Peace at Brindavan

[Guest guest]

Thank you Raja:  I live in Florida and have been to see Swami once about eight

years ago.  But your reports and all of the reports keep me connected to Swami

and other devotees that help me remember everyday how blessed I am to be alive

at this time.  I walk by faith, not by sight, but it is with being with people

of like minds and reading good literature that helps me to keep my faith

strong.   God Bless   Love Joe

[Guest guest]

Sairam brothers and sisters,

 

Firstly my apologies for not sending yesterday's update. ie., Sunday's - due to

my ISP being down and I did not have the opportunity to go out.

 

Sunday was as usual. At Brindavan the Sunday routine starts with commencement

of instrumental music, as soon as Swami is seen outside of his Trayee Brindavan

residence, and is immediately replaced by the start of bhajans by Brindavan

Bhajan Group.

 

Incidently Brindavan Bhajan group consists of members who vie very hard to

present their devotion to Swamy and are a blessed lot. Almost all of them are

excellent singers. Those who have the natural talent for being a lead bhajan

singer and are regular and sincere in their devotion to Bhagavan, are selected

by the senior membes of the Brindavan Bhajan group (both ladies and gents), and

are gradually moulded into being fit singers to sing live in front of Swamy.

Swamy enjoys their bhajans, many a time swaying to the music melodies presented

by this talented group. At times Swami is in bliss listening to these bhajans.

 

Often you can notice Swamy looking at these singers with love and affection and

would raise His hand in Abhaya. Many want to sit where these singers sit, but

one has to do penance for reaching where these bhajan singers have reached.

Such is their love and dedication to Swami.

 

Swami would occassionally, grant grace by giving these singers a sari, or a

dress material etc., and the joy these singers derive from receiving such token

of love direct from their saviour cannot be easily described.

 

On Sunday Swami came a little late and did not do His usual round. Infact He

surprised everyone who were craning their neck as usual at the Ladies entrance,

by entering through the back of the stage and coming directly to His chair on

the stage and sitting down there.

 

He enjoyed about 10 Bhajans are so, before electing to leave by the back door.

As usual He looked in the direction of students, singers and the devotees

assembled (both sides) before moving away.

 

As is the practice, the Bhajans continued right from morning that Swamy

appeared. On Sundays the Bhajans do not stop and Aarti is not given to Swami

until He comes a second time in the afternoon, and now at the end of Bhajans

when Swamy gets up, Aarti is given.

 

So for all practical purposes, Swami is present in the Bhajan Hall even though

He has physically left His chair.

 

Swami came around 4.15 PM in the afternoon, and again took His chair straight.

He sat for just 15 minutes and left the Hall after blessing the devotees. Thus

ended the Sunday.

 

Today - Monday was a repeat of Sunday, except that Swami delighted the assembled

devotees by accepting their letters, affectionately talking to many devotees

from all the Blocks, and particularly making many a foreign devotee happy by

accepting their letters. You should be here to see the joy on their face when

Swami takes one of their letter.

 

Blessed are these international devotees, who have spent a large sum to come all

the way just to receive the blessings of our beloved Bhagavan. I say this

particularly because there are people right here in whitefield who have not yet

entered the Asram. Unless Baba wills it no one can visit Puttaparthi or

Brindavan - that is for sure. This is also an indication that Lord knows who

is related in what manner in the many births that we all take.

 

Today I heard the report on the book written by Sri Narasimhamoorthy, warden of

the Sathya Sai Boys hostel at Brindavan. This book is lively and narrates the

hurdles one has to cross, before coming closer to the Lord. If you have not

read the same, you can order the same by sending an email to

srisathyasaisociety (AT) (DOT) co.in

 

As mentioned earlier, any devotee can now order a book or VCD or CD-ROM by email

and get it at your respective location. For this all you need to do is to

register your name by sending an email to the above email address.

 

Swami came around 4.05 PM today for the evening Darshan and sat for about 30

minutes. The studetns as usual sang excellent bhajans. Swami took Aarti and

left.

 

At the store today I saw the huge canvass of Swami being sold for Rs.1650.

Fantastic canvass and very huge. Must be around 6 feet by 5 feet or so. I

shall try to get a digital photo of the same soon, if possible, and then

circulate it so that those devotees who may like to have them, can correspond

with Brindavan stores.

 

Hopefully my next update will have Part - II of "How I met Baba". I am sorry to

have delayed this, but it has become very difficult to devote more time for the

computer, particularly when Baba is here at Bangalore.

 

 

With sai regards to each one of you.

 

 

Raja