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2006 || Previous Issues || || Printable Version || ||

Contact Us || Dear Reader, In an historic discourse

in Brindavan, Bangalore on the 19th of June 1974, Swami had said, “This Sai has

come in order to achieve the supreme task of uniting the entire mankind, as one

family through the bond of brotherhood, of affirming and illumining the

Aathmic Reality (Reality of the Spirit) of each being in order to reveal the

Divine which is the basis on which the entire Cosmos rests….”. The recently

concluded 80th Birthday conveyed this emphatically. It gave a glorious glimpse

to the world of how this profound declaration is silently taking shape in every

region and every corner of the world. The sense of oneness, the feeling of

solidarity among the tens and thousands that had gathered from nearly 150

countries really made you feel – yes, the world is surely getting better. Each

of them had a wonderful tale of how Swami had touched their lives with His love

and how they are eager to share this love to as many as they can. It was really

a practical demonstration of how Unity and can lead to Divinity. Incidentally

this was the theme of the 8th World Conference too –

‘Unity-Purity-Divinity’ - which was held two days prior to the Birthday. The

message went straight home to everyone’s heart. Yes, the World Conference and

more importantly, the Birthday celebrations passed off gloriously. That it was

an event of extraordinary significance in the mission of the Sai Avathar and

left an indelible mark in the hearts of everyone who was present here in

Prashanthi Nilayam need hardly be mentioned. But not many people know how the

Birthday celebrations actually happened. To think of it, how lakhs of people

from India and abroad were housed in the small town of Puttaparthi is amazing!

And again how these hundreds and thousands were served with free food for the

seven days of the Birthday week is equally incredible! More

than 170 tons of food material were cooked. Nearly seven lakh devotees were

served with meals. Breakfast and snacks were served to more than four lakh

devotees. The Hill View Stadium was transformed into a palace. All this

happened in the seven day period - 18th to 24th Nov. But how did this happen?

Who did the planning? Was every activity sub-contracted to professionals? What

were the devotees saying about the arrangements and the celebrations? How did

it feel being in Puttaparthi, being with Swami those few days? And finally what

experiences did the devotees take back home? To bring out all this for you, this

time we have our cover story on the 80th Birthday – not on what happened in

front of your eyes, but what happened behind the scenes. You are surely going

to be inspired when you read moving anecdotes of sacrifice and wonderful

stories of divine love that this cover story is composed

of. Sathya Sai is Love, Energy and Sacrifice personified. In a very revealing

discourse during the Guru Poornima celebrations in 1963, after Swami cured

Himself of a week long paralytic stroke in a trice by sprinkling a few drops of

water on His body, He declared for the first time in His Avatharhood, “I am

Shiva - Shakthi Swarupa” meaning, the embodiment of all consciousness and all

energy pervading the whole universe. Shivarathri – the auspicious night

dedicated to Lord Shiva which falls in the 26th of this month, we know, is a

festival of immense significance in Prashanthi Nilayam. It is often on this

occasion when our Lord Sai chooses to give us a glimpse of His Power and Glory.

The Lingodbhavam – emergence of the Linga from His mouth – is a divine spectacle

and liberating experience for every devotee privileged to witness it during this

festival. To

relive those blissful moments, our Photo Gallery is on this theme. You will also

find two beautiful feature articles elaborating on the principle of Shiva-Sai.

How Sai enters each devotee’s life is fascinating. Just as no two leaves in a

tree, or two faces in the world are totally identical, no two stories of how

Swami came into devotees’ lives are the same, be they distinguished

personalities or disregarded destitutes. You are going to be fascinated reading

the story of Prof. Anil Kumar, a long standing devotee of Swami, best known as

the translator of Bhagavan’s discourses, in the H2H Special section. The

month of January saw a lot of activities, the highlight being the Annual Sports

and Cultural Meet of Swami’s Institute. As every year, the event was a thrilling

sport and drama extravaganza. Do not miss reading the full account of this in

our Prashanthi Diary. We have decorated it with lots of pictures to bring the

whole event alive in front of your eyes. We also have a beautiful article on

the Vedas. If you are new to the Vedas or want to know what are their

significance in one’s life, read the feature article by

Prof. Venkataraman. In fact, we will be having a series of articles by him on

the Vedas in the coming issues. Vedic chants and their significance are so much

emphasized by Bhagavan time and again and it is time we know the great treasure

that is hidden in them and benefit from it. The Vedas are chanted every day

during Bhagavan’s Darshan. The sacred hymns purify our senses – both within and

without when we chant them, just like a lamp placed at the door lights up the

inside of the house as well as the outside. Let’s fill ourselves with the

sacred vibrations of these holy hymns. Let’s make our own hearts a Prashanti –

abode of Peace where our Lord Sai Shiva can reside. Lots of Love, In Sai

ServiceHeart2Heart

Team. • www.srisathyasai.org.in • www.sssbpt.org

• www.saicast.org A chronicle of Heaven on Earth.Record of Events

>From Jan 1st To Jan 14th 2006 Learn the pronunciation,

tuneand music of the Bhajan songs "Dayaa Karo Shiva Gangadhari " & "Brahmananda

Nayaka Baba

" Inspiring Sai Seva In Kuwait- Three Seva reports from the Gulf

Water Project For Aboriginal Community In Ausralia - By Sai workers of

Australia His Biggest Manifestation For Me...His

Love: - An Interview With Prof. Anil Kumar D: How did you first come to hear

about Sai Baba and what attracted you to Him in the first place?....Anil: Back

in the year 1970, an eminent devotee and a great scientist...more.

Shiva-Sai Mahaadeva By Late Sri G V Subba Rao We try to fathom the nature

of a particular Avathaar by comparing and contrasting, and establishing

similarities, equalities or congruences with an established Divine Personality

in

respect of their mutual characteristics, ....more.

My Introduction To the VedasBy Prof. G Venkataraman My earliest

recollection of something to do with the Vedas goes back to about 1940 or so;

maybe even a couple of years earlier. At that time, I occasionally paid a visit

to Manamadurai, a small town about 40 km to the south east of Madurai ....more.

"Sai Baba Has Given Me A Second Birth!" This is a moving story

of a plucky young boy from

Rajastan, Ravi Solanki, who is now in all smiles with his heart problem

forgotten like a bad dream in the mists of time, thanks to his successful

surgery in Baba’s Hospital ....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 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 15th2004 Healing With LoveSSSIHMS Bangalore Feb

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

Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000066" size="2">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 Parallelism With That of Bhagawan May 1st

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

1st 2004 Sathya Sai Deena Janoddharana Project Jun 15th2004 Swami's Visit

toEast Africa Jul 1st

2004 The Story of John S Hislop Jul 15th2004 Guru Poornima 2004 Aug 1st

2004 A Child Among Children Aug 15th2004 Rekindling The Olympic Spirit

Sep 1st 2004

Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#990033" size="2">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 & 4 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 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 Jan 1st2006 Five years of Healing with

Love Feb 1st 2006 Behind the Glorious 80th Birthday