CHINESE NEW YEAR 2008 IN PRASANTHI NILAYAM

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Om Sairam dear Sai Family Wishing all the Chinese a very happy and SAI new year.. The Chinese new year was celebrated with utmost devotion in the Abode of Highest peace, Prasanthi Nilayam in the

immediate presence of our beloved Lord. The whole Prasanthi Nilayam campus was decorated red, right from the Ganesh Gate..Kulwanth hall was at its best, make a regular visitor doubt if it is the same Kulwanth hall or a Buddhist Moneastry?..... 12 January 2008. There were about 4000 or more devotees from countries like Malaysia, Singapore, China, Thailand and other countries of the far east.. The new year celebrations started yesterday when atleast 100 Tibetan monks, many of them who were here last year , chanted mantras in Tibetan language, for the welfare of the man kind, and more importantly for Swami’s good health.. There was an english commentary by a young boy and a girl in

between the mantras and at one time, the devotees prayed to Swami asking Him to Cure Himself. The last part of the mantra was dedicated to all the spiritual Gurus who are here to uplift the man kind. The monks prayed Swami to safeguard all of them, by bestowing good health and happiness to all.. The boy, then asked Swami if they could chant Gayatri Mantra, to which after a little pause, Swami nodded His head in positive.. The Kulwanth hall started chanting the Most Poweful Mantra, the mantra of the Divine, and at one point Swami also joined us chanting twice where as all of us chanted the mantra 9 times.. 13th January 2008. This morning every one were eagerly waiting for Swami.. the hall was almost full by 8am and the bhajans started at 9am as Swami’s car was still parked at His residence waiting for His arrival. At 9:35am Swami blessed all of us with His divine darshan.. After staying for 2 bhajans around 9:45am Swami’s car turned towards the Gopuram gate signalling Swami’s yet another Street darshan (now a days He is going out quite a bit making all of us more happy). After running with the car till the arch I waited by Sai Geetha’s place and in no time Swami came back again blessing with another divine darshan.. Arathi was given at 10am and Swami returned to His Abode.. This after noon, all the Chinese devotees were given another chance to be seated right infront to the dias in the students’ area. Swami came around 4pm and then started the programme.. Brother Billy Fong, an ardent devotee of Swami and a humble Sai instrument from Malaysia gave a detailed report of the activities taken up by Sai Organisation in Malaysia and about the Sai School which is doing well there.. Later there was musical programme which was awesome and melodious and Chinese music makes any heart jump in joy and today’s music was marvellous.. Later there was a play by Balvikas children inspired by a real life incident where in Swami saved a boy and his mother.. The programme was also wonderful and the background music especially during

tragic scenes made every one feel so real and many of us cried.. Swami was so happy with the play that He came down the stage to pose for a group photo with the chosen few, blessing them, smiling at them and guiding them, those lucky ones who were HANDPICKED by Him to celebrate Chinese New Year 2008 in His immediate

presence.. Later

Swami asked for Bhajans and the bhajan session was icing on the cake.. The lead singer started with Chinese version of Ganesha Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha and followed by many more chinese bhajans by ladies and gents.. Iam sure, the Chinese speaking devotees, who other wise were singing these bhajans in their native languages, in thier respective centers, before an altar of Swami, would have been thrilled doing the same but this time right in His immediate presence a day to be cherished for the years to come.. Today everything was Chinese and why not Prasadam? They had a small packed filled with Chinese candies beautifully wrapped and tasted as sweet as Sai love.. why not after all these candies flew all the way from China to Prasanthi Nilayam.. For this yet another Historic day in the diary of Prasanthi Nilayam.. Swami later asked for Arathi and as many as 6 arathis were making rounds as Swami watched all of them with His most beaitiful smile... and to

our happiness Swami raised both His hands blessing us with His Abhaya Hasta to all of us assembled in the hall.....and thus ended another beautiful day in my Prasanthi Diary.. With Humble Pranams at the Lotus Feet of our most beloved Lord. R.Satish Naik.. Jai Sai Ramsatish Naik

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