Deepakbhai Desai, referred as Pujya Deepakbhai Desai by his followers, is

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spiritual leader from

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, India. He heads Dada Bhagwan Foundation. He teaches the '' Akram Vignan'' philosophy developed by

Dada Bhagwan Dada Bhagwan (7 November, 1908 – 2 January, 1988), also known as Dadashri, born Ambalal Muljibhai Patel, was a spiritual leader from Gujarat, India who founded the Akram Vignan Movement. He was religiously inclined from the early age. He worked ...

Early life

Pujya Deepakbhai Desai was born on 9 May 1953 in

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(now in

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. His family belonged to Vavania and his paternal ancestral home was next door to that of

Shrimad Rajchandra Shrimad Rajchandra (11 November 1867 – 9 April 1901) was a Jain poet, mystic, philosopher, scholar and reformer. Born in Vavaniya, a village near Morbi, he claimed to have recollection of his past lives at the age of seven. He performed '' ...

. He is the youngest among five children. He graduated with a degree in the Mechanical Engineering from

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in the early 1970s. After graduating from college, he worked in the textile industry as a mechanical engineer for a few years. Later he founded a consulting firm working in the textile industry. Later he retired and joined the Akram Vignan Movement.

Spiritual career

It is said that, Deepakbhai attained self-realization by ''Gnanvidhi'' from

on 6 March 1971. During the 1980s,

Niruben Amin Niruben Amin (2 December, 1944 – 19 March, 2006), addressed as Pujya Niruma by her followers, was an Indian religious leader and an exponent of the '' Akram Vignan'' philosophy. A gynecologist by profession, she became a disciple of Dada Bhag ...

was one of the chief disciples of Dada Bhagwan who recorded tapes of discourses of Dada Bhagwan. He helped Amin transcribe and compile tapes which were later published as volumes of ''Aptavani''. In 1987, Dada Bhagwan ordained him as ''Aptaputra'' who are allowed to conduct spiritual discourses. He traveled in India and abroad to conduct discourses. After death of Dada Bhagwan in 1988, Niruben Amin founded Dada Bhagwan Foundation. In 2003, she ordained Deepakbhai Desai to conduct ''Gnanvidhi'' ceremonies and 'transmit' self-realization (''Atma Gnan''). After death of Niruben Amin in 2006, she was succeeded by Deepakbhai Desai to head the organisations. Deepakbhai holds religious discourses including open Q & A sessions in person around the world and on television. Dada Bhagwan Foundation continues to build temples and publish works under his leadership. , https://www.dadabhagwan.org/spiritual-masters/pujya-deepakbhai/the-hidden-jewel/

References

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