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justify"> It was clear that some special function was about to commence. Mr.

Sanjay Sahni announced that Bhagawan was today, Blessing four very

distinguished men who had offered yeoman service in the cause of Bhagawan’s

Mission. The first gentleman was Mr. A. Ramakrishna, former Vice-President of

L&T Company. Swami had entrusted to L&T under Mr. A. Ramakrishna’s guidance,

the construction of most of His grand project buildings; such as the Bangalore

and Parthi Super Specialty Hospitals, The Chaitanya Jyoti, The Water Projects

at Anantapur, Medak,

Mehboobnagar and East & West Godavari tribal areas and of course the Sai Kulwant

Hall. Mr. A. Ramakrishna came forward and Swami Blessed him with the keys of

the car. Meanwhile, all the four cars were brought in front of the dais with

one of Swami’s ‘driving team’ at the steering wheel of each car. Swami was not

satisfied with merely giving him the car key. He then got up from the chair,

came walking down the central steps to the side of the car. Standing there,

Swami commanded Mr. A. Ramakrishna to get into the car and He literally flagged

off the car and caught his hands and Blessed him as the car moved

along. Prior to this, Mr. Ramakrishna spoke a few words offering his gratitude

to Bhagawan for all the Love that He was showering on him. It was very clear to

him that Swami was doing everything and giving him the credit for all the

success. He explained how after Swami came into his life, the L&T Company has

prospered enormously.

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Sanjay Sahni called out the other names. The second distinguished gentleman was

Mr. Kondal Rao, Senior Technical Consultant to Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for the

Sri Satya Sai Water Supply Project, and also the Chief Engineer supervising the

Chennai Water Supply Project. Mr. Kondal Rao had been closely working with L&T

in the execution of these projects. Mr. Kondal Rao got into the car and

received the Blessings as earlier. The third special recipient was Mr.

Chakravarthi, the secretary of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and formerly

collector of Anantapur District and also the first Registrar of the Sri Sathya

Sai Institute of Higher Learning. The fourth Blessed gentleman was Prof. G.

Venkataraman, former Vice-Chancellor of the Institute, currently Director of

Prasanthi Digital Studios and Radio Sai Global Harmony. He is also actively

involved in conducting the Values Based Course called the Awareness programme

for the Post Graduate students at the Institute. After Blessing all of them

profusely, Swami walked back to the dais and then Blessed Mr. Ramakrishna and

Mr. Kondal Rao with a photograph. Both of them sat beside Swami and Swami

holding their hands kept

praising them for a long time telling about their achievements to the boys

seated in front. Next He Blessed Mr. Chakravarthy and Prof. G. Venkataraman

with a photograph and also praised them for a long time. By now it was 9:05 AM.

Swami gave permission for the Stotram chanting to commence. This morning, the

presentation was organised very well. We had brief commentary preceding every

song, both in Telugu and English rendered by two students very well. The

Stotrams we chanted included the following: Chidananda Rupah Sivoham Sivoham

Tridalam Trigunaakaaram Trinetramcha Triyaayudham Brahmamurari Shivarpita

Lingam Ganga Taranga Ramaneeya Jataakalaapam Neela Kantara Devaa Deena Bandhava

Ra Ra Sada Sivam Bhajaamyaham Samasta Loka Naayakam Siva Siva Siva Siva Anaraada

Jeeva Chintanalla Shiva Shankara Shivananda Lahari - Solo Om Namah Shiyava -- Om

Namah Shivaya – Solo The last two were solo songs very well by our Mandir

Bhajan singers. Others were all group songs. Swami was very involved

throughout the presentation and especially appreciated the last two

performances. It was 9:55 AM when Bhagawan asked them to stop. After this

Prasadam was distributed to all (Mysore Pak sweet in a neat plastic box). At

10:30 AM, Swami went near the interview room and Blessed the special

cake baked for the occasion. At 10:40 AM, Bhagawan retired to Poornachandra.

'Bookman Old Style'">26th Feb 2006, Sunday - Holy Sivaratri Evening Session

It was 4:00 PM, when Bhagawan made His entry into the Kulwant Hall. He took a

full round in the car as He usually does and then went into the interview room.

