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Sai Seva - Donation of liquid love

Sai Ram

The following article is shared for your inspiration.

 

Here is a letter written by Bro J Jegatheesan (Malaysia) about a

memorable Sai service undertaken by Sri Sathya Sai Seva organizations of

of Malaysia, the report reproduced below.

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My Dear Sai family,

 

Just for info! Please consider this as an informal JNN News Flash, THAT

I PRAY WILL BRING JOY AND PRIDE TO THE HEARTS OF ALL SAI DEVOTEES.

THAIPUSAM is one of the great events for Lord Subramaniam, that took

place on the10th and 11th Feb at the world famous ( virtually for all

who have active interest in Gods world events) Batu Caves near K.L. By

the way Lord Subramaniam is considered in Vedic Records as the Kali Yuga

Avathar and for many South Indian Sai devotees, Bhagavan Baba is the

Physical Manifestation of this Divine Consciousness.

Over the years the SAI Council has organized blood donation and Bhajan

sessions at this event.

 

But this Year, something spectacular took place.

 

The SAI Council organi zed a huge festival of devotional songs with some

of the top Malaysian Indian Professional singing talents, singing non

stop for 36 hours, in conjuntion with a "Donation of liquid love"

programme, where devotees were urged to offer 'LIQUID LOVE" TO SAVE

LIVES AS THEY PRAY TO LORD MURUGA.

 

The Malaysian Blood Bank had put up MORE than 80 odd beds.

 

The target was 2006 pints (i.e bottles... they call it pints but they

mean this plastic bolltle, which i think is less than a pint) of blood

and, if we achieve this, the Blood Bank say this will enter the

MALAYSIAN BOOK OF RECORDS AS THE LONGEST NON STOP BLOOD DONATION DRIVE

(33 HOURS) In a single event by one NGO and definitly the largest single

Blood Donation offfering by any NGO in a one event. By the way there is

a new _expression going around i.e. FAITH BASED ORGANIZATIONS (FBO), but

that is another story.

 

Some of our Youth and adults were there for more than 48 hours. As for

old guys like me , i went to the caves at about 3.30pm on 10th and came

back home at 5am on 11th and collapsed in sleep.

 

Similar Liquid Love events were undertaken by SAI groups in 3 other

cities, Ipoh, Penang and Johore Bharu where major Thaipusam festivals

dedicated to Lord Subramaniam were being held.

 

A leading Radio station that was a cosponsor of the event, linked all 4

Centers with a running commentary of events as they unfolded.

 

Malaysia has just come through 5 days of Holidays where Chinese New Year

was celebrated at the same time as a Major Islamic festival. Every body

goes on leave and road accidents go through the roof with many deaths

and hundreds of injuries that need blood transfusion.

 

During these periods the Blood Banks run dry and there is a desperate

need for blood at all hospitals and the majority in need will be the

Muslims and Chinese who form 90% of Malaysai's population.

 

This desperate need is what prompted the National Blood Bank of the

General Hospital ,with majority Muslim staff, t o come to one of the

Biggest Hindu events outside of India and to set up their beds with

teams of doctors and nurses and work in shifts collecting the Liquid

Love offerd for close to 35 hours.

 

It was fascinating to see Muslim nurses, and doctors amidst a sea of

Hindus, all hot and tired and queing up to offer blood as devotional

songs were sung urging the highest form of Charity...to save lives.

 

It was an extraordinary sight of UNITY, PURITY AND DIVINITY in this

location, at a time in the world, when the Musim community all over the

world, is "in arms" and angered by many events and seen so negatively by

some.

 

And here is a SAI Vision of long ago being fulfilled, by uniting 2 great

Religous Traditions ( which ,on the face of it, have totally contr

adictory practices) in a SEVA OF LOVE.

 

Here there is this throbbing mass of Humanity, carrying Kavadi

(Penance), beat of drums, crowds pushing and moving froward in a mass of

uncontrolled humanity, yet controlled by a divine will so that no

untoward events took place.

 

The media quoted 1.3 million people having come...but i did not count

and thus cannot verify the figure.

 

There amidst this seething mass of moving Humanity was a huge stage,

with a huge picture of Bhgavan Baba with Malaysia's leading Tamil

singers offering their service through Devotional songs.

 

There was one blind singer ( also well known) who sat on the stage with

his Keyboard and sang devotional songs fo r close to 8 or more hours,

without getting up to go to toilet or food and all he had was the One

cup of MILO which i had to persuade him to take and sips of water. He

brought many to tears by the poignancy of the songs he sang to God,

pleading for Grace.

 

For me this whole event reminded me of the extarordinary events at Sai's

Hill ViewStadium with thousands of devotees yearning for Darshan of the

Kali Yuga Avathar and Indias Top singers offering devotional songs.

