Sai Darshan & PHOTOS - Eye witness account - 14TH & 15TH BY Member- R. Satish Naik

[Guest guest]

Sai Baba Quotes & sayings - Shirdi Sai & Sathya Sai Baba online Resource, Info, Books, Sai centres, mantras... - SBOI TUBE - Watch Sai videos onlineVideo Page Index: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 -15 - 16 - 17 - SBOI-Group| Audio-Video | Wallpapers| Greeting-cards | Ashrams Info. | Sai Updates & Archive links - Home - Photos of recent events - Index of Discourses - Thought for the day archive - Submit your prayers Sai Darshan - Eye witness account 15TH JAN. 2008Om Sairam dearest Sai Family,Sankranthi, the holy and rejoicing festival of Harvest, the festival of happiness , the festival of plenty and prosperity, the festival which brings, smiles on the faces of the poor farmers after a year long hard work, that moment of the year when the grains come to the house, the festival which marks the beginning of number of festivals to be celebrated in the year was celebrated with festivity and gaiety in the abode of Highest peace,Prasanthi Nilayam in the immediate persence of our most compassionate Lord Sri Sathya Sai Baba.As promised, Swami came for darshan this morning to distribute all the trophies and medals to the outstanding performers in the annual sports and cultural meet. The stage had all the trophies displayed on both sides..After a breif introduction Swami as promised very

graciously blessed all of us with His divine discourse which was full of Atma Gnana... and it was so nice to hear Swami whose voice was firm and strong.Swami’s discourse was really an eye opener to the modern generation.. Swami stressed on respect to one’s own mother, sense control and Swami asked to be brave during difficulties and also asked the youth to think twice before thinking of going abroad to work.....This morning all the students were in a black blazer and white pants so also was Prof.Anil Kumar (ofcourse Swami cracked a joke on his dress in the discourse)Swami sang a beautiful but thought provoking telugu verse (which sounds targeted to Indians but holds good for the whole universe). With the little knowledge of english, Iam trying to put Swami’s words in english, Iam sure there are some mistakes which again is unintentional and I surrender my self at the lotus feet of our Beloved Lord) EXCERPTS FROM THE DISCOURSEParama pavanamaina Bharata vani yandu,(in the holyland of Bharath,India)Sahana mannadi manaku chakka danamu,(forbearance is the best quality in us)Vratamulanniti yandu vanne ganchina yatti,(Among all the spiritual acts)Ghana sathya seelame kathina tapamu,(adherence to truth is the highest form of penance)Madhura bhavambedi mana desa mandanna(if any one asks what is sweeter about this country)Matru bhavamu kanna manya meddi,(it is the love of mother)Pranambu kantenu manambe

ghana manu mana desa neethini manta galipi(the country which considered self respect more than life is no longer the same)Neti kichiri para desa neetula rasi...(due to the rapid westernisation)Aura.. emandu bharatha palanambu..(alas! What has happend to this country)Enugetula tana balamu eruga kunnado attula ayyinaru Bhrateeyulu nedu...Just as elephant that doesn’t recognise its strength ,the power of man is not known to you.. that is why God comes in human form.Every moment think of God. What ever may be the occassion one should not stop chanting God’s name. DO NOT BLAME GOD FOR DIFFICULTIES:Dont forget your true nature. That is Divinity. We are forgetting such divinity.

That is why world is facing lot of suffering today. The main reason for this is our IMAGINATION. God doesnt give you sufferings nor pleasures. God always confers bliss, joy and happiness. But people consider that things are DIFFICULT and make their life miserable. Feelings and thoughts are the root cause for this feelings. If you carry on your life, with divine in mind, you will not have any problem. Every thing is your imagination. Today all of you have worn a dark blazer and white pant. All these are your imaginations. Since all have worn dark blazer, our Anil Kumar also thought it is necessary to wear that dress, so he has come with a black blazer( every one including Prof.Anil Kumar burst in laughter). This kind of copying is every where in the world. BE BLISSFUL ALWAYSMany things appear and go in life. It will only give momentary happiness. That which is constant is only ONE. No one can take even a single coin when one dies. Even Great emperors who