After a while a number of trays with blue colour boxes started coming outside in

the hands of students. All these were placed on the dais, ready for

distribution. Meanwhile, another team of students who had rushed to

Poornachandra Auditorium just before Bhagawan’s arrival returned with big

carton boxes full of white safari cloth for students. All the cloth pieces

were placed on the dais. Few minutes later Swami came out and was wheeled

onto the centre of the dais. Swami immediately instructed the students to go

ahead and distribute the safaris to all the students. Both college and school

students were the lucky recipients of this Blessing from Bhagawan. After a

while the blue colour boxes were also distributed to the students. This

contained a small calculator that made some sort of music when started. This we

came to know since all boys started opening their boxes and switching on the

calculators! All the while Swami sat and kept watching the distribution. Now

and then, He called the boys and gave them some guidelines for distribution. By

4:35 PM, He was wheeled in again. After around 10 minutes, very surprisingly, we

found Swami getting into the car and driving away to PC. We all were eagerly

waiting for His Divine Message but here was Swami leaving us in suspense. After

some time, Swami again came out into the car and went somewhere outside for a

short while. Once again, He was back to PC. Then at 5:15 PM, Bhagawan returned

to the Sai Kulwant Hall. He was wheeled onto the dais for a few minutes and

then in again. But after a few minutes we saw Him walking on the inner VIP

Portico adjacent to the Bhajan Hall, talking to a number of devotees. He then

went again towards the interview room and finally at 5:25 PM, Swami came onto

the dais walking. He stood holding the railings for some time giving joy to one

and all. For a moment He raised His right Hand and gave Abhaya Hasta Blessings

to all. Immediately there was loud applause.

At 5:30 PM, Swami was seated on His Chair. Mr. A.V.S. Raju, Founder-Chairman of

Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited, was also wheeled in and made to sit

next to Swami. Swami spoke to him and we knew that he was about to read his

poems to us. The Vedic hymn Mantra Pushpam was being chanted and to our joy,

Swami also started chanting along with the students. Around 5:45 PM, Swami

gave some instructions to brother Nitin. A few minutes later the famous

playback singer P. Susheela came onto the scene. Swami spoke to the Music boys

giving them some instructions. We thought that it was going to be some musical

programme by her. But who can understand Swami’s ways? Swami asked our boys to

start with a Ganesha Bhajan followed by some other Bhajan. Then, Swami asked

Smt. P. Susheela to sing two Bhajans. She sang Esawramba Priya Tanaya Sai

Narayana and Manasa Bhajare Guru Charanam. After these two Bhajans the boys

continued the Bhajans. But Swami had other plans.

Style'"> At 6:10 PM, suddenly, Swami asked them to stop singing Bhajans. He

instructed Mr. A.V.S. Raju to share some of his poems with the audience. This

went on till 6:35 PM when he was asked to conclude. Subsequently, we were

almost sure that Swami would ask us to continue singing Bhajans but instead

Swami asked for the Discourse mikes to be arranged. Bhagawan stood up and to

the delight of all, commenced His Sivaratri Divine Message at

6:30 PM. The whole Universe is in Him. Can you build a temple for Him? When He

resides in all beings, what name can you give Him? When all the oceans find

refuge in Him, can you give Him a bath? He is not merely Iswara; He is the

Iswara of the whole Universe. Prapancha is a combination of the five elements.

‘Pra’ means expression or manifestation or blossoming. ‘Pancha’ stands for the

five elements. There are the five elements – earth, water, fire, air and

ether. There are also the five senses – Shabda (sound), Sparsha (touch), Rupa

(sight), Rasa (taste) and Gandha (smell). The five life breaths are Prana,

Apana, Vyana, Udana and Samana. The Lord is the basis for the expression of all

these. Is any among these permanent? No, only Brahma Tatva is eternal. What is

Brahma – that which represents these five.

justify">Man worships a specific form. This is not permanent. We worship with

narrow feelings and forget the Cosmic Principle. The Universe is the form of

God. Anda, Pinda and Brahmanda. Anda consists of the material world, Pinda

consists of the fulfilment of one’s birth and both these occur in Brahmanda.

Love is the foundation of the Universe. There can exist neither Nature nor

world without Love. The world is sustained by the Love that is distributed in

the five elements. Forgetting Love, following any mode of worship is in vain.

The five elements express

their power through the human life. Prana (life) – why is it given? Human

birth is the rarest of all. Man is Divine but running after Kama (desire). God

created all – wife, children and friends. It is the duty of man to respect each

one accordingly. The wife should be considered as Divine. Children also

represent Divinity. Enemies are also Brahmaswarupa. Even those who fought with

God were finally given mergence in the almighty. There is no place where

there is no God. All eyes and ears are His. Nobody recognizes this Truth.

People wonder how God can hear – where are His ears? We must understand that

sound itself is God, light itself is God. Therefore, there is nothing that God

does not know. God’s creation is highly sacred. Human delusion is

on account of attachment to one’s body. Manava – ‘Ma’ stands for Maya, ‘Na’

stands for no or not and ‘Va’ stands for living or conducting oneself.

Therefore, we must conduct ourselves such that we do not allow Maya to

overpower us. Good and bad are all in your thoughts. Correct your thoughts.

If there is any element of hatred, feel ashamed of it. If you are attracted by

anybody, it is because of attachment. Understand that it is God who attracts.

All forms are His. You have none but one true enemy and that is your own mind.

You are the origin of everything. You are all Embodiments of Love. None of you

is separate. There is no second at all. Nothing like a 6th element. Your Love

represents the Divine Form. Brahma is not away from you. To think that He is

away is Brama. Action (Karma) is also Divine. Never accuse or criticize God.

All is God. It was

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and continued. All is Sivam, all is Vishnu, all is Divine. This is the

Sivaratri message for all. From a tiny granule to a gigantic tree, Divinity

resides in all. There is no need to search for God. You are verily God. You are

verily Vishnu and Shiva. It is only your feelings that create a difference.

