Radio Sai E-Journal 'Heart 2 Heart' December 2005 Issue

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12DECEMBER 2005 || Previous Issues || || Download PDF || ||

Contact Us || Dear Reader, Prashanthi Nilayam

in the last month was witness to something it has never seen since it was

christened and formally inaugurated by Bhagawan more than five decades ago in

1950. What a glorious Birthday it was! Bhagawan, in the sparkling white robe in

the morning and the stunning yellow robe in the afternoon was irresistibly

resplendent! In our Prashanthi Diary, you will find beautiful descriptions of

the celebrations. In the Divine Discourse on His 80th Year, Bhagawan

reaffirmed His divinity in no uncertain terms and once again reiterated the

great importance of Truth and Love in modern times. It was literally a sea of

humanity in the Hill View Stadium on that momentous morning. Notwithstanding

the discomforts and inconveniences, a few lakhs were in this ‘Vatican of the

East’ and ‘Mecca for Sai Devotees’ to pay their homage and gratitude

to the One who has touched them, transformed them and given a whole new meaning

to their lives. Directly or indirectly, each one is a recipient of His

boundless compassion and grace. And why not? For eight decades the only

activity Swami has engaged Himself in is – Selfless Love. After the wonderful

University and the magnificent Hospitals, Swami proffered life-giving water to

more than 1000 villages in Andhra Pradesh and subsequently to the whole city of

Chennai – all for no charges whatsoever. And now there is yet another story of

Sai’s inscrutable compassion – The Sri Sathya Sai Godavari Drinking Water

Project. Swami is providing drinking water to half a million people in the

interior uplands areas of East Godavari and West Godavari districts in Andhra

Pradesh and hardly anyone knows about it! Not many even inside the Ashram in

Prashanthi Nilayam are aware of the

tremendous work that is going on silently in these two Godavari districts so

that the tribals and rural folk, some living in the forests and some spread

over 500 villages, get safe water to drink every single day! This is precisely

the reason why we have chosen the Godavari story for our cover story this time.

You will get a good glimpse of what has been done and what is being done for

these tribal populace in interior Andhra Pradesh. As a fitting compliment to

this cover story, there is a very revealing and elucidative article called

“God, Man And Water”. In this you may learn how proper understanding of water

resources and their usage is so important in present times for the world’s

wellbeing, and what are Swami’s views on this great life-giving and

life-sustaining element on earth. After the Birthday, the next big event in the

Divine Presence is joyful Christmas. Thousands flock to Prashanthi Nilayam to

be with their “Father”, their Divine shepherd, the Embodiment of Christ

Consciousness. For millions, Baba is the “Father who has come again” as

promised by Jesus to redeem mankind and the similarity between Sai and Jesus is

obvious – be it the message, the manifold miracles or the explicable

magnificence and munificence. Every Christian Sai devotee knows it and has

experienced it. Just to remind and reiterate ourselves of this magnificent

phenomenon during this holy month of Christmas, we have for you three beautiful

articles in the feature articles section. Do not miss them. A few weeks ago, the

Minister for Works, Government of Fiji

visited the Sathya Sai School in Fiji and paid glowing tributes to the quality

of the education imparted there. He hailed the school for its work on human

values and many national dailies in Fiji carried stories about it. You will

find this interesting item in our Sai World News section. Did you know that Sai

Centres in Taiwan conduct blood donation camps, visit mentally challenged

children and take care of elderly citizens? In New Zealand, Sai devotees visit

two prisons and provide physical and mental comfort to the inmates. Their visit

left some inmates in tears with demands of assurances from them that they would

be back. Our Sai Seva section will surely move your heart with

the stories of selfless service going on in different corners of the world.

Towards the end of His beautiful 80th Birthday discourse, Swami said, “Let your

life be filled with love. Do not confine your love to your family and friends.

