<http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/guru-pournima-at-the-holiest-of-the-holy/> Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holies…
Friday, July 31st, 2015 Esteemed beyond compare by virtue of her special status, being The Abode Of Lord Supreme, Prasanthi Nilayam always embraced Guru Pournima with unbounded spiritual passion, celebrating the occasion many a time in the immediate Divine Presence Of The Selfsame Master Supreme. Today, when Guru Pournima returned to Prasanthi yet again, it is this reminiscent immaculate reflection of The Supreme Incarnate engulfed the hallowed precincts that had woven innumerable tales with The Master Supreme. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_01.jpg> When the auspicious morning dawned with a touch of nostalgia, the curtains of Bhagawan’s Sanctum Sanctorum remained open for a brief session during the Omkar Suprabhatam, granting the bliss of darshan to the mass of devotees, evoking innate nostalgic feelings. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_02.jpg> This morning’s special session commenced with regular Vedic incantations followed by a brief spell of percussive melody by the Institute ‘Percussion’ band playing some holistic notes heralding the advent of Guru Purnima, greeting SadhGuru Sri Sathya Sai. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_03.jpg> Musical band took over next with “Guru Vandana”, singing Gurupaduka Strotram, followed by a string of devotionals namely, “Namo Sathya Sai Baba… Namo Sathya Sai…”, “Ganga Jaisa Nirmal Pavan, Yamuna Jaisa Pyara Pyara…”, “Sai Nama Smaranam… Sai Roopa Dhyanam…”, “SadhGuru Sai Nath Hamare…”, “PandariNatha Govinda…”, “Easwaraambaa Sutam… Vande Sathyam JagadGurum…”, “Gurur Brahma Neeve… Param Jyothi Neeve…” to end with a Qawwali, “Tere Darbar Me Hum Aaye Yaham…”. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_04.jpg> Sri Nimish Pandya, Vice President, Sri Sathya Sai Organisations – India addressing the assembly, emphasised on the absolute need of ‘Unconditional Love’, the crux of Bhagawan’s teachings. To be part of His Divine Mission is the greatest opportunity and one should be ever ready to utilise the platform of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, urged the Vice President emphasizing on practice, the hallmark of spiritual sadhana. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_05.jpg> George Bebedelis, an alumnus of Athens University, and office bearer of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations – Greece delivered a quality ‘wisdom’ speech next, with rare sparks of ‘practice’ from his own life. The westerner spoke, quoting Indian scriptures and teachings with elan, citing Bhagawan and Sanskrit slokas often, divulging on the essence of man’s ultimate goal, Atma Jnana. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_06.jpg> The earnest seeker from Greece entertained the assembly with his lucid recital of Telugu and Sankrit hymns, spark of yearning for Ultimate Truth. He concluded singing, “Love Is My Form… Truth Is My Breath…”. George was well received by the appreciative audience who burst into rapturous applause for his simple, straightforward ‘wisdom’ speech. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_07.jpg> Bhagawan’s in His Divine discourse, referring to Sadhana and Navavidha Bhakti, exhorted devotees to follow the path diligently, without giving up, ensuring success. Man is wasting time owing to ignorance. God Is time, Master of time and transcends time, reminded Bhagawan adding that the wisdom that comes out of suffering lasts forever as true bliss is present in difficulties and trouble alone. In this context Bhagawan also narrated Mother Kunthi’s story of seeking difficulties until her last breath. The Divine discourse came to an end with the bhajan “Prema Muditha Manase Kaho Rama Rama Ram…” Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_08.jpg> As Bhajans commenced, students from the Primary and Easwaramma Schools made a beeline to the Sanctum Sanctorum offering their ‘hadiwork’ at Bhagawan’s Lotus Feet. Guru Pournima At The Holiest Of Holy… <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/GP2015_09.jpg> Mangala Arathi at 1100 hrs. brought the curtain down for the enlightening morning session. II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/guru-pournima-at-the-holiest-of-the-holy/> http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/guru-pournima-at-the-holiest-of-the-holy/ _____ Sri SadhGuru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah <http://www.sssbpt.org/images/2015/SriSadguruSathyaSai.jpg> <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/sri-sadhguru-sathya-sai-sharanam-mamah/> Sri SadhGuru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah Friday, July 31st, 2015 With yet another Guru Pournima comes as a salient reminder of the innate Truth that every jeevatma carry, we, who are enfolded in the loving unbounded circle of The Teacher Supreme Sri Sathya Sai can relive Him within and without, immersing in the True Self Principle called Sri Sathya Sai. A dedication from Sri Jullie Chaudhuri