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November 23rd, 2005 November 22nd, 2005 The Golden day has arrived

- Bhagawan's 80th Birthday. Nature has joined all of us in offering our Pranaams

to our Beloved Lord. Aakasha -– the sky is filled with different shades of grey

clouds that look like clusters of flowers to be offered at His Lotus Feet. Vayu

-– the Lord of air is blowing coolly providing natural air-conditioning for the

township of Parthi. Agni -– Surya Bhagawan is a little slow in arriving at the

venue -– thankfully! Aapaha -– Water is showering her love on all assembled in

the stadium in the form of a light soft drizzle. It feels like pearls of love

being showered on us. Mother Earth is looking majestic, with a broad red carpet

waiting to receive the car with the Lord on her. Even the rest of the stadium

where devotees and students are sitting is spread with a beautiful netted green

cloth that is specially meant for such seating purposes. This makes the whole

ground look green with a red carpet running all along the length in the centre.

A number of flags are tied on the Hanuman hilltop, to the railings. Beautiful

garlands of white and pink balloons are tied across the gents and ladies

galleries and all along the railings on the top of the stadium galleries. On

the way to the Hanuman top, long vertical pillars of pink and white balloons

are reaching up into the sky. The live projection of the proceedings is being

seen on two giant LED screens, one on top of the cricket pavilion and the other

on the ladies gallery side. Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma's Santoor is playing softly

on the PA system. The soft music, the light drizzle, the cool air and the

excitement in the atmosphere, the multitude of people waiting eagerly – all

these create the perfect ambience for the entry of our beloved Lord. Devotees

however are trying to intensify their prayers pleading with Rain God to

postpone his offering for a while. On the giant screen, right now, the video of

Swami's earlier Birthday celebrations is being shown. It is lovely to watch

Swami of the earlier years running around so fast that all around are

struggling to keep pace with Him. The Helicopter Darshan of the 50th Birthday

takes us down memory lane. The Mahabubnagar Seva volunteers are busy serving

water to all the devotees - the task which they have taken up as an offering to

Swami. However, hardly anybody asks for it as everybody's thirst is only for His

Divine Darshan now. Minutes are ticking by and the golden moment is coming

closer and closer. Crowds are still pouring in. The stadium is already

jam-packed, but still multitudes come in and somehow find their place - like

sugar dissolving in milk. It is 7.45 a.m. and the procession has begun from the

Primary School end of the stadium. A big group of Vedam chanting students lead

the procession. They are followed by a dance troupe. Behind them we see Swami

in a new car. The top of the car is open, but Swami is hidden from our view.

Only His face is seen. He is wearing a white robe. A student is holding an

orange umbrella above Swami to prevent the drizzle from wetting His robe. As

the procession begins, several Sevadals posted at different points in the

ground, release huge flower rockets. These are not crackers but colourful paper

strips sealed under pressure. When released, they burst forth into the air like

a jet spray of flowers. These flower rockets fill the entire ground. Massive

crackers are burst that release colourful sparkles into the sky. Of course the

colours are not seen as it is day time. The fireworks are being blasted from

the college grounds where an entire firework display team has been continuously

working on it for the past three days. The experience is Blissful. A spring of

joy bursts forth in our hearts as the rockets burst forth into the sky. On

reaching the stage, Swami gets out of the car and walks onto the lift. The lift

goes up and Bhagawan goes walking onto the stage. All this while a melodious

song is being played on the system…... 'Ananda Baraso Hey Managala Mayee...'…It

reverberates in the entire stadium. Hundreds of balloons burst into the sky. The

curtain on the stage is yet closed and after a while the screen rolls up.

Suddenly the stage comes into our view. Exquisitely decorated with bunches and

bunches of colourful flowers, it houses a huge Silver Throne at the centre. On

the throne is seated the Lord of the Universe in all His Glory! It is 8.00 a.m.

