Sai News: June 3-7, 2007

June 7, 2007

Prasanthi Bulletin Index of earlier Bulletins Thursday, June 7, 2007 The Prasanthi Nilayam campus of the Sai University wore a festive air with buntings and floral decorations - Bhagawan was coming to address the staff and students on the first Thursday of the Academic year after a gap of more than 20 years. The Rain-god also did not want to miss out, and showered Parthi with bountiful rain from early in the morning. Bhagawan arrived at the College auditorium at 8.50 am. The college students and the higher secondary school boys had been singing bhajans

there from 8.15. Swami was welcomed onstage with the traditional Poornakumbham and Vedam while the song "Deva Namo Deva" filled the air. The Vice-Chancellor Sri. A. V. Gokak welcomed Bhagawan and introduced the speaker of the morning, Sri Rangarajan of the School of Business Management, Accounting and Finance. After his short speech where he elaborated on the Sai University's unique fortune, the VC prayed for Bhagawan's Divine Discourse. Bhagawan began His Divine Message at 9.15 am on the theme of Educare. He noted that Educare deals with the eternal values of Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non-violence, while worldly education is associated with the six evil traits Desire, Anger, Greed, Infatuation, Pride and Jealousy. He exorted the students never to forget the knowledge of the Self while excelling in worldly pursuits. Bhagawan stood and spoke for nearly an hour, and then continued after sitting down. He recollected how Sai Geeta had come to Him as a

10-day old baby and how He had fed her with His own hands. The bond of Love between the Lord and His elephant, "Vatsalya" as Swami said, touched everyone. Bhagawan concluded by saying that she would be rebon soon and would come to Him again. All the students sang the song "Madhura Mohana" after which Swami asked for the Arati. Laddoo prasadam was distributed as Swami left for Yajur Mandr at 10.30. In the evening, after darshan in the car at 4.10, Swami came into the Bhajan Hall at 4.45. After Blesssing some of the Music College students who were to join the faculty as trainees, He started tossing laddoos brought as prasadam to several of the students and teachers near Him. Not content with that, He asked for His chair to be taken down the aisle, and tossed laddoos to several ladies on the way. Coming out of the Bhajan Hall via the rear door, He continued down the verandah and took a round of the students, coming back to the Bhajan Hall just after Bhajans

began at five o'clock.Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Bhagawan has been occasionally granting darshan in His chair instead of coming in His car, and today both in the morning and in the evening, He came from His residence without the car. Swami went around the verandah for both darshans, too. Coming into the Bhajan Hall at 4.30, He spoke briefly to a few students and teachers there before going to the interview room and later returning for the Bhajans. During the Bhajans, He spoke to the Vice-Chancellor, and after Arati, the VC announced that Bhagawan would be addressing the students and staff at the College auditorium tomorrow. Sunday, June 3, 2007 This evening, the College students put up their first programme of the new academic year at Sai Kulwant Hall, on the theme 'Namasmarana'. Narration was interspersed with skits depicting the stories of Ajamila and Narada having to

balance a potful of water without spilling a drop. Excerpts from the Lalita Sahasranamam, the Vishnu Sahasranamam and the Sai Ashtottharam were chanted, and "Laksharchanam" was offered with the whole gathering chanting the name "Aum Sri Sai Ram" repeatedly. The forty minute programme concluded at 5.20. Mangoes were distributed to all as prasadam while bhajans went on and Bhagawan granted group photos for the participants. Swami returned to Yajur Mandir at around 6 pm. You can see an illustrated version of happenings at Prasanthi Nilayam in the Prasanthi Diary of our monthly e-Journal Heart to Heart. The previous issue of Prasanthi Bulletin is available here. The Photo

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