Winter Showers in Shirdi.
The greatest strength for a devotee is his Master's Love and the greatest
strength for the Master is his devotee's faith! This beautiful relationship of
Love and Faith was amply visible at the State Level Conference of Sri Sathya
Sai Seva Organisation (SSSSO), Maharashtra & Goa, held in the holy land of
Shirdi on January 11th & 12th 2014. While the Master - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba showered His Divine Love on all the 2000 delegates, the faith of the
people who attended the conference came across strongly as each person resolved
silently to take the Sathya Sai Mission ahead in full throttle.
Stage Set for Transformation
On 11th January 2014, Vitthal Lawns at Shirdi saw an outpour of love like
never before! Everyone was geared up to witness the conference with the theme
'Transformation through Organisation'. Amidst the resounding Vedas followed by
Bhajans, the lamp was lit by esteemed guests. Shri. Ramesh Sawant, State
President of Sri Sathya Seva Organisation (Maharashtra & Goa) welcomed the
large gathering and explained the need for this conference. He expressed his
happiness that though about 1,500 delegates were expected, all expectations
were surpassed with more than 2,000 people turning up! Shri. Sawant said that
this conference was special in many ways - especially as it was based on the
feedback received from over 200 samithis. The responses given by the samithis
would drive the conference and thereby the way ahead for the entire
organization. Shri. Sawant emphasized that the best gift we can give to
Bhagawan Baba was a transformed heart!
Shri. Ramesh Sawant, State President, SSSSO - (Mah & Goa)
Shri. Nimish Pandya, All India Vice President of SSSSO, exhorted the
audience not to underestimate the 'power of a devotee' and that the biggest
service we could do was to carry on the message of Human Values as subscribed
by Bhagwan Baba for generations to come. In his power packed address to the
audience, Shri. Pandya motivated each and every one to inscribe 'SAI'
incessantly in to their everyday life and experience the miracles of
transformation of the heart.
Shri. Nimish Pandya, All India Vice President, SSSSO
Shri. Pandya's talk was followed by yet another electric talk delivered
by Shri. Hari Ranjan Rao, IAS, Secretary to the Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh. Shri. Hari Ranjan Rao has had the good fortune of being a Balvikas
alumni and hails from a family of Sai Devotees. In his 90 minute talk, Shri.
Rao dwelled upon very serious issues of life that could be easily tackled if
one had the right values planted in them - especially through Balvikas. He paid
glowing tributes to the Balvikas movement and the way it has transformed
millions of children all across the world. The mesmerized audiences were in
raptures hearing the various experiences of Shri. Rao which he conveyed in his
inimitable style interspersed with regular dozes of humorous anecdotes!
Shri. Hariranjan Rao
The conference soon took a new shape with a panel of experts from the
Education wing of the organization taking centre stage. Shri. Anoop Saxena,
District President of SSSSO, Mumbai explained to the audience that based on the
feedback received from the samithi survey, some questions were shortlisted and
would be asked to the assembled gathering. The panel of experts would then
answer the questions to the best of their understanding and experience.
Balvikas, being the foundation of the organization formed the basis of the
interesting discussions between the panel and audience. The panel consisted of
Shri.Nimish Pandya, Smt. Shanta Ramachandran, Smt. Padma Diwakar, Smt. Manorama
Sathe & Smt.Padmaja Bhonsale - all of them doyens in their own right in the
field of Education wing of the organization.
Education wing panel
The post lunch session began with Shri. Chandrashekhar from Mumbai
explaining the success of the rain water harvesting projects executed in few
villages. He also introduced the concept of 'One Rupee Seva' for corporate
wherein a employee has to contribute Re.1 per day and at the end of the year
the company would also contribute a matching donation making an impressive
amount that could be used for many of our projects.
Shri. Vivekanada Sahoo, alumni from Sri Sathya Sai University,
Puttaparthi and currently Assistant Vice President, Yes Bank, Mumbai then
addressed the august gathering. He dwelled upon the spiritual essence of the
SSSSO and how working in the organization helps each one to progress
spiritually. By narrating plenty of experiences with Bhagwan Baba and insights
he kept all the delegates engaged deeply in his hour long talk. Shri. Sahoo put
across interesting ways of tackling with inter- organizational conflicts and
the right perspective of looking at them.
