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April 13th, 2004 - Tamil New Year - An Exposition by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba

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Resolve For The New Year

"You have been celebrating the New Year Day year after year. But, arc you

cultivating new and sacred qualities? No. You are unable to give up your bad

qualities. With each New Year, new and noble qualities should be cultivated.

Desires have to be controlled. The lesser the desires, the lesser will be your

sorrows." Sai Baba, SS, 5/99, pp. 125 &; 126 (Discourse on Tamil New Year Day)

Significance Of The Special Food On The Tamil New Year

"On New Year day, it is a practice to mix sweet, sour and bitter things and eat

them. It is to indicate that joy and sorrow have to be treated with equanimity.

It is the tongue that tastes the delicacy and it is the heart that tastes love.

The taste of love is peerless. It is sweeter than even nectar. Love alone can

match love. God is love; love is God; live in love." Sai Baba. SS. 5/99. p. 128

(Tamil New Year Day)

Sai Messages On The Tamil New Year Day

"Many New Years have come and gone, but what it is that you have achieved? You

may have participated in Bhajans any number of times. But, you still continue

to immerse in negativity. Put a question to yourself what is that you have

gained by participating in Bhajans. Bhajans should develop positive feelings in

you. Any Sadhana done with noble feelings will yield good results. You may be

doing a lot of spiritual practices for many years without any result. But,

never give up any spiritual practice. Continue your Sadhana. One day or the

other, you will get the reward." Sai Baba, SS, 5/99, p. 128 (Discourse on Tamil

New Year Day)

Glimpses Of Tamil New Day Celebration At Brindavan, Whitefield - 2000

"After Sri Rama Navami, the second successive celebration in the Divine Presence

of Bhagavan Baba was the Tamil New Year falling on the 13th April. Sweet notes

of Nadaswaram music and chanting of Veda Mantras by Institute students heralded

the arrival of Bhagavan Baba in Sai Ramesh Hall at 7.30 a.m. Bhagavan spent the

next 20 minutes with devotees before resuming the seat on the stage. All this

time, Bhajan singing by Tamil Nadu devotees continued with great devotional

fervor. After the conclusion of the Bhajans at 8.00 a.m., the devotees were

enthralled by a grand programme of devotional songs by well-known singer

Srividya, daughter of the renowned musician late Srimati M.L. Vasantha Kumari.

The morning programme came to a close with Mangalarati to Bhagavan and

distribution ofPrasadam.

The afternoon programme started at 3.45 p.m. with the arrival ofBhagavan in Sai

Ramesh Hall. Bhajans in the afternoon were led by the Sundram Bhajan Group from

Chennai. At 4.00 p.m., Bhagavan indicated to the Institute students to commence

Veda chanting, the traditional auspicious method of starting the programme.

After Veda chanting, Sri T.G. Krishnamurthy, State President of Tamil Nadu Sri

Sathya Sai Seva Organization, spoke about the service activities being

undertaken by Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization all over the world and

introduced the two speakers of the afternoon.

The first speaker, Sri Buhari, Seva Dal Convener of Tamil Nadu State, said that

the infinite love of Bhagavan Baba was the biggest motivating force behind all

service activities of Sri Sathya Sai Organization. Emphasizing the role of five

human values -Sathya (truth), Dharma (righteousness), Shanti (peace), Prema

(love) and Ahimsa (non­violence) - in the transformation of mankind, Sri Buhari

said that these values could make Sai workers as worthy instruments in Divine

hands. He felt that devotees should be egoless and hollow like a flute so as to

receive Divine Grace in ample measure.

The second speaker, Sri V. Srinivasan, All India President, Sri Sthya Sai Seva

Organization, recalled the words of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa to Swami

Vivekananda that he could also have the Darshan of the goddess if he had the

same intensity of yearning for the goddess. He emphasized the need for

eamestness in devotion and true yearning for Bhagavan who has incarnated to

sanctify our lives. Sri Srinivasan also recounted his experiences how world

leaders and heads of several countries were eager to have the Darshan and

blessings ofBhagavan.

After these brief speeches, Bhagavan Baba blessed the devotees with His Divine

Discourse. The Tamil New Year programme came to a close with Arati to Bhagavan

and distribution of Prasadam." Editor. SS, 5/200, pp. 158 &; 159

>From the book - Festivals at Prasanthi Nilayam and Their Significance - An

Exposition by Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba - Compiled and Edited by Suresh C

Bhatnagar

Text source: http://aumsairam108.tripod.com/tamil/tamilnewyr.htmSai Ram Website:

http://web1.mtnl.net.in/~sairam/

 

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