Bucket-List to God: Be prepared to get all your desires fulfilled-By Aravind Balasubramanya
Dear all, What we do not realize is that we have been blessed with a Kalpavriksha (wish-fulfilling tree) which will fulfill ALL our desires. Then, why do I have so many unfulfilled desires? There is a very logical and beautiful point to explain this. Knowing it, will surely help us in setting priorities and focus in life. After that, we can simply go ahead preparing our bucket lists, even if they run into millions of desires, and know that they will surely be fulfilled! Based on Swami's teachings and chinna katha! http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/Bucket-List-to-God-Be-prepared-to-get-all-your-desires-fulfilled-Sathya-Sai Photos...... 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Prasanthi Nilayam… …where Peace originates from the core of Truth, …where none can refute, That the Supreme Source has descended as Sathya Sai, …the Ultimate Goal…the Vital Route, …where Cosmic Beings and Masters of Himalayan repute, Gather to offer Him reverential salute… …where grace inevitably sanctifies every wholesome pursuit, …where every selfless prayer receives a spontaneous response… …the blossoming of an edict…a divine statute… …where benedictions abound and destinies transform, …beyond compute… …where nothing in the Universe can transmute… …the decree of the Lord…exceptionally profound, Exceedingly astute… …where innumerable people come to empty themselves out, …to seek the Eternal One untouched by any doubt, …where tears involuntarily flow, …where astounding experiences make faith grow, …where the Beloved One’s phenomenal compassion, …transports one from an ominous mid-ocean, To a reassuring shore… ….where questions are answered…though silence abounds, …where sages converge to kiss the hallowed grounds, …where the Master’s voice, …with such ease… Oh! So naturally reassures, calms and soothes, …where each atom is embraced by the ever expansive aura, He continuously exudes, …Oh! So pink…pink…pink…re-establishing a lost sync… Prasanthi Nilayam helps earnest aspirants to de-link and re-link… Prasanthi Nilayam has been honoured with an exalted destiny, Forever glowing with ‘Prashanti’, An eternal fountain of Tranquility… Exuding Serenity… …a wondrous conduit of equanimity… Puttaparthi had handed over her darling Son, To Prashanti Nilayam, But her motherly gaze is forever affixed on Him, Tears of devotion in her eyes do incessantly brim, Her soil constantly echoes many a rapturous ode and hymn… …for Him… She breathes for Him… Solely for Him… Oh! Prasanthi Nilayam…your environ is forever lustrous, Through your gates you welcome all kinds of personalities, Simple, ordinary, eminent and illustrious… Oh! Prashanti Nilayam…in spite of your elevated status, Though…you show yourself to be elegantly joyous, And thus, your appearance doesn’t reflect it… Yet, something is amiss…you seem rather listless… Why do tears spill upon your resplendent canvas? Considered ever so sacrosanct, Why does your soul appear so barren and desolate…? Why does your bosom resound with a cheerless chorus…? Beyond the outer façade…your impeccably warm and loving hospitality, You try your best to conceal your deep sadness… Oh! Prashanti Nilayam, To millions your arms represent a revitalizing haven… A tender…trustworthy Maternal home…a revivifying refuge…abundantly… Ad infinitum…granting unique solace… Yet, Beneath it all, nowadays, quite perceptible is your acute loneliness… For that Selfless Presence – rare, priceless and precious… Oh! Prasanthi your feelings are known to me… Don’t you know… …your longing is echoed by the vast multitude of devotees…? Your poignant sentiments…where memories overwhelm… You no longer need confine, You are not alone, For the Beloved One…that Presence Divine, Every atom in creation does crave and pine… The intensity of our devotion can be our lifeline, Together let us implore Him in a manner He simply cannot decline… Come, sweet Lord, Prashanti awaits the touch of Thy Lotus Feet divine, Come, Beloved Bhagawan, Sathya, Dharma, Prema, Shanti, Ahimsa refine and realign… Come, Cherished One, please do not hide anymore, Our feelings You must no longer ignore, Grant us an encore, we collectively pray Thee, Restore our joy…our harmony, Restore Prashanti, Restore the joy Prasanthi knew, Come…Oh! Mother Sai…come, Puttaparthi weeps, Prashanti does moan, The advent of Thy grace no longer postpone… Your children are waiting solely for You, Come… For our intense yearning for You… To You…is surely known, Come, Beloved Sai…every cell does Your Presence intone… Come, grant darshan… Prashanti entreats You, To once again sit upon Your much adored throne… Come…must we tread through a void…each empty day alone…? Come…for we are Yours, And You… You are…have always been… And will eternally remain…our very own… Oh! Precious Mother Sai…yield to our adoring plea… Thy Kingdom awaits Thee… Come to Your Cosmic Kingdom… Prasanthi Nilayam is synonymous with Thee…Prashanti Nilayam is inseparable from Thee…Prasanthi Nilayam…awaits Thee… Come…kindly grant Prasanthi…her Prasanthi…abidingly… II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/03/prasanthi-nilayam%e2%80%a6your-feelings-are-known-to-me%e2%80%a6/ When Will I See You Again? Monday, March 25th, 2013 Can there ever be a last darshan of the One, Whose every darshan, Whose every glimpse and