Full Text of HR0521 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha is a spiritual, | 3 | | volunteer-driven organization dedicated to improving society
| 4 | | through individual growth by fostering the Hindu ideals of | 5 | | faith, unity, and selfless service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett was | 7 | | inaugurated by His Holiness Pramukh Swami
Maharaj in 2004; the | 8 | | Mandir has served as a center for spirituality, harmony, and | 9 | | service for its members and the
surrounding community within | 10 | | Illinois; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 13 years, The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan | 12 | | Mandir has been, for thousands of visitors from all across
the | 13 | | United States of America, a center for learning and | 14 | | experiencing Indian culture, heritage, architecture, and Hindu
| 15 | | religion and customs; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, His Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj appointed His | 17 | | Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj as his spiritual successor
and | 18 | | the sixth Guru of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Sanstha; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj will arrive in | 20 | | the United States of America for the first time as the leader | 21 | | and
guru of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha; on Sunday July 9, |
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| 1 | | 2017, he will celebrate the auspicious occasion of
Guru Purnima | 2 | | at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Bartlett; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, For millions of Hindus from around the world, Guru | 4 | | Purnima marks a day when they honor and express gratitude
for | 5 | | their spiritual and academic teachers, as both pay a critical | 6 | | role in providing true knowledge; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 8 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 | | honor and welcome His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj to the | 10 | | great State of Illinois; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj as a symbol of | 13 | | our respect and esteem.
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