at the Lotus Feet Of SadhGuru Sri Sathya Sai. There is nothing and no one… …that can compare with You, Immeasurably incomparable are You, Apurva, Atulya, Anupama, Anuttama… Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… There are no secrets, Nothing veiled, hidden or unknown to You… …nor is there anything that is not known to You, Omniscient are You, Your Word everlastingly Magnificent and True… …and Your Will eternally Supreme, Kuthastha, Sarvoccha, Para, Parama… Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… There is no such place as far away… …when we enjoy sannidhi… … with Omnipresent You, As a consequence of… Sarvada Sarva Kaleshu Sarvatra, Sai Chintanam… Always, at all times, under all circumstances, When we contemplate upon You, As prompted by You… …ever loving, compassionate You… …radiating boundless, unsurpassed compassion… Karunamay…Karunya…Apaar Anukampa… Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… Oh! The intricate nuances of the Cosmic Play, Yet, Perils and pains dissolve and disintegrate away, So too, without much ado… …without even an adieu… …do vanish hopelessness and dismay, Contemplation on You, Evaporates the onslaught of the material world… …and its slippery superficial retinue… All due to You, Omnipotent You, The Ultimate Absolute, Your Power none can contest or refute, Bhagawan…Sarva Shaktiman, Sthavira, Samartha, Prabala, Maha, Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… An Advent so wondrous… …exuding abundance… …and… …abundant affection for all of creation, A Divine Descent for the explicit purpose of transformation… …for mankind to ascend… Oh! Beloved Gurudeva, With complete absorption in Thy precious… …most sacred petal soft Lotus Feet… …that eternally beckon and enchant… …wholeheartedly do innumerable hearts chant – Sri Satchidananda Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… Oh! Guru most true… Existence, Knowledge, Bliss Incarnate… …adoring Salutations…worshipful Obeisance to You… …our sole refuge is none else than You… You are the Essence of… Brahma, Vishnu, Maheshwara… Pure, Auspicious Truth, Most Beautiful Beloved, Mangalya, Shubha Sathya, Charutama Priyatama, Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… Come, save the mind of man from darkness of ignorance, …revivify and rescue hearts drowning in the sea of poverty… …bereft of amity, empathy and mercy, Enhance the pace, We beseech Thee… …for the enlightening shower of Thy inexhaustible Grace, Akshaya Anugraha, Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… Asato Ma Sad Gamaya, Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya, Mrtyor Ma Amritam Gamayaa… Come, augment that much awaited… …elusive and exclusive golden awakening… Oh! Beloved Gurudeva, Supreme Soul…Paramatma... Sri Sadguru Sathya Sai Sharanam Mamah… II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/sri-sadhguru-sathya-sai-sharanam-mamah/> http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/07/sri-sadhguru-sathya-sai-sharanam-mamah/ _____ GURU POORNIMA MORNING CELEBRATIONS Graceful Guru Poornima Greetings from Prasanthi Nilayam! <http://www.ssso.net/pnews-2015/prog-310715.jpg> Radiosai exclusive Live HD shots of the Guru Poornima Celebrations (Morning Programme - Talks by Speakers and Guru Vandana by Bhagawan’s Students) direct from Sai Kulwant Hall at Prasanthi Nilayam – July 31, 2015. Radio Sai added 25 new photos to the album: <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905261482896324.1073742320.181243118631501&type=3> GURU POORNIMA MORNING CELEBRATIONS. Direct Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905261482896324.1073742320.181243118631501 <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905261482896324.1073742320.181243118631501&type=3> &type=3 Radio Sai is pleased to bring you some glimpses of the Guru Poornima morning celebrations which started with the Guru Vandana by Bhagawan’s Students and Talks of two eminent persons followed by Bhagawan's Divine discourse , prasadam distribution and mangala aarathi held in Sai Kulwant Hall at Prasanthi Nilayam on July 30, 2015. For those who missed the morning programme could Log onto <http://www.radiosai.org/> www.radiosai.org now or watch this special HD video webcast here in this link: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w39yoIE8Ek> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w39yoIE8Ek> Guru Poornima Celebrations - Morning Programme - 31 Jul 2015 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w39yoIE8Ek> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w39yoIE8Ek Radio Sai Team. _____ SAI SADGURU AMRITAVANI Radio Sai GURU POORNIMA 2015 SPECIAL! <http://www.ssso.net/pnews-2015/GP03.jpg> Excerpts from Divine Discourses and a Special quote of Bhagawan Baba to celebrate this Grand occasion and to realise the inner significance of this holy occasion. “Guru Poornima is dedicated for offering gratitude to the guru. The guru that initiates one into chanting a particular mantra is a Dheeksha Guru, while the guru who transforms and elevates the personality of his pupils is a Siksha Guru. It is this latter guru that is reverentially