Talk by SSSIHL Alumnus Sri Lakshmikant (Ashish) Sharma
Image removed by sender. Talk by SSSIHL Alumnus Sri Lakshmikant (Ashish) Sharma "Down Memory Lane from Bal Vikas to SSSIHL" at Shanti Deep, Dharmakshetra. Mumbai on 19th December 2015 Video link: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLq7UPrAFC4> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLq7UPrAFC4 _____ Distribution of Amrut Kalams and Maha Narayan Seva by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation Jogeshwari-Goregaon-Malad Samithi Image removed by sender. Around 200 + Amrutkalas (consisting of 5 kgs of wheat, 5 kgs of rice, one kg of Dal and one litre of oil and one salt pockets were speically handpicked and distributed by Jogeshwari-Goregaon-Malad Samithi to poor blind people @ Relief & Welfare Society of the Blind, Marve Road, Malad west on Sunday, 20th December, 2015. Since the blind people came from far off places, they were also served food including the people who accompanied them (Around 400 people) Please view the photos from the link below: https://www.facebook.com/DeepakBharwani/media_set?set=a.10208208602233667.1073741934.1260468840 <https://www.facebook.com/DeepakBharwani/media_set?set=a.10208208602233667.1073741934.1260468840&type=3&pnref=story> &type=3&pnref=story Jai Sai Ram _____ Christmas Carols by Zone 1 (Organised by Walkeshwar Samithi) - Marine Drive - Sunday 20th December 2015 Image removed by sender. The Youth, Balvikas and Parent of Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisation (Zone 1) ushered in the Christmas season with singing carols at Marine Drive from 6.30 am to 7.30 am. The icing on the cake was the appearance of Santa Claus who distributed goodies to all those who were present. The spectators at Marine Drive happily clicked photographs of the Carol Nagarsankirtan. View the photos Picasa Web Album <https://picasaweb.google.com/112887826225609854215/ChristmasCarolsByZone1MarineDriveSunday20thDecember2015?noredirect> https://picasaweb.google.com/112887826225609854215/ChristmasCarolsByZone1MarineDriveSunday20thDecember2015?noredirect Google Plus Photos <https://goo.gl/photos/V1HaWjzAj78FpVKE7> https://goo.gl/photos/V1HaWjzAj78FpVKE7 _____ Sai Christmas by Fort Samithi at Shanti Deep, Dharmakshetra on 19th December, 2015. Image removed by sender. The programme began around 5.30 pm with soulful bhajans by the Mahilas of the Fort Samithi followed by an inspiring talk by an ex Balvikas student Sri Lakshmikant(Ashish) Sharma on the topic "Down Memory Lane from Bal Vikas to SSSIHL" Thereafter, beautiful Christmas carols depicting the life and message of Jesus Christ were sung by the the Bal Vikas & the Alumni of the Fort Samithi. The programme ended around 7.30 pm with the Maha Mangala Arathi View the photos: Picasa Web Album <https://picasaweb.google.com/112887826225609854215/SaiChristmasByFortSamithiAtShantiDeepDharmakshetraOn19thDecember2015?noredirect> https://picasaweb.google.com/112887826225609854215/SaiChristmasByFortSamithiAtShantiDeepDharmakshetraOn19thDecember2015?noredirect Google Plus Photos <https://goo.gl/photos/TWA1VHGcghVYkR9Y6> https://goo.gl/photos/TWA1VHGcghVYkR9Y6 _____ Radiosai Special Photo Gallery: THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRISTMAS JOY Awe-inspiring decorations in Prasanthi Nilayam Image removed by sender. The whole of 2015 has seen a series of spectacular programmes in the Sai Kulwant Hall. Now it looks like Christmas is going to be a fantabulous finale of this year long 90th Birthday celebrations of our Beloved Bhagawan. All you have to do is step into Sai Kulwant Hall and you can see the difference! The entire arena now looks like a glorious cathedral! Never before this magnificent hall resembled a resplendent church like it is now. <https://www.facebook.com/radiosai/> Radio Sai added 39 new photos to the album: <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.983655808390224.1073742467.181243118631501&type=3> THE CATHEDRAL OF CHRISTMAS JOY. Direct link to the photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.983655808390224.1073742467.181243118631501 <https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.983655808390224.1073742467.181243118631501&type=3> &type=3 The planning for this gigantic endeavour started more than 9 months ago. Several trips were made to Prasanthi by different teams to draw up the designs and freeze on the final structure, colour and finish. Teams were formed in India too to source certain materials locally as well as to coordinate this entire effort. A group of 215 volunteers from UK decided to be in Prasanthi Nilayam in turns from December 4 onwards just to ensure that everything happens as planned. The fabrication of the huge walls took nearly two months. Plus of course there are a million other things – tiny bells to huge stars, tall christmas trees to golden and yellow drapes and balls, angels, christmas folly, paintings, pictures and so on. Joining the UK Sai devotees were Sai brothers and sisters from South Africa who have taken up the decoration of entire Prasanthi Nilayam ashram with all its buildings, trees and corners. There are still one more day to go and we have no clue how heavenly this Abode of our Divine Father is going look like! The theme everywhere is the same: “I and My Father are One”. Just to give you a glimpse, here are a few beautiful snaps. View them here: <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_13/01DEC15/Christmas-Joy-Awe-inspiring-decorations-in-Prasanthi-Nilayam-Photo-Gallery/index.html> http://media.radiosai.org/…/Christmas-Joy-Awe-in…/index.html Download the photos as zip format here: <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_13/01DEC15/Christmas-Joy-Awe-inspiring-decorations-in-Prasanthi-Nilayam-Photo-Gallery/The%20Cathedral%20of%20Christmas%20Joy%20-%20Awe-inspiring%20decorations%20in%20Prasanthi%20Nilayam.zip> http://media.radiosai.org/…/The%20Cathedral%20of%20Christma… Radiosai Team. _____ Today’s Sai Inspires from Prasanthi