Share it with one and all. Whomsoever you come across, consider everyone as the

embodiment of divinity. Share your love with your fellow human being and become

the recipient of his love.” Love and Service – this has been the principal

message be it Jesus, Sai, Krishna or Allah. Let’s Trust His words and more

importantly, Live His words. Just like the Sun which burns itself away everyday

to give life and happiness to others, if not a star, let us be at least small

candles bringing light, love and warmth to the fellow brothers and sisters

around us. When that happens all around the world, the Golden Age would have

dawned.Let everybody in all the worlds be happy! Loving Regards, In Sai

ServiceHeart2Heart Team • www.srisathyasai.org.in •

www.sssbpt.org • www.saicast.org A chronicle of Heaven on

Earth.Record of events from 24th October, 2005 to November 25th, 2005

Learn the pronunciation, tuneand music of the Bhajan songs"Rama Hare

Sai Krishna Hare " & "Sai Hai Jivan, Jivan Sathya Sai " Sai Seva In

New Zealand Prisons- By Auckland Sai Devotees Inspiring Sai Seva In Taiwan -

By Sai Workers in Taipei God, Man And Water

Elsewhere in this issue, we carry an article on Swami’s Drinking Water Project

for people living in the East and West Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh. In

this companion article, we focus on the broader topic of man, water, survival

and sustainable development ....more. Sai Baba And The Cosmic

ChristBy Ron Laing I had studied the life and teachings of Sathya Sai Baba for

two years before going to India, and I had come to the certain conviction that

once again the Word had been made flesh, that the Divine Principle had

incarnated to save the world from destruction....more.

The Family of HumanityBy Dr. Sara Pavan This is a true story of

the experience and practice of Baba’s Message – “There is only one caste – the

caste of Humanity” through love and service at the Wayside chapel in Sydney,

Australia. To read this, go here Fiji Government Minister Hails

Sai School In Fiji On the 7th of November, 2005, the Fiji Daily Post in an

article entitled, “The School with a Difference” movingly declared - "If you

need aspirations for a better Fiji for the future then try and visit the Sathya

Sai Primary School"....more. Mail across your articles, Swami's

rare photos, Poems, Divine Experiences, and also your comments, suggestions and

feedback to: h2h (AT) radiosai (DOT) org

In every box, on the left is the Issue date and on the right is the

Cover Story of that

Issue. Volume - 1 Aug 31st 2003 Spiritual Blossoms Sep 15th2003

Inauguration of Prashanti Digital Studio Oct 1st 2003 Dussera at

Prashanthi Nilayam Oct 15th2003

sans-serif" color="#000066" size="2">The Sri Sathya Sai Unity Cup Nov 1st2003

Temples of Learning Temple of Healing Nov 15th2003 The Sathya Sai Story

78th Birthday Special Issue Dec 1st 2003 The Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water

Project Dec 15th2003 Christmas at Prashanthi Volume - 2 Jan 1st 2004

The Festival of Sports Jan 15th2003 Healing With LoveSSSIHMS Bangalore

Feb 1st 2004 Distress To Relief:Water Project For Chennai Feb 15th2004

Lingodbhava Mar 1st 2004 With Baba to Badrinath Mar 15th2004 Sai Rama

- The Indweller of Hearts Apr 1st 2004 The Divine Sportof Sathya Sai Apr

15th2004 Teachings of Plato - A Parallism With That of Bhagawan May 1st

2004 Buddha Poornima Special May 15th2004 Messengers of Sathya Sai Jun

1st 2004 Sathya Sai Deena Janoodharana Project Jun

15th2004 Swami's Visit toEast Africa Jul 1st 2004

sans-serif" color="#990033" size="2">The Story of John S Hislop Jul 15th2004

Guru Poornima 2004 Aug 1st 2004 A Child Among Children Aug 15th2004

Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000066" size="2">Rekindiling

The Olympic Spirit Sep 1st 2004 Interview With Sunil Gavaskar Oct

1st2004 Stealer of Hearts - Krishna-Gopikas Bond of Love Nov 1st 2004

The Convocation Drama Dec 1st2004 An Introduction ToThe Vedas Volume

- 3 Jan 1st 2005 BandMaster Divine Feb 1st2005 Chaitanya Jyothi Mar

1st 2005 "How SwamiCame to me" - James Sinclair March2005 Tsunami Special

Issue Apr 1st 2005 Amazing Grace May 1st2005 Aristotle andSai Baba

Jun 1st 2005 The Gift of Life

sans-serif" size="2">Jul 1st2005 The Divine PlaygroundSwami in Kodai Aug

1st 2005 School of Business Management Prashanti Nilayam Sep 1st2005

Mumbai Deluge andDivine Grace Oct 1st 2005 International SaiMedical

Conference Nov 1st2005 Glorious SAI- A Tribute on His80th Birthday Dec

1st 2005 Sri Sathya SaiGodavari DrinkingWater Project