praised in thousands of ways in the holy texts. He removes the faults in vision and destroys the darkness of ignorance. He reveals the Atma to the individual and makes him free. The sacred festival of Guru Poornimais dedicated to such gurus. Poornima (the full moon day) celebrates the fulfilment that is the goal of all life.” Feel free to share with all. Thank you and Loving Sairam, Radio Sai Team. _____ Radio Sai Guru Poornima Special: SRI SATHYA SAI GIRI PRADAKSHINA MAHOTSAVAM <http://www.ssso.net/pnews-2015/SSSGP-01.jpg> Radio Sai added 7 new photos to the album: <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905176529571486.1073742319.181243118631501&type=3> SRI SATHYA SAI GIRI PRADAKSHINA MAHOTSAVAM Direct link to the photos https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905176529571486.1073742319.181243118631501 <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.905176529571486.1073742319.181243118631501&type=3> &type=3 Every Poornima day (full moon day) is celebrated by many devotees in Puttaparthi as an occasion to perform the Giri Pradakshina - circumambulation of the entire valley of Prasanthi Nilayam. People gather in large numbers in the evening in front of the Ganesh Gate, and go in a procession singing bhajans, accompanying a vehicle that carries a decorated altar of Bhagawan. The procession goes all the way ...around the valley, through numerous villages and concludes with Mangala Arathi at 10 in the night. Though not an official event of the Ashram, this is an indigenous expression of the adoration of the people of Parthi. Many devotees join the group if present during a poornima. Even as more devotees join this worship Bhagawan gets a new aesthetically made vehicle to add to the delight of the devotees. We are pleased to bring you some glimpses from yesterday’s Guru Poornima Special Giri Pradakshina. Radio Sai Team. _____ Today’s Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam, FRIDAY, 31, 2015 Where is our true Guru? Bhagawan emphatically underscores this for us on this holy Guru Purnima day. <http://www.ssso.net/pnews-2015/SI310715.jpg> The true meaning of Guru is, 'One who is beyond attributes and forms, the Supreme Self (Brahman)’. When this Self is within you, where is the need to search for a Guru? A teacher who teaches others has had a teacher himself. The one who has no Guru above him is the true Guru. The Sanskrit stanza which hails the gu...ru as Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara and as Parabrahman is misinterpreted. The right approach is to consider Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara as the Guru. These three are symbolised by the three gunas or attributes: Brahma is Rajas, Vishnu is Satwa and Shiva represents Tamas. The whole cosmos is constituted by the three gunas and the gunas are present in you. The Trinity are present in the form of the three gunas in every human heart. Hence, you are your own guru. You need not seek him elsewhere. You have to feel at all times your inherent divinity, which is also present in everyone. When you help or feed someone you must feel that the Divine in you is feeding the Divine in others. - Divine Discourse, 30-Jul-1996. 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Friday, 31 July 2015 - By Aravind Balasubramanya God loves music - The Nada Brahmam story When stars descend... The Radiosai studio at Prasanthi Nilayam, Puttaparthi was abuzz with excitement and activity though it was Sunday, a weekly holiday. The Prasanthi Bhajan Group had gathered there for a special audio recording. The brightest stars from the galaxy of singers at Puttaparthi had descended to the studio for this venture. Each stalwart singer present had his own beautiful story of singing for Swami and the collective experience of the group is worth several books! Take for instance <http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2014/02/sai-bin-raha-na-jaaye-i-have-no-life-without-Sai-Ravikumar-mohabbat-ki-kami.html> the story of Ravikumar and his Sai Bin Raha Na Jaaye or <http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2013/09/love-between-meerabai-and-lord-from-source-not-force-Sathya-Sai.html> the love-filled tale of the Meera-boy Koustubh Pare; or there is <http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2015/07/with-great-love-comes-great-tests-sai-krishna-om-prasad.html> the test of love of Sai Krishna or <http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/His-singer-and-His-song-the-experiences-of-a-student-bhajan-singer-with-Sri-Sathya-Sai> the sweet stories of Ashwath Narayan. This is just a sample! The new and young members of the group were excited to just see these ‘stars’ in action. They knew that rubbing shoulders with these senior members would only enhance their own musical skills and experience. But it was not just the ‘music people’ who had gathered. Music lovers who had been given the chance to be present for the recording had turned up too. It is not daily that one gets to witness a recording of this kind. But wait! What was it that was being recorded? The straight answer would be - Nada Brahmam. All had assembled at the Radiosai audio studio for the recording of Nada Brahmam. