Kerala Youth take over Brindavan Campus !

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Jai Sairam,

 

Brindavan Asram is becoming livelier by the moment, minute, hour and day.

 

Business outside the asram is in full swing, the hotel walas and taxiwalas have

their bonus days, for which they have been waiting all these months.

 

Right from morning 5 AM, there is crowd outside the asram, the tea shops and

snack shops are doing excellent business.

 

Today Swami came a little late (nearly at 8.30 am), and as usual got down on the

ladies side from the car, talked to couple of ladies and then the students and

then slowly went along the center aisle. One could see the swell of devotees

and bhaktas, the curious onlookers, the first timers, the impatient ones, the

analytical ones, and many types of such people gathered in Ramesh Hall. Swamy

took lots of letters, gave Vibhuti to quite a few, sprinkled Akshata, (holy

rice) on many who had brought them to get Swami's blessings etc., Particularly

Swami fondled and caressed an International devotee's hair while talking to him.

He walked right out of Ramesh Hall, into the covered and raised new extended

hall, and spoke to lot of people who had gathered there. Then He got into the

car, and slowly got down from the College Boys Hostel side and slowly drove

into Trayee Brindavan.

 

I wonder how many of you have noticed. Swami's appearance is never the same.

Morning He looks different, evening He looks different, during Bhajans He looks

different, during His talk with devotees He looks different. Even His hair

appears different at different times. It is something extraordinary that only

an Avatar can have.

 

Thus ended Swami's morning darshan, which lasted about half an hour. Then there

was mad rush of devotees everywhere to the gokulam canteen for B'fast, to the

Stores which has now some excellent items for devotees, and to the Book shop,

where the staff were continuously giving demos of "My Life - My Message",

"Quest" and "Chinna Katha" CD-ROM . If you were to stand and watch the

ordinary devotees reaction to these demos, you could see that they were

absolutely mesmerised and did not hesitate in purchasing. Many mentioned that

these CD-ROMs were ideal gift to people back home, for Bal Vikas purposes and

for elder folks and sit and watch in their own spare time, within the house.

Also on display was huge canvas of Swami at the store, which was found priced

at Rs.1650. Many international and Indian devotees were purchasing this

canvas, and I am sure, it would make one very good pooja place when you install

the Lord back home.

 

Then started the fun. Groups of devotees from Kerala began arriving. By early

afternoon, nearly 700 of them (boys and girls from Youth wing of Kerala State),

had arrived and were occupying the specially alloted areas for Darshan of their

beloved Lord. Infact the Center Section of Ramesh Hall was literally full of

Kerala people. When I enquired how many have come they replied that 3000

strong group has arrived and would come for Darshan in groups of 750 each day.

Wow, that is Swami's love for Kerala and Kerala's love for Swami. In recent

times, Kerala has been steadily bringing lots of devotees for the New Year

function, which they call it as "Vishu"

 

During the morning Darshan, Swami spoke to the State President of Kerala. Last

year the Kerala devotees had put up such an excellent program for Swami, and I

am sure this year they are going to outbeat it. They have beautiful singers,

they had brought mentally retarded and handicapped children last time who did

excellent dances.

 

Afternoon Swami arrived only around 4.30 PM and was there for about 20 minutes.

He looked slowly and hard at the Kerala group, and stood for a long time during

Aarti. Then he departed. Bhajans nowadays is nectar. How I wish I am one of

those boys. They are able to do that in the proximity of God, and with His

grace.

 

Well thus ended the Saturday. I wonder what is in store tomorrow. I am sure

there will be wonderful moments.

 

In my last mail, I was telling you about a sevak, who is illiterate, and I

learnt how he happened to come to Swami's fold. He is from interior Karnataka

and has been a Hanuman Bhakta. Back home he managed to attach himself to a

Muslim, whom he found was always worshipping Hanuman ! Have you heard anything

like this before ? A Muslim worshipping Hanuman. That Sadhu muslim, told this

Sevak, that he must take further advise from his sister, who is equally a

Hanuman Bhakta being a Muslim lady.

 

This lady in turn, told this sevak, that he must proceed to Puttaparthy and

become a Bhakta of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, who is God incarnate. She herself had

never come to see our Lord, but she had instructed this sevak that he must go

to Puttaparthy. Thus started the journey for this sevak nearly 12 years ago,

and today, he is doing Seva to Swami, in whatever capacity that he can.

 

He also told me things that explained the omniscience of our beloved Lord. One

day in 1993, he had a dream, in which Swami asked him what he wanted, and he

replied that he wanted Vibhuti.

 

Within 3 days of this dream, while he waited for the Lord's darshan at

Puttarparthy, Swami came right to him, and asked him in Kannada language, what

he wanted and he repeated that he wanted Vibhuti, and Swami created it for him

and gave it to him. This was in 1993 and since then, Swami had spoken to him a

number of times, and had given Vibhuti also. Listening first hand to such

fantastic omniscience of our Lord, sends a wave of bliss. I am sure each one of

you would agree to this.

 

With Tamil new year day and Malayalam New year day approaching this coming week,

Brindavan is going to witness some fantastic events. As of now, Kerala youth

has taken over the campus, and they are there everywhere.

 

God bless and Sai pranams to one and all.

 

Repeat this mantra 108 times, while you are travelling and have our Lord with you all the times.

 

"Aum Bhagavan Sri Sathyasai Babaya Namaha"

 

Raja