“... it is only when the feeling arises in the heart that the song will appeal to the hearts of others.... Bhajans where you quarrel and compete, and revel in putting down others and raising yourselves might give you satisfaction; but, let Me announce here, they do not please Me at all. I am pleased only when Love is the keynote, when the feeling of unity prevails, when the melody comes from a cleansed God-loving heart.” - Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Sai Ram, We present the articles for Week 40 of the 'Sathya Sai with Students' Blog: 1. We continue the series of Discourses excerpts on Bhakti (Devotion). Swami gives us the examples of some of the most exemplary devotees of all times. Part 2 of this series is on Arjuna - The Hero of the Mahabharata, and Hanuman - The most exemplary devotee in the Ramayana. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/bhakti-part-2-stories-of-arjuna-and.html#.UcIba6x8edc 2. Brother S. Shashidhar writes on the theme: 'When the truck tyre went over the Divine Hands...'. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/when-truck-tyre-went-over-divine-hands.html 3. It is the time of the year when the academic session has just begun. Swami would spend a lot of time with the students, talking to new students, accepting letters and responding to their prayers. In this conversation dated June 22, 1995, Swami inquires from the Hostel Kitchen in-charge and the Warden about the menu during lunch and dinner. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/what-is-menu.html#.UcIcaqx8edc 4. As the world super powers are in constant strife and turmoil, Swami analyses the causes behind the Collapse of the Economic Super Powers of the World http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/collapse-of-economic-super-powers-in.html#.UcIcyKx8edc 5. The month of June is a landmark month full of important travels in Avataric History. We continue this journey with our Lord and present the landmark visit of Swami to the Kashmir Valley in June 1980. http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/when-lord-visited-kashmir-valley.html 6. In the section on the 'Song for the Soul', we have a Qawalli - titled "O Mere Sai Baba" http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/2013/06/oh-my-sai-baba-o-mere-sai-baba.html Click the link to read 220 full articles: http://sathyasaiwithstudents.blogspot.in/ Visit us: Facebook: www.facebook.com/SathyaSaiWithStudents Google+: https://plus.google.com/108773725221384230860/posts Twitter: http://goo.gl/VaH10 Please forward the link to your class groups, friends, Sai devotees and Samiti members. You could suggest to them to enter their email address on the home page of the blog (top right corner) so that they would get an update every Thursday. Happy Reading! Loving Regards 'Sathya Sai with Students' Blog Team Sri Sathya Sai Hostel for Senior Students Prasanthi Nilayam Talent-Search : The experience of a student who achieved talent by loving God Show Details >From Aravind Balasubramanya Dear all, Haven't we felt a bit envious of those singers, speakers, dramatists and other talented people who win Swami's hearts through their skills and talents? The story of Aravind Sai is one that is totally opposite. It is the story of a person who won skills and talents simply through love for God! Hearing that story, my envy shifted! I no longer felt envious of the skilled and talented ones but of those who harbor great love for God in their hearts! The first part of Aravind Sai's epic journey in becoming a Sai Bhajan singer.... Catch it here... http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2013/06/talent-search-experience-of-student-who-got-talent-by-god-Sri-Sathya-Sai.html Vibhuti does it! The Bible speaks about faith and greater faith. Quoting Jesus, It says, “… if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20) This faith is not the realm of the ordinary, though it is not reserved exclusively for the explicitly ecclesiastical ones. Interestingly, at times one could see absolute, unqualified faith mushrooming in unexpected quarters. Read on such a story illustrating a little lad’s unflinching faith, new-found love for Bhagawan’s Vibhuti…written by Hari Prasanna, extracted from Sanathana Sarathi. It was summer. Some Sai devotees had assembled near the leprosy asylum for seva. The bhajans started. Students of the Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School had also gathered there. After bhajan, fruits were distributed to the inmates. It was really a sad sight to see the patients in the asylum. I wondered what karmic law had brought on this dreaded disease to the afflicted persons. As I was thinking about these things, an elderly gentleman, leader of the Seva Samiti, came and said: “Why don’t you, being Swami’s students, come and talk to them?” I didn’t have enough courage to go in. I looked around and noted that even other friends were hesitant. We had to give in as the elders said, “Don’t worry, we won’t go into the interior. Just speak to them for some time.” A small boy came closer. The old gentleman told him: “See, they are Baba’s students.” His eyes glowed with admiration. We boys moved back a little. Suddenly, he said: “Don’t be afraid. I won’t