Praying for Swami's sake!!!

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"Bombay Srinivasan" <vsvasan99

 

Sai Ram. Please permit to share some of my thoughts with you all.

During last week, Swami did not come out for Darshan for two days in

the morning sessions. Then the next two days were totally blank; no

Darshan at all during morning or evening sessions. Then the next day

too, the morning Darshan was skipped.

 

Saturday evening brought cheers to all devotees assembled in Sai

Ramesh hall. There was a big commotion among devotees when Swami made

his appearance through the rear side of the stage. Many devotees

cried out unashamedly seeing Swami, after missing Him for couple of

days. There was not a single face without tears. There was no time to

wipe out the tears flowing down since every one was holding palms

together in great reverence.

 

There was a very huge crowd assembled on Sunday Morning. The weather

was severely cold, and yet every inch of the hall and extended area

was jam packed from early morning, praying and waiting for Divine

appearance. The day was something special. Swami walked by entering

through the rear side of the stage, and occupied the chair near the

front edge of the stage. The Bhajan was going on. After few minutes,

swami indicated that he be brought down. Thereafter it was all cheers

and cheers all over. Swami made several rounds, and passed through

the various points three times or more. Swami was speaking with many

devotees, accepted many letters.

 

Swami departed through the back entry, walking again. Before that

Swami got up from chair stood up, and waved HIS Divine hands,

blessing all the fortunate devotees who had assembled that day.

In the evening sessions on Sunday, the students presented some

skits. Each student prayed in different languages, the agony there

were having, on missing Swami. Each one of them mentioned that they

are bound by Love to Swami, and their relation with Swami was

inseparable. They pleaded, that they cannot live WITHOUT HIM. The

narration by each student was followed by songs which revealed their

agony of missing Swami. A very emotion packed presentation, was

witnessed by all devotees.

 

So far so good. Now the time has come for all us to think more about

Swami We are taking for granted about routine Darshan of Bhagawan.

Swami's Divine body is aging. We have seen Swami for the last many

decades. There are only few more years of Swami's existence in the

world, and this short period is very very precious. And during this

short period Swami is visibly in physical strain. For the sake of

devotees, Swami undergoes lot of inconveniences and makes His

appearance for giving us His Divine Darshan. We should make the best

possible chances to get benefits from these Darshans The feelings

should not be a routine one. We should start feeling for the welfare

of Swami's physical body too. This is most important and the

responsibility of we devotees.

 

While we proceed to Prashanthi Nilayam or Brindavan in Whitefield, we

go with lot of prayers for our own problems. In this process, we

forget the problems of Bhagawan.

 

Few suggestions please:-

 

While waiting for Divine Darshan. we should forget for a while our

own problems and start praying for Swami's welfare. By any chance,

even if Darshan is not forthcoming, instead of feeling bad about it,

we should feel that Darshan is not that important but Swami should be

fine. This thought should be very positive in our mind. If Swami is

okay, all will be okay. We should be consistent in our faith that

Swami knows every one of us and our needs as well. So all our

thoughts should be centered on Swami's well being alone.

 

2. Back in our homes, all our prayers in our home and Sai centers

too, should be for the good health of Swami.

 

We are used to sit in silence, (the so called Dhyan) for about a

minute or two after end of each Bhajan sessions. Nobody is sure, as

what type of Dhyan it is. They sit silently waiting for the signal

which could end of that silence sitting. This has become a routine.

Let us now give some thoughts for useful way of this precious time.

During this time of silent sitting, we should pray to Swami that He

should recover soon, and be back to His brisk and active movements.

We should pray that Swami should give us joy by moving around us,

without any difficulty. In short, Devotees should have a mental

dialogue with Swami, always praying for Swami's welfare. We can even

play a tape recorder, with some mild rendering like "OM" or Gayathri

mantra as a background during this silent sitting. This would help

devotees, to hold on their thoughts on Swami, instead of allowing

the mind wandering away.

 

In all programmes, such as any workshops, conferences or study

circles etc., separate time should be allotted to make prayers for

Swami good health. Even in Balvikas classes, children should be trained to

offer such prayers.

 

In short all activities in Sri Sathya Sai organizations in all

levels, devotees should be encourage to offer prayers on regular

basis.

 

Let all of us keep our own matters in the secondary position, and

understand that Swami's good health is very important.

 

Come let us all take the initial steps as early as possible.

 

With Love & Regards,

Bombay Srinivasan,

C-1, Silver Valley -2, Shivaji Nagar,

Vakola, Santacruz East,

Mumbai-400055

Tel: 022-26684021

Cel: 093229 47473

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UmaSRao

 

Sai Ram,

 

How true! It is time for us to practice LOVE. Love is unselfish, so

its very appropriate to think of Swami's health rather than await

every opportunity to burden Him with our problems. We have to work on

being unselfish, if after all these years we have not grown its truly

sad isn't it?

 

Swami Vivekananda said once, "One day the queen asked Yudhishtra how

it was that he, the most virtuous of men should suffer so much

misery. Yudhishtra replied, " Behold my queen, the Himalayas, how

grand and beautiful they are, I love them. They do not give me

anything, but my nature is to love the grand, the beautiful,

therefore I love them. Similarly, I love the Lord. He is the source

of all beauty, of all sublimity. He is the only object to be loved;

my nature is to love Him, therefore I love. I do not pray for

anything; I do not ask for anything. Let Him place me wherever He

likes. I must love Him for Love's sake. I cannot trade love."

 

May we all grow to reach these heights!

Sai Ram,

uma rao