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dqt_R5HTr5Q/Vbrdt9-_PxI/AAAAAAAAEPI/WuuFCEnooMU/s1600/Madh%2BBhaktaha.jpg> What is Nada Brahmam? <http://www.radiosai.org/> Radiosai had been spreading Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s love in the digital dimension for almost a decade now. In an effort to bring high-quality, audio-visual media into the home of the devotees, it started its products wing - Sai Blossom. One of the first audio products by Sai Blossom had been ‘Prasanthi Mandir Bhajans’, a recording of bhajans being sung in the direct presence of the Avatar of the Age. Though the audio CD had been received very well, the problems of making use of live-recorded bhajans began to show through. The audio levels of various instruments would not be evenly balanced across bhajans which would be recorded across several months. There were also some mistakes made by the singers or instrumentalists which could not be corrected. That was when Radiosai decided to come up with special, high quality, studio-recorded bhajans in a new series. In the quest for the best possible quality, track recording was introduced. Each singer would be made to sing separately and each instrumentalist would play his piece on a metronome. Days would pass in taking different inputs from the chorus singers, the instrumentalists and the lead singers. Any mistake could be corrected. Thus was born the technically-perfect and musically-rich series called ‘Bhavanjali’ (an offering of feelings). But even that was found lacking! The ‘live-feel’ was missing. It was felt that though the melody and rhythm was perfect in Bhavanjali, the ‘feeling’ that is aroused in the heart of the singer and the instrumentalists during an actual bhajan session was missing because of the track-recording employed. What was needed was the perfection of studio recording, coupled with the feeling of an actual bhajan session. It was Prof.G.Venkatraman, the director at Radiosai, who came up with the brilliant idea of a new series - Nada Brahmam. “Record in the studio but ensure that the bhajan session is conducted as a bhajan session and not like a movie-song recording”, he said. That advice had worked like magic and, in no time, Nada Brahmam had captured the hearts of tens of thousands of listeners around the globe! It was not as if every recording was flawless but it definitely oozed with something very divine. It was evident that Swami was keeping up the promise He had given as Lord Vishnu to sage Narada, “Madh Bhaktaha Yatra Gayanthi Tatra Tishtami Narada “ (Narada, I install myself wherever devotees sing for me.) A sneak-peek into the Radiosai studios during Nada Brahmam recording <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NMoeaCPMQv0/VbraydP2_NI/AAAAAAAAEOo/ixJdLMsBQQY/s1600/Shivalayam.jpg> An aerial shot of the Shivalayam, Baba's birth place, at Puttaparthi. A visit to Baba’s birthplace It was a Monday morning and Ashwath Narayan, one of the Nada Brahmam singers, set out for his routine visit to the Shivalayam (translates literally into ‘house of Shiva’). The Shivalayam today stands in exactly the same place in Puttaparthi village, where the tiny house of Swami’s parents had stood decades ago. The shrine is popularly called Baba’s birthplace for it stands in the place where little Sathya possibly spent most of His childhood days. Ashwath had made it a practice to visit the temple every Monday morning. Monday or Somavar is considered as a special day for Lord Shiva. As he walked out of the gate, he was accosted by an old woman. She walked up to him, stopped him and asked, “Boy, are you Swami’s student?” “Yes Amma, I am Swami’s student...” “Do you sing bhajans?” “By Swami’s grace, I have indeed got the opportunity to sing bhajans in the mandir. Yes...” “Ah! Have you sung bhajans in Nada Brahmam?” Ashwath was momentarily caught off guard. He had not expected this old lady to know anything about Nada Brahmam. Gathering himself, he answered, “Yes, I have sung in Nada Brahmam.” Immediately, the old lady’s eyes brimmed with tears. “Can you tell me who is the boy who sang the bhajan Giridhara Gopala? (That bhajan is third one in <http://saiblossom.org/nadabrahmam.html> Nada Brahmam Volume 1.) Ashwath was now stunned and curious at the same time. “Amma, I have sung that bhajan”, he said with utmost humility. The old woman’s thrill seemed to have no bounds. “Ah! This is exactly as Swami told”, she exclaimed. She then took several packets of vibhuti and gave it to Ashwath Narayan. “This is for all the singers of Nada Brahmam from Swami”, she said and began to walk away. “Wait a minute granny”, Ashwath stopped her, “please tell me what is going on here. Why did you give me all this vibhuti?” The lady began her phenomenal story. Swami’s shower of grace The old woman hailed from the town of Ooty, located in the sylvan Nilgiri range of the Western Ghats in India. She was an indigenous tribal belonging to the <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badagas> Badaga community. It is believed that