Sometimes you get angry. The same anger gets transformed into love later.

Yesterday’s anger becomes today’s love. They are not different. 1 + 1 = 2, 2

+ 2 = 4, 4 + 4 = 8 but 5 + 5 is not equal to 10. 5 + 5 = 1 only. Rest all are

zeroes. Ekam Sat Viprah Bahuda Vadanti. There is no

second at all. This unity is God. Know this Truth. Jeeva and Deva are not

different. Your shadow is not different from you. Bliss is your own reflection.

Only when we understand this oneness, can we experience Divinity. 1&0 = 10,

add a 0 = 100, add another 0 = 1000, add another 0 = 10000, add yet one more 0

= 100000

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zeroes. So too in life, we say: My wife, child, land, house…… ‘My’ is like

1 and all the rest are like zeroes. Nothing remains at the end. The whole world

is a zero that comes out from God

who is the Hero. Doubts and imaginations rob us of our Bliss. Never entertain

any doubts. It is like poison. You get doubts about your wife, children…..all

this is useless. Why don’t you doubt yourself? Then you will feel so ashamed.

Even if doubts come, brush them aside. You can develop strong faith only when

you remove all doubts. Doubts can be dangerous and can sometimes prove fatal.

 

0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">A car can ride well only if all the four tyres

are in good condition. Even if one tyre gets punctured you can meet with an

accident. In our life, Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha are the four tyres. None

of them should get punctured. Students, body is the chariot. Mind is the

steering. You must control the steering. Until the mind is annihilated, you

need to control it very well. This will lead you to Moksha and your life will

be fulfilled. When you ride a bicycle, balance is very important. So too in

life, balance is very important. Being born as a human being, if you slip into

the existence of an animal, it would be so embarrassing. This is the teaching

of Shiva. You are a human being. You are not an insect, not a bird or an

animal. You can never deny the Atma. Do not claim everything as yours. Ma in

Manava stands for mine. Get rid of this Ma Ma Ma – mine, mine, mine. Your

goal is to attain Divinity. For this you need Sanmati (good mind). Unity leads

to purity, purity leads to Divinity. All must have

this unity. We all are humans; brothers and sisters. Students of Satya Sai

College must always be united. Only if you are united, you deserve to be called

Sai Devotees, else there will be no purity of Sai in you.

TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Love God and it will transform your hate towards others

also into love. Therefore, develop Love. It was 7:30 PM. Bhagawan concluded

His Divine Sivaratri Message with the Bhajan, Prema Mudita Mana Se Kaho…..After

the Bhajan, He once again continued…… The name of Rama has been helping

humanity since ages. This is the power of Rama Nama. Everybody chants the name

of Rama. Be it in a village or a city, valley or the mountain top. People of

all religions should begin with chanting the name of Rama. Rama means that

which attracts – Ra Ra – come…come… Then Swami narrated the story of King

Krishna Devaraya and his minister Tenali Ramakrishna. Once Tenali Ramakrishna

constructed a sentence containing five words which meant the same but in

different languages. It was ‘Ye Aao Ra Ba Va?’ Actually it was a question asked

by

a farmers wife, ‘which cow is it father-in-law?’ in Telugu. But when split up it

could also mean ‘Ye’ –come- in Marathi, ‘Aao’ –come- in Hindi, ‘Ra’ –come- in

Telugu, ‘Ba’ –come- in Kannada, ‘Va’ –come- in Tamil. The lesson from the story

was that words should be used very carefully. Understand small things and then

you will be able to understand the bigger things too. All students should

develop good qualities, and live an ideal life. Then, Swami will be very happy.

Those who make Me happy, I will make them very happy. Gat a good name wherever

you go. Conduct yourself as befits a Sai student. This is the message of

Sivaratri. When all of you enjoy supreme Bliss, it is Sivaratri for Me. My

Blessings to all of you…. Sing the glory of God all night. Do Naama Smarana

whole heartedly. Then you will attain Divinity. Am I giving you trouble? (Boys

immediately replied – No Swami.) It was

7:50 PM and Bhajans began with the nightingale of Parthi - Ravikumar singing

Jaya Shankara. Just two lines were over and Swami again stopped them. He said:

Do not sing the word ‘Digambara’ in the Bhajans. Laymen understand this word to

mean ‘naked’. But the true meaning is that God has His attire as the eight

directions ‘Diks’. Thus He is called Digambara. But avoid this while singing.

0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> Bhajans continued. At 8:00 PM, Bhagawan retired

for the day. It was such a hectic day for Swami. Morning to evening, He kept

giving and giving tirelessly! The mikes for Bhajans were on till 9:30 PM. Later

an announcement was made as per instructions of Bhagawan by Prof. Anil Kumar. He

announced that Aarti would be at 7:00 AM tomorrow morning and Prasadam (Puliyora

and Sakarpongal) would be distributed thereafter. Wishing you once again a

very happy Sivaratri.. A Anantha VijayaH.No.247Nizarapar RoadChandmari

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