ruled the whole world returned empty hands. Once you leave this body you wont have any relationship with any thing. All these relations are your own make. We should not follow all this which is our own making. As long as you are here, be blissful. Lead a happy life. Life is full of Joy. What is this JOY. It is not ice cream.(btw JOY is a famous icecream brand in India) The joy which is innate is the real joy. You have to experience this inner joy.HAVE COURAGE AND FACE THE CHALLENGES:this body is made of five senses. The body is bound to fall some day other.When one is born we celebrate, we cry when the person dies.no one should ever feel sad. No matter what kind of difficulties you are into, you should face it. U should know that you are a spark of divine. I shouldnt be afraid of any thing. It is only out of practice you get this courage. Learn to sacrifice, as Sacrifice is the best quality one shoud possess.A man is single prior to marriage. Before

marriage he has only two legs. After marriage 4 legs and after a child is born its 6 legs. As the legs go on increasing, misery also proportionately increases. All this are not given by God. It is only because you are making relations. Consider every thing that happens for our own good. What ever you get take it as for your own God. When everything is for your own good there is no scope for sorrow.Who participated in the sports? It all happend as you made it happen. Because u participated enthusiastically you are enjoying. The whole life is artificial of your own making. How long can you continue like this. Nothing is permanent in this world. We shouldnt feel bad for those who left us. No need to celebrate the birth of any one. What will happen to the one who is born today?Today, tomorrow, and yesterday should be considered as one. You say yesterday, past is also your making. You are hapy now.. its is present. Tomorrow you may be in your respective

classes. All three are one. Never be carried away by anything. Present is present, past is past. Future is not sure. There fore think of OMNIPRESENT. Omnipresent is present in all three. So consider all three experiences as one Swami now continued His discourse by sitting on His throne...Students, all that you experience is untrue. All are passing clouds. Dont feel sad, or worry for this.. they are just passing clouds. We should not worry for anything. Some feel very sad. Not only studies they also worry about families.its all your imagination.. distance your self from this imagination.Dont be afraid about examination. Write to the extent you know. Be brave. Dont worry about the result. Have the courage and it will make you successful. If you lose this courage you will lose everything. Have strong command on the courage. It will give you strength. Strength, pusthi is responsible for shrusti.These things are within you. Why do you search

outside. It is a mistake to search out side. Stay away from desires. Dont run after desires. This will ruin you. It is a mistake to run after desires.CONTROL YOUR SENSES:Man acquires big degrees but does not know his own true nature. Without knowing one’s own nature what is the need for education. All your education should lead to immortality. your education should benefit the society.You Should serve those who are not fortunate enough.then only you will be able to bear good name. Serve the community. One need to develop sense control. Because of sense control you can mould your self as true individual. Today we dont fiind a trace of sense control. We are leading a waivered life. Not only education learn to control senses also. Therefore, understand your true nature.God has not given you senses to mis use them. Dont worry about your goals. People go abroad expecting fat salaries. They say they earn 5000 dollars, but its equal to earning only rupees

500 in this holy land India. There is more income there, but also expenditure. What is there in abroad. BROAD is within you.. u forget the broad and want to go to abroad, YOU DONT HAVE TO GO ABROAD. You be here, serve your parents. See that they are taken care. See that you uphold Indian culture..THAT IS TRUE EDUCATION. Education doesnt mean merely reading and writing. True education is innate and not out side. Books only give you bookish knowledge. Mastakam (brain) will give you true information.. (Pustakam)Books give u only information.. Dont waste your time learning worldly education. Some read day and night like book worms. It is spoiling your head. U read all that is not necessary and thus wasting time. head mastaka is important and not the pustaka (book). Once you open the news paper these days, it is ful of advertisements and cinema pictures. Follow your conscience, once you follow the conscience, you will be a true human. U cannot consider your self true