All of a sudden, the sky clears and the Sun God makes a special appearance,

literally touching the Lotus Feet of Bhagawan. Another song starts playing on

the speakers. The whole place is flooded with the warmth of the sun. How

beautiful it is to see Mother Nature participating in this celebration

performing her unique dance. Hardly a few minutes pass and the sun vanishes as

though it had never come out at all. A mild drizzle continues that stops and

starts intermittently. As Nature performs her medley, another dance gets going

on the stage on the Ladies Gallery. The Amala Shankar dance troupe bursts forth

into artistic movements representing their Pranaams to Bhagawan. Next, Sai Kumar

(a Telugu Movie star) and Sunil Gavaskar (the famous Indian cricketer) start

compering the show from the stage. As this goes on, teams from all major

nations of the world, march on the road in front of the stage and halt for a

while performing some small feat in front of Bhagawan. Sai Kumar and Sunil

Gavaskar offer their obeisance on behalf of all assembled and describe the

glory of the occasion and of our Lord. Sunil Gavaskar appeals to all to heed

the message of Bhagawan and play the game of life with Unity, Purity and

Divinity. He then presents the galaxy of cricketers who have come to offer

their respects to Bhagawan. Before the cricketers march in, Sunil introduces

Major Rathore, the Olympic medal winner, who makes the first offering to

Bhagawan. It is an insignia that symbolizes global peace and harmony.

Subsequently, all the cricketers including Sachin Tendulkar come onto the stage

and offer bouquets to Swami. Sachin takes the mike and offers his Pranaams to

Swami saying that it is a great privilege to be here for His 80th Birthday and

he is greatly honoured. Swami calls him close and speaks to him. V.V.S. Laxman,

Murali Karthik, R.P. Singh, Jaiprakash Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and

others join Sachin in offering flower bouquets to Swami. After doing so, they

all sit on either side of Swami. Next Major Rathore comes down the stage and

starts running along the path leading to the stage and then onto the hilltop.

>From the road leading to the hilltop, the Global peace insignia is hoisted by

Rathore. The insignia goes up to the Hanuman top. It is 8.20 a.m. as the white

disc with a golden border bearing the numbers 8 and 0 in red, in the centre

goes up. Inside the zero is the picture of the globe. As the insignia reaches

the Hanuman hilltop, immediately a giant banner (screen) rolls down along the

hill slope below the Hanuman, right until the foot of the hill. On it are

inscribed the words: May there be peace and unity and love in the whole world.

Parallely, volunteers sitting on the top of the slope, release long strips of

silver and gold shining cloth that roll down the slope like a running river. It

creates a very good effect. A number of them are released on the rock slope.

After this a few more top artistes including Manno and party come onto the

stage and start singing songs in praise of Bhagawan and wishing Him a Happy

Birthday. However, at 8.30 a.m. Swami asks for the mike to be arranged. Sri

Indulal Shah comes in first, offers his Pranaams to Swami and gives a talk. He

glorifies Swami saying that He has changed the face of the whole world in 80

years. The era of peace has been ushered in by Bhagawan. Prasanthi Nilayam has

now become the centre for the redemption of the entire world. He is followed by

Dr. Goldstein. Dr. Goldstein adores Bhagawan as our dear Father and Mother. He

is the Kali Yuga Avataar. However, he says that more important than all these

celebrations, is the need to focus on Bhagawan’s Message and follow His

Guidelines. He compares Swami to the super magnet saying that we are like

pieces of iron that get attracted to Him. While being crucified Jesus cries out

to the Lord, “Why have You forsaken me?” But we must ask ourselves as to why

have we forsaken Him. Once when Dr. Goldstein asked Swami to give him a glimpse

of how the world looks like through Swami's eyes, Bhagawan told him that if He

would do that, Dr. Goldstein would not want anything after that -– his wealth,

status, family, wife and not even his body. Dr. Goldstein urged all the

devotees to ask themselves, Who is Sai and who am I. Swami has come to this

earth to save us. He exactly gives us what we need. We have come from Him and

we need to return to Him. The body and the mind are mere instruments that are

made available to us to serve the Lord. Anything good should be attributed to

the Lord. Anything bad is due to our mistake. He concluded stressing on the

need to avoid negativity in life. Swami always says,–"Be Happy". May our

selfless Love shine forever brilliantly. Dr. Goldstein prays to Bhagawan to

deliver His Divine Message. The highlights of Swami’s Discourse: 8.52 a.m.

