This Thursday Morning, there was no Divine Darshan and Arathi was offered at 0940 hrs.
Yesterday Evening, Bhagawan arrived at 1735hrs even as the entire hall was reverberating with the unique uniting simple music of Sai Bhajans. He went for a complete round blessing the assemblage. Bhagawan then came onto the stage and listened to the Bhajans and called for Arathi at 1810hrs. Swami then beckoned to Prof. Veerabhadraiah to speak. The learned professor is also the current editor of the Telugu version of the monthly magazine Sanathana Sarathi. The professor started his talk by stating that Bhagawan has asked him to speak about Purnima. He elaborated on the beneficial effect of the full moon day and the no moon day on the mind of the Sadhaka. He then went on to remember - on the occasion of the Buddha Purnima Eve - what Bhagawan once declared to those who considered Buddha an atheist. "If Buddha is an atheist, who is a theist?” was the question put forth by Bhagawan. He then set on focus the scholarly aspect of this Avatar's personality. No one, he stated emphatically, can explain with such simplicity and profoundness the nuances of the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras like Bhagawan has in His Vahinis. He then went on to mention the cohesive force of Bhagawan's mission which has brought together people of various religions and cultures under a single umbrella. He also mentioned how His Sannidhi has charged up His students to such an extent that they are completely versatile in their skills from costume design to maintenance, from dance skills to dramatic excellence, from Vedic scholarship to academic achievements. He concluded by thanking Bhagawan for inspiring in him these ideas on this unexpected benevolence conferred on him extempore. At the end of his talk, Bhagawan materialised a chain for the professor and blessed him. Arathi was offered at 1840hrs subsequent to which Bhagawan retired to Yajur Mandir. Source: http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/darshanupdateMay2010.html Om Sai Ram
