Story behind the photo – 136 - The growing garland! . In the year 2002, I was blessed by Bhagavan, to travel to Canada, when I visited U.S.A. The early snow fall that year, was a surprise for me. During the stay of about a week, I was invited to few Sai canters to speak in sathsangh meetings. But I always cherish my experience of joy when I visited Sathya Sai School of Canada, Toranto, which was established two years earlier. Principal Mr. Pillay was kind enough to take me around the school. I stepped into each and every one of the classes. In one class the students requested me to give a spiritual message. In an another class, the children sang a nice devotional song in chorus, which I liked so much. When the Sathya Sai School of Canada was inaugurated in September 2000, a beautiful full-length picture of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba was installed in the foyer of the school. I was escorted to the foyer where the Divine Photo had been installed. I saw a very long garland with dried flowers hanging down. Yes, very very long, almost to the bottom to touch the floor. Mr. Pillai narrated a detailed story of Divine phenomenon which I was seeing there. A year after the inauguration of the school, the miracle of the growing garland was witnessed. Students, staff, volunteers, parents and visitors to the school view this miracle as yet another reminder of the overwhelming and awesome love of Baba and gather around His picture to experience inner peace and connection with Him. During the celebrations in the first year, a lovely garland of fresh flowers was placed on the picture of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Shortly after, the students presented a special program and offered a cake to their beloved Baba on His 75 th birthday. Some kindergarteners, however, felt let down because they were expecting Swami to join the party in person and cut the cake. A little while later, the garland of fresh flowers that had been placed on the picture seemed to have descended and covered the large birthday card the students had made and which the Grade 1 teacher Miss Poddar had placed on the table beneath the picture. She immediately drew the attention of Principal Mr. Pillay who in turn advised caution. Mr. Pillay then measured the garland and waited an hour to watch for any new developments. Lo and behold, the garland grew and grew till it was 75 inches longer! It also happened to be Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s 75 th birthday then. Since that time, the garland has grown considerably longer, sometimes more than double its original length, on more than two dozen occasions. During special assemblies to mark Human Values Day, Founder’s Day and during special prayer services by the Sri Sathya Sai Education Trust of Canada, the garland had been growing to remind the school community of Baba’s sacred presence amidst them, leaving everyone in awe of His mystery. With Love & Regards, Mumbai Srinivasan
With Love & Regards, "Mumbai" Srinivasan Please see these links to view the video of Souljourn interviewing me. Part - 1 https://vimeo.com/52872439 Part - 2 http://www.youtube.com/?v=tbhHp4fkZYAwatch -- --- 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.