Premaswarupulara, without Truth, Righteousness, Love and Peace, everything is

useless. Be it charity, good actions, exalted position or any other thing. Man

is born to be peaceful. There are so many people with high positions and great

designations. But what is the use? Have they been able to improve the position

of the poor people? Everybody does Show Work, not Social Work. Man will enjoy

Truth, Peace and Love if he is compassionate. We must help our fellowmen. All

face difficulties in life. But we must consider joy and sorrow alike. In order

to progress in life, we must develop a sense of equanimity. Without Samaanatva

(a sense of equality), how can there be Samaaja (society)? There is pain

embedded in pleasure. But today man gets very disturbed even with the slightest

difficulty. If you ask any common man, he will say that he has got all the

comforts, wealth and money, but he has no peace. How do you expect to get

mental, peace? We always ask everybody – who are you, but we never put the

question to ourselves - who am I? Once you know your reality, you will be free

from all difficulties. We have no right to call ourselves humans without

practicing human values. God does not expect you to keep worshipping Him all

the while. He wants you to work and set an ideal for the community. Man is

actually Divine. Jiva is negative and Divinity is positive. Both together form

man. One must do Atma Chintana to understand this. Once you do Self enquiry, I

will manifest in you. The Cosmic Principle is present in all. You do not need

to exclusively search for God. He is in all. You all are forms of Atma, not

merely the body. The indweller is permanent. It has no bondage or liberation.

Can anyone say, ‘My Atma is dead? No, this is not possible. Even after this

body made up of five senses perishes, the Self continues to exist. Without an

object, there can be no reflection. There is no separate sun for India and

America. It is the same sun that is seen in both places but the time varies. So

too, existence is the same everywhere. Remember, if you are in conflict with

somebody else, you are actually in conflict with yourself. You may think that

the other person has lost against you but in reality you yourself have lost.

Never differentiate between each other. Who are you? Some may say - I am the

body. How long will it last? Body is like a water bubble, it can burst any

minute. Others may say - I am the mind. What is the mind? It is merely a bundle

of desires. It can give way any time. It is monkey mind. You must not be a

monkey mind, you must have a man mind. Think that I am God in human form. Leave

aside the body and consider yourself as God. You are ready to worship a statue

that has been built by you but you are not ready to worship your own Self

within. Have Atma Vishvasam - Self confidence. You go to Tirupati and say that

Lord Venkateswara is my family deity. Somebody else goes to Ayodhya and says

that Lord Rama is my family deity. All are one. Consider God as one, and then

only you will get peace. Desires may be many, but the reality behind them is

one. Good and Bad are also two different words, but in essence they are one.

Today, you may call somebody as good, tomorrow as bad. All these are relative

terms. Human life is very precious. Do not consider yourself as simple human

beings. You may have different names and forms but the Self is the same. Do not

go merely by the form. Understand the spirit behind the form. Unless the husk is

removed from the rice it will keep growing again. This is the reason for birth

and death. Remove the husk and make it into rice grains, then it will not

sprout again. Idli, Dosa, Puliyora, Sakar Pongal are all rice preparations.

Rice is the same but it is the mode of cooking that makes the difference. This

cooking or refinement is called Sanskara. It is the transformation process. Man

is getting spoilt because of his materialistic vision. He has to transform this

vision on his own. God has bestowed everything on man in a very pure form. You

are spoiling them using your mind. Therefore annihilate or withdraw the mind.

Then all will be fine. You all are sacred, but the clouds of desires appear and

spoil you. However, these clouds will pass away. Once it is cleared, you can see

the sun. In childhood, we while away our time playing. In youth, we get deluded

on account of our age and ego. In old age we keep repenting for all that we

could not achieve. At the end we may have experienced everything but there is

no peace. The stages of your life may change, but you are one and the same.