glance, had an everlasting effect in each cell of every devotee’s being? …commemorating the darshan on 25th March 2011 in a packed Sai Kulwant Hall in Prasanthi Nilayam, that is slated to be the ‘Final Darshan – Thus Far’, it is time for humanity to ponder over the deeper significance of His magnanimity, of His walking on the Earth…? and to win His grace, to win Him back, we need to amend, walking the talk, walking His path…let’s reminisce the grandeur and beauty of His Supreme Darshan granted on 25th March 2011, through the writings of Sri Jullie Chaudhuri. The heart does constantly reminisce, hitherto unsurpassed moments of sheer bliss…when our Beloved Lord glided into Sai Kulwant Hall, in His delightful chariot on 25th March 2011. Situation necessitates the word ‘hitherto’, for as yet…up until now…thus far…the memory of that darshan, referred to by so many as the ‘last darshan’, has carved a niche for itself in the endless corridor of time. Waves of devoted adulation, awed admiration, marvel, reverence and veneration…gushed forth to embrace the Beloved One. One could imagine peacocks laying down their plush plumes for the Master’s cherished footfall…even as Mother Nature submitted its elated obeisances with myriad effervescent, ethereally fragrant offerings quite beyond human perception. All eyes stayed glued on Him, all necks craned for a precious glimpse, each heartbeat did whirl and twist…waltz in bliss…enhancing its treasure trove of sublime divine memories. Entering at 1915 hrs, the Lord encircled Kulwant Hall at a leisurely pace twice, much to the utter delight of the devoted congregation…concluding the ‘Ultimate Darshan’ with a double Abhaya Hasta…even as Samastha Lokaah Sukhino Bhavantu reverberated through the environment…the grace to be sprinkled all over the globe, being scooped into the sweeping arms of the passing breeze…an ally of Beloved Sai…ensuring that this purest of pure love of infinite mothers rolled into One…reaches all His children…touching every sentient and insentient being with eternal benediction. As it is, a question, a rhythmic refrain, seems to hover in the air after every darshan, an earnest query engulfed in the marvelous fragrance of devotion that never seems to wane, emitting from myriad hearts – When will I see You again? Unspoken, yet heard by the One towards Whom it has been directed…each devout longing receives its due response…for no one is ever forsaken by Beloved Bhagawan! As that hitherto ‘last darshan’ is reflected upon with deep deliberation, each soul whispers these lines to the Beloved One - Maula merey Maula merey….ankhen Teri itni haseen…mujhse yeh har ghadi mera dil kahey, Tum hee ho uski aarzoo…mujhse yeh har ghadi merey lub kahey, Teri hee ho sab guftgu…baatien Teri itni haseen mai yaad inko jab karta hoon…phoolon sey aaye khushboo…Maula merey, Sai merey, Maula merey, Sai merey…Your eyes ever so captivatingly beautiful…unto me each moment my heart acknowledges that You are its sole desire…each moment the lips yearn – that every conversation should reflect only You…be connected to You…whenever I recall Your memories so vividly enchanting…it enhances the fragrance of flowers… which then surge forth to envelope me… The Lord encircles Kulwant Hall, blesses all, listens to hymns that worship Him soulfully, then it’s time for Arati and He soon begins to cruise towards Yajur Mandir…in that hushed silence…resounds a collective refrain – When, Oh! Lord, my sweet Lord, when will I see You again? Till the next darshan, this question does in the mind forever remain. Silence speaks a language unknown…silence communicates through a language its very own…silence so uniquely vocal…so distinct and eloquent…an exquisite bond encompassed with glorious mystique between Bhagawan and bhaktha…and to these devoted ones most certainly His Presence is unveiled, disclosed and visibly made known. On that evening, except for Him, no one knew of His fundamentally vital decision. His decisions are His exclusive domain. What the Supreme Person takes upon His assumed physical persona always has selflessness as its base and is specifically for the eventual good of creation. Suffice for us await…plunge into and remain submerged in faith, patience, acceptance, awe, appreciation…and bated wonderment having experienced Him as the Avatar of all Avatars…! Thus far…as yet…up until now…this remains as the Ultimate Darshan. It indeed has been a most trying period for all…one suffused with astonishment, shock, distress, acute agony and bewilderment…that could perhaps be somewhat alleviated and assuaged only via deep introspection, trusting one’s own inner views, reflecting upon Beloved Bhagawan’s words and making His message our life…along with a resolve to live exclusively for Him through and through…every moment, each thought, word and deed a genuine offering…an intense dedication at His beauteous Lotus Feet. Our cherished Lord’s Love knows no space or time…being boundless…beyond reason and clime…as expansive as He is infinite… The answer to the refrain – ‘When will I see You again?’