touch you.” We were `touched’ by this statement. Then he started speaking in Marathi. He was aged 12 and the disease was in its early stages. He said that he saw Baba in a dream and described how Baba comes out for darshan, the Prasanthi Mandir, and the college buildings. He had never seen Baba! He said Baba often came in his dreams. He said: “You are so close to Swami, please pray for my healing.” This brought tears to our eyes. We said, “Surely we will pray for you.” Then suddenly the elderly devotee said: “If anybody has the Vibhuti given by Swami, why don’t you give it to him?” While going home for the vacation, Swami gives us Vibhuti prasadam and some of us had Vibhuti packets readily in our pockets. Immediately we gave the lad some packets. Back at Prasanthi Nilayam after the vacation, we resumed our studies. One day I received a letter from the Samiti leader saying that the boy whom we had met at the asylum had refused to take any medicine and was only applying the Vibhuti given to him, and praying to Swami. The Hospital authorities were a bit apprehensive about this and rather displeased with the Sai devotees for interfering with the treatment they were giving to the boy. After two weeks, the doctors examined the boy. There was no trace of leprosy. He was healed! sourced: http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2013/06/vibhuti-does-it/ Divine Assent For That Magnificent Event by For Beloved Mother Sai The Supreme Source of the Source of the Cosmos…chose to appear upon Earth…He determined the land of His birth…He selected His Mother...the scene was set…for destiny had already christened her Eashwaramma. Since this incarnation was to emblematize the Absolute One’s prema for sathya…so also to rectify and revive dharma, shanti and ahimsa, consequently, the name Sathya affiliated itself to His chosen Form… Sathya denotes Truth…He is the embodiment of Truth…He is for all times - Truth personified…Truth that is enduringly true, eternal and timeless…Truth that does caress creation as the sovereign witness, Truth that nothing and no one can veil or suppress, Truth that ultimately does every anomaly address and redress. He is Sathya – the Truth…whatever He speaks is the axiomatic Truth…furthermore, each word that He does utter intrinsically acquires the supremacy of Truth. So much more is as yet to unfold…For He is Who He is…He is What He is…and, in accordance to that transcendental sublimity, divinely scripted and ever so spectacular was the entrance to His present Avataric Advent…and thus, it would naturally follow that His exit, when the time comes for it…would be as equally and superlatively glorious…and an impeccably flawless event…that would be spoken about with mesmeric awe through millenniums to come. The ultimate ‘Sathya’ of Sai, We have as yet to come by, His might in all its entirety is as yet to be experienced, The magnitude of its exactitude... The Tangible Truth of the Whole Truth… The Sathya of Sai... ...none can decry, The unvarnished tale of Sathya Sai Baba, There is much more to this...His phenomenally awe-inspiring saga, Amen…So be it…Praise the Lord….Hallelujah… Can Truth leave the cosmic arena halfway through…? Isn’t the eternal song of any gospel, unimpeachably true…? Thus, Justifiably so, Every longing heart will soon know an exalted awakening, And, Through the invincible power of His Immaculate Will, The harsh wintry winds will posthaste give away to Spring… The world is as yet to embrace that promised dawn, When, With utmost precision, As per His word - His cherished Name will every heart adorn, Centuries will speak of this most August Occurrence, ...in hushed wonder... Every question will soon have a specific answer… Boundless is He… Beyond any tenet, decree, dogma or formula, He writes and rewrites the script… He carves the law, The script is His script after all, As is every decree and law, So, Let us intensely yearn and await, A Divine Assent for ‘that’ Magnificent Event, The return of Sathya Sai… Just the thought of such an announcement, Fills my heart with unspeakable joy, And a supremely wondrous hue… What about you...? All agog, avid, keen and intent… I am waiting and living... ...solely just for this sole ‘soul’ moment, ...for I know the anecdote of Easter of 2011, Is an interlude and not an adieu, My soul accepts this to be true, Do you feel the same too…? What does your soul say to you...? For Beloved Mother Sai | June 19, 2013 at 11:42 am | Categories: A Constant Presence, Beloved Mother Sai, Feelings, I Believe In You, Longing To See You, Never Give Up, The Greatest Avatar, Truth Sublime | URL: http://wp.me/p1H41R-Gg http://forbelovedmothersai.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/divine-assent-for-that-magnificent-event/ Please click on the below-mentioned link for the latest videos update..... Latest Videos Updated - 18.06.2013 -- When my arms cannot reach people who are close to my heart, I always hug them with my prayers http://www.ssso.net http://www.dharmakshetra.org.in http://www.facebook.com/DeepakBharwani/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dharmakshetra/321631187878650 -- --- 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 saimsg+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