Change your vision (Drushti). Do not try to change Srushti (creation). That is

God's domain. He can do anything if He wishes. Just as Muslims chant "Allah Ho

Akbar" which means "You are our only refuge", so too Hindus must say, "I want

only God". But today no one wants Divine, all go for Deep Wine. At this point

Swami narrates the story of the devotee who kept changing the object of his

worship. He starts with Shiva, Rama, then Krishna and finally Devi. He gets

some satisfaction with each one but then slowly starts losing interest.

Finally, when the devotee tries to stop the fragrance of the incense sticks

lighted for Devi from going towards the other photos locked inside the

cupboard, Devi manifests Herself and chides him for being so fickle minded. She

asks the devotee as to what is the guarantee that he will continue to worship

Her? Never change your mind like this. To be good, merely undertaking acts of

charity is not enough. Surrender to God. Then only you will be happy. Desires

make the mind go astray. You may ask whether there is any witness for all this.

Is there anyone who embodies all this? I alone am the witness to this. I have

absolutely no desires. I can go anytime I want. I can materialize anything that

I want. Never desire for fleeting things. Ask for that which is eternal. Today

we may hold high positions. But this will hold good only till our retirement.

The innate Divinity has no retirement at all. Love is the undercurrent, Truth

is the spoken word. Preserve both. Remain in Love always. Do not limit your

Love only to your family and relatives. All are Divine. I always Discourse on

only this Message. That is the very purpose of My addressing such large

gatherings. I am very happy that you all have listened to My Message. I have

received the Love of so many of you who have come here. I know you all have

come for Me. Practice the teachings given by Me, then I will be even more

Happy! Do not make your Love physical. Let it always be Divine. I have spoken a

lot and given you strain. All is God's work. Do all your actions with this

feeling. That is enough. It will make Me happy. On this auspicious occasion, I

am Blessing you all with My Love. May you all have a long, healthy, peaceful

and happy life! It is 9.50 a.m. Swami sits down on the throne. He sips some

water. A huge cake is brought onto the stage in a trolley. Bhagawan cuts the

cake and there is loud applause. He also lights the candle on the cake. After

this, the cricketers stand up next to Swami. But Swami keeps sitting. He sits

silently waving His Hand, with Bliss pouring out from His Being and reaching

out to the multitudes. Twenty minutes pass by. It is 10.10 a.m. Some sweets are

brought and Swami personally distributes the sweets to all the cricketers.

Finally, Aarti is offered. Immediately huge blasts, showers of crackers and

melodious songs fill the air. Swami gets down from the throne and sits on His

chair. Slowly, He comes onto the lift, descends and gets into the car. He is

now in the Toyota Porte which glides along the central red pathway and we

manage to catch a glimpse of Him again. Prof. Anil Kumar makes two

announcements. Evening programme begins in the Hill View Stadium at 5.00 p.m.

and Prasadam will be distributed along with lunch at the free food counters.

November 22nd, 2005 We enter the Mandir this morning and find a totally new set

of decorations, each one more breathtaking than the other. Today there are

floral Toranams in grand designs hanging from the balcony of the Portico and

also from the roof of the first floor. Inside the balcony on the first floor,

huge floral arches having a mix of red and yellow flowers have been placed on

either side of the dais. Lord Ganesha is surrounded with a grand floral arch

filled with pure white roses and a thick bunch of red roses at the centre. The

background is provided with green leaves. The two pillars on the stage on

either side of Swami's Chair and also the two pillars facing the stage are

decorated exquisitely with broad green leaves and light rose-coloured huge

petal-like flowers. These are wound spirally on the pillars like a creeper and

give a very grand appearance. Balls of roses of different colors hang from the

top roof of the Portico. All along the railings of the Kulwant Hall colourful

umbrellas have been fixed in the typical Kerala style. Outside the Mandir, the

Parthi township has been transformed into a dream world. The entire road from

the Mandir leading to the Hostel and beyond is decorated with series lighting

on the stadium side of the road. Yesterday, we also saw the Laser Beams

reaching out into the sky from the Hanuman hilltop. There is going to be a

laser show on the 23rd night. There is series lighting all along the path

leading to the Hanuman top. Series lighting is also spread across the hillock

itself and right on the top there are some coconut trees created with lights,

some sparklers (effect created by lights). The stadium looks just out of the

world. Huge speakers are placed for the Music Programme. High wattage stage

lights illuminate the entire ground at night. The pathway that has been made

for Swami in the middle of the stadium ground is now covered with a red carpet.