…lies in practising His word…for that is when our actions reveal true respect, reverence and love for Bhagawan and receives His ultimate, everlasting and equivalent response. However, one wonders, can there ever be a last darshan of the One, Whose every darshan, Whose every glimpse and glance, had an everlasting effect in each cell of every devotee’s being? There can never be a last darshan of the One with ageless beauty and timeless charm…His grace remains immeasurably profound…His ways inexplicable, incomprehensible…His persona enigmatic, inscrutable, transcendental…and His will…His Sankalpa – resolute, indomitable, unsurpassable…as much as His life is the life of Truth…experienced in the now…no folklore…this mystifying and unfathomable Ocean, the Source of creation, how much ever one tries to explore…whiffs and sprays waft refreshingly ashore…touching the very core… whispers that refreshingly echo – the era of Sathya Sai is not yet history…wherefore His story, as yet…has much more in store. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/03/when-will-i-see-you-again/ ‘Thus Far’ – Memories Poignantly Pirouette A Replay Monday, March 25th, 2013 25th March 2011, the Divine Chariot cruised along on a carpet of adoration that distinctly flowed from every heart that had gathered in Sai Kulwant Hall that evening, for a glimpse of God. All necks craned to view this most adored form. Awe, exultation and deep reverence did exude forth embracing the ever loving and living God. Only on retrospect do these lines echo, imploring an encore – ‘Tum Ko Dekha Toh Yeh Khayal Aaya Zindagi Dhoop, Tum Ghana Saaya…Hum Ney Kya Khoya, Hum Ney Kya Paaya…Oh! Lord, The thoughts that flit through the mind upon viewing Your Beloved Form, makes me realize that You are that vital shade that soothes and refreshes even as life represents scorching rays of the Sun…Yet, when no longer visible, can we fathom/acknowledge what have we lost or comprehend /assess what have we received or gained…?’ The time that was to follow, the unfolding of His divine plan and what necessitated it, was and is known only to the Beloved One…the unreserved shock, utter anguish and deep pain felt as He chose to hitherto withdraw the Cherished Form, could be overcome only by the downpour and surge of love His very name brings forth. As Beloved Bhagawan gave that most loving, lingering, everlasting, decisive and significant erstwhile darshan as yet, He made all know – You are never alone but God’s very own. Come, join in, reminisce, recall, relive and seek an encore, of that ultimate public darshan thus far, of the Formless Supreme. Listen to your heart – envisage creatively and receive wholeheartedly. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/03/%e2%80%98thus-far%e2%80%99-%e2%80%93-memories-poignantly-pirouette-a-replay/ Brindavan Offers Rich Gratitude… Monday, March 25th, 2013 Posing themselves as “Shauriyas”, meaning Soldier’s Of Sai, passing out batch of under graduate students from the Brindavan Campus of SSSIHL presented the final gratitude offering for the academic year 2012-13 this evening here in Prasanthi Nilayam. The one-hour presentation had group songs, dance and skit and multilingual expressions of His Touch Of Love & Grace. Ready to step out of the campus, these students, 93 in number, began their presentation with an emphatic declaration echoing, Living With God Is True Education…and with Swami’s Love Our Lives Have Been Transformed. The rest of the evening’s script was a continuation from this statement, narrating the evergreen, unmatched Bond Of Love between Mother Sai and His ‘properties’. The presentation began with an offering to Lord Ganesha before switching into the usual Prasanthi pattern of Gratitude Offerings, bursting into melodious tunes interspersed with soulful narrations. Naive yet ‘experienced’ with their level of understanding, these students declared to Bhagawan that He is their Father…Mother…Friend…Guru and God! As the floodgates of Sai Tales turned opened experiences poured forth in a seemingly unending stream underlying the essential Truth that Sai remains the first…intermittent and last word in their lives. The narration of experiences ranged from anecdotes echoing… a fleeting thought turned prayer that became effective to produce a ‘miracle’ in healing a contagious eye syndrome…to… a convincing darshan of ‘Sai Krishna’ bringing clarity to a doubting mind of the oneness of Sai and Krishna…to…evergreen Primary School tale of Love etc… Thanks, Gratitude and Indebtedness etc., are lofty expressions, but to this Mother of thousand mothers’ love, when offered unto Him, these expressions become too small an offering, said one of the students opening his heart out speaking in chaste Malayalam narrating a story of His ‘Visiting Card’, happened over 22 summers ago, when the boy was still in his mother’s womb, saving her from a certain ‘jaundice’ disaster, by way of a Sai-dream. “We Will Be Ever For You All Our Lives…” echoed the students bursting into their final song, Tere Sangh Hum Rehney Ki Hum Kushi Manaathey Hey…”. This is not the end, but a graduation, graduating to a new beginning, to new frontiers of love with Divine Mother Sai. At the end of the presentation the refrain was still fresh in the air, that echoed in the entire Sai Kulwant Hall…and definitely in the ever melting Supreme Mother Sai’s Heart…WE LOVE YOU SWAMI… Even as bhajans continued prasadam was distributed and Mangala Arathi was offered at 1900 hrs. at the end of the final bhajan, Sunday Special in His Divine Voice, “Rama Kodanda Rama…” II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/03/brindavan-offers-rich-gratitude/ __._,_.___ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