Nilayam, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015 What is the purpose of the birth of a Saint, Prophet or Divine incarnation? How should we celebrate? Bhagawan exhorts us with His sweet words today. Image removed by sender. God is the Eternal Power, omnipotent and omniscient. He is the cause and consequence - the potter, the clay and the pot. Without God, there is no Universe. God willed and the Universe happened, as His play, a manifestation of His power. Human beings embo...dy His Will, His power, His Wisdom. But, they are unaware of this glory as the cloud of ignorance veils the Truth. Hence God sends saints and prophets, and even appears as an Advent to unveil the Truth, and to awaken and liberate mankind. Two thousand years ago, when narrow pride and thick ignorance defiled mankind, Jesus came as the embodiment of love and compassion, and lived amongst people, holding forth the highest ideals of life. ‘Christmas’ truly means the ‘Mass, held on the birthday of Christ’. It is a very sacred religious rite. To deal with it as a festival for drinking and dancing is very wrong. Spend Christmas in prayer. - Divine Discourse 24 Dec 1980. You must think of God and offer prayers at least four times a day - at dawn, at noon, at sunset and before going to bed. This is the food for your soul.-BABA. Get 'Thought for the day' in your email every day. 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A Special facebook timeline cover to Celebrate the Christmas at the Abode of Supreme Bliss! It’s a joyful sight to observe how devotees from United Kingdom changing the whole makeover of Prasanthi and its slowly decking up with lights, stars, flowers and festoons. This is a grand celebration for which many devotees wait a year over to come and unite with the eternal joy of Merry Christmas. The birthday of Jesus Christ is celebrated on the 25th of December every year with lot of devotion and enthusiasm. Before that devotes celebrate Christmas Eve on 24th evening as a part of the grand festival which marks the commencement of Holy Christmas. Feel free to make it your timeline cover and share with all to celebrate Celestial Christmas with with Celestial Lord. Feel Thy Divine Joy deep in your heart and spread Thy Holy Light among all. Radio Sai Team. _____ RADIO SAI THURSDAY LIVE DECEMBER 24, 2015 Image removed by sender. With the Grace and Blessings of Bhagawan, the members of the Radio Sai Team will host some Christmas Special and other regular Segments Live from Radiosai Studio, Prasanthi Nilayam, throughout the day. Here is the complete schedule for tomorrow's Thursday Live programme – December 24, 2015 <http://media.radiosai.org/journals/vol_13/01DEC15/24_12_2015_schedule.htm> http://media.radiosai.org/…/vol_13/…/24_12_2015_schedule.htm Here is the link to Tune in and Listen to the Live Programmes. <http://media.radiosai.org/www/asia.html> http://media.radiosai.org/www/asia.html Radio Sai will provide these various segments as downloadable files soon for those who could not listen Live and for those who wish to listen the programmes again. Radiosai Team. _____ <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/12/christmas-eve-shines-in-prasanthi-nilayam/> Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Thursday, December 24th, 2015 The mass ‘festive’ appeal of Christmas earns a unique distinction in Prasanthi Nilayam every winter, as here, in The House Of The Supreme Lord, the festivity distinctly turns out to be a joyous celebration of the Truth Of Oneness, the Truth that Jesus proclaimed to the world at large. Driven by the spirit of Eternal Religion, Christmas in Prasanthi always begins in typical Indian fashion, with 3 Aumkars, only to evolve to gentle ‘Western’. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Celebrating the joyous occasion, wishing peace on Earth and goodwill to men, beseeching The Lord praising His Bundle Of Joy, over 380 choristers from 50 countries presented the Christmas Eve’s traditional choir this evening here, in Prasanthi Nilayam. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Earlier, International Christmas Committee Coordinator Tom Lehoy lit the traditional Christmas Candle along with John Behner commencing the proceedings of the beautiful Christmas Eve. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… The Choir that followed had 18 hymns – a bouquet of carols, devotional and prayers, singing paeans to The Divine Father-Son duo. Ms Krishnaveni, an Indian settled in the US, conducted the Choir that lasted for over 75 minutes, ably supported by accomplished musicians from different countries. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Themed after “I And My Father Are One…”, the Choir began with a Ganesha adoration, “Jaya Jaya Ganaraya…” and the hymns which followed included “Joy To The World – Hallelujah…”, “Veni, Veni – Emmanuel…”, “Adoramus Te…”, “Unto The Lamb…”, “Tu Pyaar Ka Sagar Hey…”, “O Holy Night…”, etc. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Befitting the occasion, the Darshan House Of The Lord, the spacious Sai Kulwant Hall bore unique decoration with colourful Christmas themes parading all over. Rare, beautiful, artistic paintings on Christmas served as add-ons to the colourful festive theme. Devotees from the UK worked tirelessly over the week piecing together their artistic, aesthetic skills decorating the House Of The Lord on the festive occasion. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… Bhajans continued and the session ended with Mangala Arathi. Image removed by sender. Christmas Eve Shines In Prasanthi Nilayam… II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II sourced: <http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/12/christmas-eve-shines-in-prasanthi-nilayam/> http://www.theprasanthireporter.org/2015/12/christmas-eve-shines-in-prasanthi-nilayam/ _____ -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "saimsg" group. 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