Looks royal and befits the occasion. Swami comes out for Darshan at 9.15 a.m.

after the commencement of the Bhajans. He takes a full round and goes inside

the Bhajan Hall. Hardly a few minutes pass by and He comes out again and gets

into the car. The car proceeds not towards PC but towards the Shanti Vedika

grounds. Possibly the final supervision round? Bhajans go on. After a long

wait, Swami returns only at 10.00 a.m. But He goes straight to PC. There He

gets down from the car and moves into the new building to supervise the Hall

where the Governing Body members for the Convocation procession, will be

assembling in the afternoon. After a few minutes of supervision, He comes out

and goes inside PC. We assume that He has retired but that is not the case. The

car again parks itself outside the PC door. At 10.30 a.m. Swami again comes out,

gets into the car and drives to the Kulwant Hall. He goes inside the Bhajan

Hall. But again a few minutes later He comes out and sits outside the interview

room talking to some VIP's seated over there. Bhajans go on uninterrupted. At

10.50 a.m. He asks Aarti to be given and retires for the morning. It is

afternoon. The Convocation of the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning

is scheduled to start at 2.45 p.m. as per the announcement made in the morning.

The Hall is jam packed and there are people all over the Ashram and even on the

road outside, yet waiting to come in and maybe at least have a glimpse of the

Lord from some corner. The Alike students have just transformed the dais into

an Indra Loka (the world of the Gods). The floral arch in the centre has been

enhanced with a Simha Dwaram (typical temple type entrance gate) in the centre.

