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Posted on 7th December, 2003

 

Sai Ram,

 

12-7-03

 

Sunday Morning: The excitement of the uncertainity of Baba was

evident today. The car came about 7:10 and sat for about 10 minutes

before Baba came. It proceeded straight to the men's side. Stopping

twice for Baba to speak with some ladies. On the gents side many

tried to hand letters to Baba, some were successful. A man from

Russia handed to Baba directly a large bunch of items that looked

like letters and a notebook. Two men were successful in speaking

with Baba directly from the darshan line. Others gave letters.

 

The car made it two rights and just when we thought it was going to

go in front of the verandah, the car proceeded up the men's ramp. It

came to a stop. Baba spoke with some people from the car on the

verandah.

 

Meanwhile, many people thinking darshan was over, left for breakfast

as it was now about 7:40. About five minutes or more later, the car

started moving. At first people thinking the driver is moving the

car as he often does. It took a minute or so to realize that the

guards were moving with the car. Therefore Baba was in it and on the

move. The car went down the women's ramp and made a hard right so

that the mandir was now to the car's right. Baba talked to students

that were there.

 

The car stopped at the walk up ramp on the men's side. Baba got out

of the car, talked with college students and others. He seemed to be

in no hurry. He took letters, answered questions and spoke with

several people. After about 5 to 10 minutes, he walked up the ramp

with very little assistance.

 

He spoke with the men sitting on the men's side of the verandah. He

took letters, and answered questions. He proceeded to walk to the

women's side slowly. He used the railing but mostly he walked by

himself. On the women's side of the verandah, he spoke with primary

school children who were seated next to the verandah. A few of them

came over, one or two at a time, in what appeared to be them asking

for help. I believe Baba tested two boys to see if they knew

something.

 

Baba walked among the men seated there repeating what was said

earlier. He then proceeded to walk to his chair which was men's side

just past the center mark. He sat down. The boys chanted.

 

At 8:40, Baba went inside. There were bhajans and arathi with Baba

leaving 15 minutes later.

 

Today was special. There was unique vibrations. Baba took his time

with everything he did. He gave great darshan and made sure everyone

got to see him and was blessed.

 

__________

 

 

12-6-03

 

Saturday Afternoon: We were meeting in the PoornaChandra because the

Bal Vikas children of Singapore were putting on their version of the

story of Valmiki and the Ramayana. Just before 3:00, Baba came out

from behind the curtain, took the lift down and sat in the center of

the orchestra pit with VIP's on both sides.

 

The performance consisted of 32 players. After 40 minutes, when the

play was finished, additional people joined on stage to assist in

singing bhajans. This lasted another twenty minutes.

 

At the end, Baba came on stage, walking mostly by himself. He gave

the boys wristwatches and cloths to make whites. He gave the girls

wristwatches and saris, some of them were silk. People who were not

actors were called to the stage to receive gifts.

 

Pictures were taken of this huge crowd surrounding Baba. They

conducted arathi to Baba with him being surrounded with by them.

They continued to surround him even after arathi for about ten

minutes. Baba left.

 

The Singapore group, 70 , changed, packed, ate and took a bus at

6:30 to catch their flight home from Bangalore at midnight.

 

This was a special evening because it was the first time I had seen

Baba allowing himself to be completely surrounded by people without

any of his normal support people next to him. This must have been a

very special group.

 

Gerald