The only difference was the total discpline among the masses of devotees

and the magificient "PHYSICAL presence" of the Kali Yuga Avathar at Hill

View.

 

But here in Batu Caves, the "Physical presence" was not there, but the

Divine Invisible presence of Lord Muruga, the Kali Yuga Avathar and His

Manifestaion as Sathya SAI Avathra was felt by all and darshan was

received by all through their pictures and images.

 

I have received an sms message from the Sai Organizing team, saying that

the donations of LOVE were as follows:

Batu Caves: 2330 pints of liquid love.

Ipoh: 56

Johore Bharu : 66

Penang : 242.

Total Malaysia for Thaipusam Sai Seva of Love for the

Nation:...2694.

 

This event is so vast and moving it is unimaginable.

 

The Radio station, the professional singers all kept talking about what

the SAI Baba people are doing to save lives of all communities.

 

Our Sai Young adults have taken this to an incredible level, since the

days in early 1980s when i had to go there with about 5 or 6 youth (

maybe 10), and my car was the only transport vehicle, build our own

shed, sold Sai Bhajan tapes sang songs, slept in the car when exhausted

etc... for 3 days . ( and let me not talk of Toilet Facilities.)

 

Now the event has gone to supramental proportions with support coming

from all sides. The Municipal Authorities who rent the space gave us a

vast concourse of area free of charge. Many VIPs came and went back

amazed and asking how they cou ld support our effort.

 

The event was co-sponsored by a local news station, that kept news going

about this event all the time.

 

I came home after 13 hours and nursing a very painful knee but many of

our totally exhausted Youth, Young adults and adults dedicating

themselves to a point beyond exhaustion, spent many, many more hours

from beginning to end.

 

As usual i am sure i will receive some "reflected glory" on the human

level as some may attribute the success of this event, quite

"undeservedly" , to me. However on a Divine Level, God will know who did

what and will reward accordingly.

 

By the way THE WORLDS BIGGEST MURUGAN STATUE IS WHAT YOU SEE NOW IN

FRONT OF BATU CAVES.

 

ON SUNDAY12th the Leading Malaysian English Newspaper the STAR had a

full page on this Thaipusam festival.

 

Many NGOs ( FGOs?) were doing all sorts of Seva during this festival,

however the only one that got special mention read as follows:

 

The HEADLINE:

"2,330 blood donations collected in just a day"

The first para of the article read as follows:

"Kuala Lumpur: The National Blood Bank and the Sathya Sai Council of

Malaysia could have achieved a record by collecting 2330 blood donations

in a single day at the Thaipusam Celebrati ons in Batu Caves"....

and thus the story goes on.

 

I am sure the details will be eventually forwarded officially through

the proper channels.

 

However i wanted to share the THRILL & JOY and Pride that i felt for the

SAI Sevaks and all who took part in this mammoth event of selfless

Service and where once again the SAI name became recognised in this

nation as synonymous with LOVE ALL SERVE ALL. It would have been a great

thrill for all those who were at Thaipusam to have seen our Brother

Billy Fong, the SAI Council President officiating at the closing

ceremony of the event. This event manifested an ideal of SAI.

 

Here was Sai Seva in a totally HINDU event, manifest ing Unity of Faiths

( Chinese Buddhists, Muslims and Hindus), for the common goal of helping

humanity by saving lives.

 

Many who came and donated were first time doners who were so moved by

the amazing confluence of Prayers, Devotional Songs and Service that

they offered Liquid Love as their Service to God and Man.

 

They were moved by the devotion invoked to save lives. They came forth

and gave with Devotion and LOVE and as the blood drained from their

bodies to save a life, they were being re-charged by the Devotional

songs being sung continuously.

 

I share this event with you as a SAI brother, a devotee (or aspirant for

devotion) of the LORD, sharing some joy.

 

LOVE

JEGA

 

CC: For the Malaysians who are receiving this and where names may mean

something, there were too many to mention, who dedicated themselves to a

point beyond duty, but within bonds of Divine Love.

But among those who led the programme from before it began till the end

would include:

Our Dr.Ganesh (aka Ramesh), Bro. Sugu, Bro.Saravanan (Coordinator) ,

Bro. Ravi (Bangsar Centre chairman), Bro Muthu and others, (youth &

Adults) whose names must be now on the 2nd list of the angel who spoke

to Abu Bin Adam.

None expect their names to be mentioned, but on behalf of all Malaysian

SAI devotees, i thank them all for this great Seva of LOVE.

JJ

 

 

Bro. J Jagadeesan (sai)

Official:Dato' J.Jegathesan

24 Jalan Abdullah, Bangsar

59000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel:®603-2282 5558 (O)603-6201 2220

Fax:(O)603-6201 2223

e-mail: jegaj

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