The openings on either side of the dais are covered with a floral curtain,

literally looks like a floral wall, again with a Simha Dwaram in the middle for

enabling movement from the inner Portico. Silver Coated Podiums are placed on

either side and 3 Thrones have been placed for the Revered Chancellor, Vice

Chancellor and the Chief Guest. At sharp 2.35 p.m. the Band begins at the PC

gate. This time a very unique feature of the Convocation is that all the

College students of the three campuses are not wearing just sashes but they are

wearing a full fledged gown and a cap - the normal Convocation costume. The Post

Graduate students have a maroon gown with yellow border while the Undergraduates

have a light blue gown. The front part of the Kulwant Hall is filled with all

these students and it gives a majestic appearance. 2 wooden vases almost 5 feet

high, are placed on either side of the dais and are filled with colorful

flowers. The band is coming marching in. It takes a turn in the centre of the

Hall and proceeding towards the dais moves on to the gents side of the Hall

near the Krishna statue. The band is followed by the Registrar and two student

representatives of the Institute holding the silver mace, conch and the discus

mast. They are followed by all the Governing Body members and the other

administrators who join the Convocation Procession. Behind all of them comes

the Toyota Porte, the lucky car to join the procession. In it are seated our

beloved Bhagawan and His Excellency, T.N. Chaturvedi, the Governor of

Karnataka. All the members stand next to their chairs and then Swami emerges

from the door at the centre of the floral curtain. To our greatest delight, we

see Swami walking and coming to His Chair. Of course He is being assisted by

the students. Swami is all smiles. He asks the Governor to take his seat and

then sits down on the centre throne. The garlanding ceremony takes place and is

followed by the chanting of the Convocation Vedam. They chant the full Mantra

and sit down. At the prayer of the Vice Chancellor, Swami stands up and speaks

into the mike, "I declare the Convocation open". Next is the turn of the Vice

Chancellor to speak. He introduces the Chief Guest, Sri T.N. Chaturvedi and

then furnishes the audience with the highlights of the Institute, the

achievements in the past one year and also the future plans. He stresses on the

necessity of Value Based education especially in the current scenario. He talks

about the ancient Gurukula system and its immense benefits. He also talks about

the primacy of the role of the teacher in any education system. He states that

education must be balanced and should be based on spirituality. He quotes from

Swami Vivekananda and Mahatma Gandhi while elaborating on this aspect. He then

substantiates on the topic of Educare saying that education and educare are

like the two wings of a bird. He explains the role of Grama Seva in our

curriculum. He also gives the significance of the compulsory residential system

that is followed here. He calls the Mandir as the temple of worship, the

Institute as the temple of learning and the Hostel as the temple of Living. He

says that the students of Bhagawan are very lucky to witness a spiritual

revolution along with technological revolutions. He concludes saying that Swami

is like a Divine Magnet and the graduating students are doubly lucky to receive

their degrees on the auspicious occasion of the 80th year of the Avataar. He

appeals to the students to be the torch bearers of the ongoing spiritual

revolution. It is 3.05 p.m. All students rise to take the Convocation pledge.

This is followed by the Gold Medals awarding ceremony. This time, Swami gives

the medals sitting on the throne. Swami talks to a number of the medal winners

and Blesses them profusely. It is 3.30 p.m. by the time all the medals are

awarded. It is now time for the Governor's Convocation address. The Governor

delivers a very scholarly and insightful talk, quoting extensively from Swami's

literature. As he concludes his talk, Swami also claps and tells him, 'Very

nice'. It is 3.55 p.m. Swami gets up to deliver His Divine Message. The

highlights of Swami's Discourse: The end of education is Truth. Education

without Truth is no education at all, it is merely secular. There are so many

educated people today. What are they all doing? There is no iota of

selflessness in them. But education is going on as usual. True education is

spiritual education. That alone points us to God. Secular education is only for

a living. The end of education is character. Without character, everything else

is useless. Today, we have distanced ourselves from this goal. The heart will

become pure only when we give up selfishness. We must focus on the 'Self'. This

must lead to 'Help' and finally to 'Sacrifice'. The true Self is Atma -

Chaitanya Shakti. Every human has this power. Eswara Sarva Bhutaanaam. Mere

education cannot make a person a human being. Study for character, not merely

for money. However, today's world appreciates only people with status and

position and does not give any weightage to character. Such people are not

human beings at all. Even animals are better. They have a reason and a season.

But human brings do not seem to have any. Satya and Dharma are the foundation

for a good character. Satyam Naasti Paro Dharmaha. Here both get united. There

is no higher Dharma then Truth itself. Satya is the foundation and Dharma is

the building. These two are very important. Put together, they give rise to

Prema. Ask anybody at random and they will say that they have everything in

life but no peace of mind. One you have peace, you will not face any

difficulties. The human birth is so valuable. It is only because of great

merits in the past that one is born as a human being. Without Satya and Dharma,

man is not a man; he is a demon or an animal. In the word 'Manava', Ma means

'attached', 'Na' means 'not' and 'Va' means 'to live'. To live a life without

attachment is Manava. To gain peace, we must discard the pieces of materialism

collected in the world. We must strive to acquire the freedom of oneness. Swami

then goes on to narrate the story of Ubhaya Bharati and Mandala Mishra. How

Sankaracharya has an argument with Mandala Mishra and Ubhaya Bharati, the wife

of Mandala Mishra becomes the judge. Finally, she declares Sankara as the

winner and accepts Sanyasa herself as per her pledge. Sanyasa = Shun all Aashas

(desires). For students Brahmacharya (celibacy) is most important. When you come

to Swami, you say that you do not want anything else, you want only devotion;

but once you leave the boundaries of this place, desires overwhelm you in

bounty. Sthaana Balam is very important. The story of Rama and Lakshmana is

very well known. At one point in the forest, Lakshamana starts behaving in a

very strange way and starts talking against Rama. Later Lord Rama reveals to

Sita that this is on account of the bad vibrations in that place as it was

inhabited by a demoness. Therefore, we must be very selective of where we live.

