20. Built Temples in the Service of Man

Lord Swaminarayan built magnificent, self-sufficient temples, where lived the monks and Paramhansas (an ascetic of highest order) who have controlled and subdued all their senses by Yam (control), Niyam (observance) and Samyam (self-restraint). These temples, resonating with devotional songs are the source of divine light, solace, peace and tranquillity. Shreeji Maharaj used to say, "Temple is where the mind remains steadfast in the luminous, divine image of Paramatma, the Supreme Lord."