Shri. Vivekananda Sahoo
Soon it was time for the panel discussion on the Spiritual wing of the
organization, for which the talk by Shri. Sahoo had already laid a strong
foundation. The discussions were interestingly ordered according to the
spiritual growth of a person. With many humorous incidents and stories, the
entire session of the Spiritual wing was regaled by one and all. The panel
consisted of Shri. Murali Jaju, Smt. Shailaja Dharvatker, Smt. Prema
Nagarkatti, Smt. Neela Bhatia and Smt. K. Sucharitha. Involvement from the
delegates and apt reply from the panelists made the session an engrossing one.
Spiritual Wing Panel
The first day of the conference in Shirdi ended with a hearty dinner in
the open Vitthal Lawns. Though the weather was cold the love of being woven in
ONE BIG Sai family kept the delegates warm. The crisp winter air of Shirdi lost
its sting when hearts were rekindled with the Lord's name so powerful, even
mountains of sins could be reduced to ashes.
DAY 2 - Tanuary 12th 2014
On January 12th, 2014 - day 2 of the state level conference began with
energizing bhajans. The delegates were geared up to listen to Shri. Ajit Popat
a prolific speaker from London, UK who graced the conference along with his
wife. Shri. Popat has been fortunate to be blessed by Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba on innumerous occasions. He is well known all over the world for his
gripping and powerful talks consisting of his experiences and messages from
Bhagawan Baba. Shri. Popat did not fail the expectations of the gathering -
rather surpassed all of them! For over 1.5 hours he enthralled the audience
with his exhilarating talk that kept everyone glued to the chairs!
Shri. Ajit Popat
Soon it was time for discussions and deliberations of the largest wing of
the organization - the Service wing. Shri. Anoop Saxena recalled an apt song
describing the aim of the service wing and introduced the panel consisting of
Shri B.K Vasudev, Shri. Mukesh Patel, Shri. Prakash Dharvatker, Shri. Mohan
Bharwani, Shri S.K Satpute, Smt. Subhashini Rao and Smt. Priya Rajwade. Various
service projects were discussed at length and the solutions / suggestions were
given by the panelists. The bliss of service would be carried forth through
various projects like Prashanthi Seva, Narayan Seva, Mother & Child care,
Mobile Medical Projects and many more was the conclusion of the interesting
discussion.
Service Wing Panel
At the end of the discussions of the service wing - it was time to see
some IT related service in action! The website of SSSSO, Maharashtra and Goa
was inaugurated by the State President and other seniors. Smt. K. Sucharitha
from the IT team explained that the website was being re-launched after a brief
period of closure in which it was reengineered, www.srisathvasai.in was
originally inaugurated by the Divine hands of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
Though the two day conference was laced by prolific speakers - the
delegates were hungry for more and waited with anxiety and enthusiasm to hear
Shri. Satyajit Salian who had the rare privilege of working and living with
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba for a long time. Shri. Satyjaijit Salian won the
hearts of everyone with his humility and he connected to one and all with his
simple style of relating to big truths of life! He gave the audience and
especially the office bearers the lessons that the learnt from Baba - to be in
control, yet remain available and connected to all members of our samithi's /
districts. Shri. Satyajit gave the simple formula of DUA - Dhairyam, Utsaham
and Anandam (in Telugu) translating to Courage, Enthusiasm and Happiness that
is the key to being a successful member of SSSSO. The 90 minute talk by Shri.
Satyajit was the perfect icing on the cake for all those present and it was no
wonder, everyone lapped up each bit of his talk!
Shri. Satyajit Salian
Shri. Ramesh Sawant, then concluded the 1.5 day conference by giving out
pearls of wisdom on the way ahead. An oath was taken by all the delegates
reaffirming that the mission of Sai was indeed of prime importance in each
office bearer's life! The Olympic flame of Sai mission was re- charged from the
ancient fires of the dhuni lit by none other than Shirdi Baba himself and to be
carried forth by GenNext from Puttaparthi! Thus ended Winter Showers in Shirdi
- the bliss of which shall be transmitted for years to come with memories
etched in hearts of all those present - forever!
Jai Sai Ram!
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Photos - SSSSO Maharashtra & Goa Conference at Shirdi
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