Your qualities will depend on your friendship. As your friends, so will you be.

Good company is very important. Be friendly to all but once you identify bad

qualities in somebody, be away from them. There is no inherent fault within

anybody. It is all the effect of company, which is more pronounced in this Yuga

- the Kalaha Yuga. Today, bad books and novels are also on the rise. This

promotes more evil and bad qualities. It looks as though students read good

books but they actually read dirty books. Even well educated people do this.

The publishers and authors have no concern at all about the impact that this

can have on the minds of the youth. So long as you do not engage in

self-enquiry you will continue to cherish bad company. One's conduct must be

very good. What is the use of mere high designation and high pay? How long will

it last? Money earned by bad means will get wasted away by bad means. We must be

cautioned in this regard. Many students talk sweetly but their action is

poisonous. Earlier the Guru used to mould the disciple and the disciple had

great regard for the Guru. Today, the disciple betrays the one who has

sheltered him and given him food. There are six qualities that a student must

possess - good mind, steadfastness, adherence to duty, devotion?. Without

these, he is not a student but a stupid. Leave such stupid people alone. Love

is the greatest education. Today we need good students and that is the purpose

with which I have started this educational Institution. In our Institute

Library, there are no bad books at all. Our students will never entertain bad

thoughts. They set a good example even to their family members, advising even

their mothers not to eat Rajasic food. When food and head in combination take

us in the wrong direction, we forget God. We must eat a lot of vegetables as

they are very good for a healthy body and mind. Today, all people praise Sai

students. Even if our students act in a wrong way, people themselves will

correct them saying, "See, you are a student of Swami's Hostel. How can you eat

such food?' Never give scope to anybody to correct you. Some students who are

very devoted when here get transformed into bad students once they go outside.

However, these are very few in number. Majority of them are very good.

Especially, the students who have now joined the College and Hostel are very

good. Sai students should adhere to the rules and be an ideal for all. It is

4.45 p.m. and Swami brings His Divine Discourse to a close. All arise for the

National Anthem. At 4.50 p.m. the procession begins its return to PC. Prof.

Anil Kumar makes an announcement about the evening drama in PC and also

announces that the Birthday Celebration will commence tomorrow in the Hill View

Stadium at 8.00 a.m. Swami also moves to the car and proceeds towards PC. All of

us go into the Poornachandra Auditorium. After a long wait, the Music starts

playing on the sound system. At 6.20 p.m. the dignitaries come out from inside

the PC and take their seats in the D-Circle. We have the Finance Minister of

A.P., Sri Rosaiah Garu, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Sri Vilas Rao Deshmukh

and H.E. Sri T.N. Chaturvedi. The drama to be presented by the students of the

Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning is titled 'Prem Ki Jyoti' - 'The

Light of Love'. The drama depicts the story of Viswakarma Constructions. This

well known construction company has just been awarded the contract for building

a Sarva Dharma temple. But now the dilemma is whether to build this massive

temple in Jyotir Gram which will cause a number of people to be displaced or to

build it on the Devagiri Hills which will incur a significant additional

expenditure to the company. One of the employees, Praneet, asks his collegues

to pray for a solution. He narrates the story of Vibheeshana surrendering to

Lord Rama saying that they too must surrender to the Lord in a similar way. He

says, 'Let us not look at God and say that we have a problem, but let us look

into the problem and sat that we have God with us'. Many events then start

occuring, miraculously facilitating their noble task. The drama has a dance and

some songs too. It ends with a group song when all the participants are to come

to Parthi to be a part of the 80th Birthday celebrations. This gives a very

happy end to the drama. There is loud applause from the devotees and the actors

sing a nice Birthday song for Swami. Swami goes up onto the stage and sits in

their midst for a nice photograph. He interacts with all the actors and slowly

moves backstage as Aarti goes on. The drama makes a strong impact on the

audience. It is a short and sweet play with a powerful message. It is 7.35 p.m.

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