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Updated Friday, Jun 24, 2011 1825 Hrs. IST
As we have seen in this space before, Bhagawan had made it a
practice to bless the outgoing Sevadal with His Darshan in the Poornachandra
auditorium in an exclusive session immersing them in bliss. Continuing this
Divine Tradition, on 22nd of June, the outgoing Sevadal batch from Gujarat
assembled in the Poornachandra auditorium by 1415 hrs. There was a screening of
a video (in Hindi) on Bhagawan's visit to North India in 1970 transporting
these dedicated devotees down the golden path of nostalgia. The unmatched
energy of His movements, the mischief in His smile and the compassion in His
eyes was brought to life in the screen.
After the video, Sri Janakiraman Garu introduced the two speakers
of the day, Sri S.V. Giri (Trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust) and the
State President of the Sri Sathya Sai Organisation-Gujarat, Sri Manohar G
Trikannad.
Sri S V Giri, spoke in English. He appreciated the sevadal for
their selfless service and their commitment to the cause. He lauded the
pilgrims for the service activities that they have been performing in their own
villages and prompted them to continue the blessed task. He emphasised on the
point that the sevadal from Gujarat are very meticulous and efficient in their
planning. He suggested that some initiatives can be taken up, so as to make the
new sevadal get to understand the work and its requirements easily. He also
said that the allegations which were being raised on the trust would be
answered and appealed to the devotees to not be perturbed.
Sri Trikannad spoke in Gujarati and assured that the initiatives
suggested by the former speaker will be carried out. Both speakers laid
emphasis on the point that though Bhagawan is not physically amidst us, He is,
was and always will be with us no matter what happens. Sri Janakiraman Garu
thanked the devotees for the service rendered to the Mandir and the Trust and
urged them to continue in this beautiful path of transformation through
Service.
The session concluded with Mangala Arati and Prasadam distribution
by 1545 hrs.
Updated Tuesday, Jun 12, 2011 1645 Hrs. IST
The Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning organised a Summer
Course on the theme of Indian Culture and Spirituality from the 10th June to
12th June 2011 at Prasanthi Nilayam. Students and staff from all the Campuses
of the Institute participated in this programme. The following are links to the
proceedings:
a.. Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality, A Report -
Day 3
b.. Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality, A Report -
Day 2
c.. Summer Course in Indian Culture and Spirituality, A Report -
Day 1
sourced:
http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/darshanupdateJune2011.html
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Published Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 1220 Hrs.
It doesn’t matter…For It is Only Matter……For Love Is the Sole
Content Of The Soul…
His love is the only inheritance known to the soul. Through this
glitter we became His Bangaru – His gold…it is this glitter with which
lifetimes are measured…and matter can never measure up to this. It holds a
value immeasurable and untold. For love is the sole content of the soul.
The heart is the gold mine for He resides within. Our noble
thoughts, sweet words and loving deeds - precious ornaments to treasure. His
breath remains in the ether to be inhaled and cherished; memories of His
darshan the only wealth of priceless value; interactions with Him…His words,
His teachings – the lone fortune of any worth. Read on a poem from the pen of
Ms. Jullie Chaudhary.
Is there anything in the Universe that doesn’t belong to Him…?
His opulence is such, all else seems dim,
Mortals give worth to tinsel and trash,
And paper notes known as cash,
It has the same worth for Him,
As that tiny speck of dust,
Blown about in a windy gust,
To pieces of rock is given so much value,
The true worth of His presence,
If only we knew,
Its merit and significance,
Indescribable and unknown,
Why ignore this and fate bemoan,
A innate part of the Avatar,
Is His fame, grandeur, knowledge and opulence,
Yet non attached to all remains His presence,
To the Beloved One belongs all of creation,
And as for His creation -
Nothing should obstruct the view,
Of His Darshan,
Nothing do they want
In lieu of His Sparshan,
Blessed do they feel,
For they received,
His Sambhashan…
Beyond compare is His Charan Sparshan,
Beyond Compare is His invaluable Darshan,
Content to worship,
The earth His feet did touch,
Nothing else holds any value as such,
For inspite of His inherent Avataric opulence,
Dressed ever so simple was His presence,
His lotus feet always remained bare,
How can anything material and worldly,
To this compare,
He was, is and always will remain,
Mysterious and inexplicably rare,
Simply Beyond Compare…
The Ocean realized this and worshipped His lotus feet with pearls
from its depths; the Sun too understands this and pays obeisance to Him with
its first rays; comprehending this, unseen to the human eye, many a celestial
being salute Him silently; thunder and lightning did hail Him completely; the
elements five submitted themselves to Him totally – Earth did rejoice at the
touch of the Beloved One’s tender Lotus Feet; Fire delighted in being offered
as Aarati; Space enjoyed playing host to Him – its Creator; Air ever so
enchanted that the Lord breathed it in and Water experienced the bliss of being
drawn upon, to wash His cherished Feet; flowers of a myriad colours blossomed
just for Him, vying with each other to be offered to Him; birds chirped a
mellow chorus for His ears alone; saints and holy men wanted nothing more than
simply a glimpse of Him…beyond gemstones that glisten and gleam….precious only
to mortals and earth beings.
sourced:
http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/beyondcompare.html
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This is a story about the mystery and miracle of
Bhagawan. I am an American attending the University of Madras. Some days ago, a
classmate and myself went to the Kapaleeshwarar Temple here in Madras. After
one passes through the huge gate of the outer temple walls, one's attention is
attracted to the various signs which say `Non Hindus not allowed'. I had heard
about such signs, but in all the years that I have been in India, I had never
encountered one. I told my friend to go on inside and that I would wait
outside. Soon thereafter, an old man approached me. He said, "Please do not
feel offended nor think badly of these people. This is merely the custom here."
As I silently held my peace, he went away. I began to talk to Baba in my mind
thus: "Will this custom prevail forever? You, Yourself are Siva and though I've
come to have Your Darshan, I'm forbidden to enter inside. Is not the Lord
everyone's"?
As I was mentally conversing with Swami thus another
old man came up to me and said, "Come". My righteous pride rose up and I
remained where I was. Twice again he repeated—"Come". So I followed him inside.
As we began to circumambulate the Holy of Holies, he moved his hand and it was
full of Vibhuti. He smeared it all over my forehead and then reached over to a
Goddess carved into the rock and removed some kumkum which he also applied. We
continued around and as we approached Lord Kapaleeshwarar he said, "Look". I
beheld the Linga to my satisfaction and then he led me to the consort of Lord
Kapaleeshwarar for Her Darshan. Then he said, "Now, go."
The next day I was on my way to Puttaparthi. Here is
the mystery. Baba enquired if I had enjoyed the Darshan! Some people call
`this' the miracle—this transcendence of space and time. But to me the real
miracle lies in His infinite care. As quickly as one turns towards Him, He is
there with His compassion ready to respond. Such a small, simple act and yet to
me it represented His greatest miracle of all—His Love.
sourced:
http://www.sssbpt.org/pages/SaiSpiritualShowers/SSS23Jun2011.html
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Parthi News June 2011
(Updated 24.06.2011)
Last Update on Video: 23.06.2011
(Prof. Anil Kumar)
Last Update on Audio: 23.06.2011
(Prof. Anil Kumar)
Last Update on Text: 08.06.2011
(Prof. Anil Kumar)
Anil Kumar Videos on YouTube - 14.06.2011
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Aum Sri Sai Ram
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