai

Life Span:

1892 A.D. – 1971 A.D.

Name After Initiation:

Sadhu Gnanjivandasji

Place of Birth:

Dhari (Dist. Amreli, Saurashtra, India)

Life Work:

  • Nurtured serviced and devotion. (Nishkam Dharma and Nirman Dharma)
  • Initiated 51 educated youths as sadhus
  • IPropagated Swaminarayan Sect outside India.

Hariprasad
Swamiji Maharaj

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Prabhudasbhai

Life Span:

1934 A.D. – 2021 A.D.

Name After Initiation:

Sadhu Hariprasad

Place of Birth:

Asoj (Dist. Baroda, Gujarat, India)

Life Work:

  • Founded Yogi Divine Society.
  • He toiled day and night to foster the principle of Atmiyata (Spiritual Affinity with one and all)
  • Today, because of His divine prowess and sublime selfless love, there are thousands of youths whose lives are the model of true piety, devoid of vices.

Premswaroop
Swamiji Maharaj

swaminarayan

Upasana

Name:

Prafulbhai

Life Span:

1945 A.D. – Present

Name After Initiation:

Sadhu Prem Swaroop

Place of Birth:

Dharmaj (Dist. Baroda, Gujarat, India)