this tribe has inhabited the hills from 8000 BC! It is no wonder that the Badagu language has no script. Though simple in their living and unsophisticated in life, these people had communicated more than fluently with Swami through their hearts. Every time they came to Prasanthi Nilayam, Swami seemed to receive them with special love and concern. In the year 2008, when they visited Puttaparthi, Swami blessed them to put up a drama on the life of Shiva’s devotee Markandeya. <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Vol_06/01APR08/11-prasanthi-diary.htm> The happenings of that day is etched in the hearts of everyone who was present as Swami gave Himself totally to these simple folk. The same was the story two years later also when the Badaga people presented a drama entitled, “Satyavan Savitri”. It was after <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/Portal/pd-articles/PD-07_02_2010.htm> the drama on that day that Swami made a promise. Blessing everyone after the Arathi, He said, "I am very happy. Everyone acted very well. I will surely come to Ooty." The Badagas seemed heart-broken when Swami seemed to leave the Physical without having fulfilled His promise. But does the Avatar need a body made of the elements to fulfill His word? He began to show His presence in the <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2012/05/sai-kailash-divine-abode-in-ooty-dedicated-to-bhagawan/> mandir at Ooty, Sai Kailash, in a manner that is nothing short of miraculous. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_BxUan-6NzI/VbrcCeskqlI/AAAAAAAAEO8/7TiL7doauHY/s1600/saikailash_ootymandir_2012.jpg> Apart from the materialization of profuse amounts of vibhuti and kumkum, <http://aravindb1982.hubpages.com/hub/The-Divine-drama-at-Ooty-and-Chennai_8th-July-2012> Swami actually fulfilled His promise of visiting Ooty in the most mesmerising fashion. (Click on that link to read about it.) This old lady (who gave vibhuti packets to Ashwath) had gone to the Sai Kailash mandir and had been blessed to witness several miracles there. When she sat for bhajans there, she actually heard Swami’s voice. “What did Swami say?” asked Ashwath. “He said that His boys were missing Him a lot and were feeling that He is not with them. He told me that they were recording Nada Brahmam for Him with a lot of feelings”, she replied, “I did not know what Nada Brahmam is. But Swami told me to take vibhuti and give it to all the Nada Brahmam boys.” Now Ashwath could feel the joy surging in his heart. But the story was not yet complete. The old lady continued. “I told Swami that I did not know any singer in Prasanthi Nilayam nor did I have any contact number. Swami told me to visit the Shivalayam on Monday. Ah! What can I say about His plans. They are always perfect!” <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XlaY3QZJ2IY/VbrazHI75tI/AAAAAAAAEOw/CcaW2LNHx5w/s1600/M_Shivalayam.jpg> The Abhishekam in progress to Lord Shiva in the Shivalayam. The Lord is Ganapriya Ashwath went about his duty of distributing the vibhuti to all the other participants of the Nada Brahmam. It was such a boost for all of them because what they knew in theory had been proved practically to them. The Nada Brahmam recordings continue to this day and, as of date, ten volumes have been released. <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HvsolOCpUOY/Vbra0MlZNJI/AAAAAAAAEO0/at8e6pfpPNw/s1600/Nada%2BBrahmam%2Bcopy.jpg> The first nine volumes of Nada Brahmam available at <http://saiblossom.org/audio.html> Sai Blossom store. In conclusion, Swami’s love for music is best summed by His own confession in <http://www.sssbpt.info/ssspeaks/volume37/sss37-15.pdf> the discourse on Krishna Janmashtami day in 2004 (September 6th). There are several hymns in praise of God in the Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharvana Veda . But, not even a single individual chanting those hymns could obtain Divine Darshan. However, when these hymns are set to tune and sung with devotion, they could experience Divine Love. That is why God is extolled as ‘Ganalola’ and ‘Ganapriya’. Pray to God via devotional singing. You can easily win the grace of God. Some people may have a doubt, “We cannot sing well; we have not learnt the art of singing. How can we please God?” Do not worry. You may not have knowledge of music or a mellifluous voice. It does not matter. Sing the glory of God with intense love, in some tune which you know. That is enough to move the heart of God. What is music? It is not necessary to make a special effort to learn music. A simple song with intense love and yearning will move God. You may sing any number of bhajans and songs, but it is only when they are suffused with intense love, devotion and sweet and soft feeling (bhava) you will derive immense happiness and joy. sourced: <http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2015/07/god-loves-music-nada-brahmam-story.html> http://aravindb1982.blogspot.in/2015/07/god-loves-music-nada-brahmam-story.html _____ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. 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