14 I was afraid to share my religious beliefs because I was afraid of myself as I knew nothing

0:00 – Gayatri mantra, reading verse 39 from "Shikshapatri" by Shree Swaminarayan
1:24 – "And worship of god shall not being given up fearing some foolish persons shall rail at it" (verse 39) reflects my own life as I feared sharing my religion
3:44 – Story of not sharing Adi Da Samraj with neighbor
5:00 – Never discussing religion, silenced from knowing about Judaism as a boy
6:39 – I was private about religion because of fear of others & myself
8:26 – Sri Swaminarayan's Bharat (India) for context of verse 39
9:30 – I never lived under social threat due to my religion
11:08 – I was the foolish person of verse 39, I feared explaining my beliefs & not having answers
16:14 – Committing fully to Hinduism destroyed my fears
19:04 – Are you afraid, reference is made to the Arizona Vedic Cultural Center of Shree Swaminarayan Sampradaya Gurukul USA, who have lots of educational videos & satsangs: https://www.youtube.com/@azvedicgurukul

I have assisted in editing an American English translation of the Shikshapatri available here (free download from the Arizona Vedic Cultural Center of the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul USA): https://azvedicgurukul.com/2023/01/29/shikshapatri/

Live 2/10/2023, unedited and off the cuff.

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