human just because of human form. We should lead an ideal life. We should be ideal to every one, to the society. This is our culture. RESPECT YOUR MOTHER:Dicrimination is very essential. We should know what is needed. When in dark you need a light, but u dont need any light in the day time. There fore we should discard what we dont need. Students, u should know what is to be learnt what is to be discarded. Develop human values. U should never make parents feel sad. Because they are the ones who gave birth and nurtured you. That is why vedas say mother is god, father is God. But the modern children dont want parents. But he wants, artificial doll, Wife. He follows the wife. The mother who carried u in her womb for 9 months, is forgotten once the wife enters your life. Love your wife, but don’t disobey your parents. It is very clearly declared that mother and father are more than God. Love all. When u make your mother happy your life will be heaven. If any mother

cries, your life will be a sorrowful one. Make your mother happy and God will keep you happy.When mother says some thing, the boy says, keep quiet i know every thing. .he will also say shut up. U dont have to tell me.. i have a degree. U may get the degree. But never use harsh words to your mother..True education is respecting parents only. Discharge your duties righteously. Sing the glory of God. Swami then sung the first life of Hari Bhajana.. when you listen to bhajans, you will have peace. Always sing bhajans.others should join u in chorus. There canont be union with god witout penance and Dhayana. Bhajans will renew your body. If you cant sing loudly, sing in your heart. U can forget any thing in life, but not God’s name. NEVER FORGET GOD. Never forget God’s name..lead a spiritual life. ...Swami then presented huge trophies, to the principals and wardens of three campuses, Prasanthi Nilayam, Whitefield and Anantapur...later it was the turn of

the respective captains to come over the dias and take Gold and silver medals won by the respective campuses. Swami then blessed all the merit certificates to be presented to the out standing performers..It was close to 11am by then, and the prashanti nilayam band played some beautiful bhajans, while prasad was distributed to the vast gathering inKulwanth hall on this auspicious day of Makara Sankranthi.Thus ended the first festival of this year in Prasanthi NilayamReporting from Puttaparthi R.Satish Naik Member SBOI-Group 14th Jan. 2008 Om Sairam dear Sai Family,With Swami’s blessings all is well here.. and Puttaparthi and her inhabitants are enjoying this year which is fully charged and there is no day without any surprises from Swami...The annual Sports and Cultural programme by the students of Sathya Sai University [Click Here for Sports day Photos ] was just fantastic and just when all of us who witnessed the games thought, can there be any other programme fantastic than this? there came another drama by the students of Prasanthi Nilayam campus on 12th January, who did a fantastic play portraying the Sundara kanda, the holy episode of Hanuman... Swami witnessed the play by sitting opposite to the dias...The very next day was a drama by the students of White

field campus who did yet another masterpiece on the life of Saint Kabir whose poems are full of wisdom and even to this day are sung with lot of devotion.. The characters were so well made that it made every one cry.. esp the Qawalis in the drama was fantastic.. I was watching the play standing in the lane way next to Kulwanth hall and here came one Muslim woman her face covered in BURKHA, probably she was going towards the shopping centre in the ashram and thought of stopping by to see Swami.

She kept on standing and in no time she was in tears seeing the play. She was telling to her friend in Urdu, did I not tell you... Sathya Sai Baba encourages all religions and He doesn't belong to any religion.. Looking at this minute but very important incident, I couldn't stop my tears rolling down..Such is the power of Swami, Such is His love and Compassion..14 January 2008 (morning)Our most compassionate Lord, made every one’s heart melt this morning.. We all were waiting for darshan and it was a long wait.. As the

clock struck nine, the bhajans started.. All eyes were staring at the entrance, waiting for a signal for our Lord’s arrival. It was 9:30 and just when I thought the Arathi will be given, here came big group of Old folks.. the ladies, all above 60 some of Swami's body's) age entered through the Main gate right across the dias and another large group of Old Men entered into the Kulwanth hall through the students gate.. The ladies were allowed to sit next to the path right across the dias and gents next to the students.. many were wondering as who they were. I enquired a old grand father as who he was and he said he belonged to a village next to Puttaparthi and they were all here because, Swami wants to distribute blankets to them...I was moved by his statement and kind of Compassion our Lord has showered on those poor village people. By their appearances every one looked very poor. Many of them of Swami’s age.. I'm sure, one shouldn't

be surprised if some of them were Swami’s play mates.. There were few familiar faces from the village..I thanked Swami for selecting such kind of people who are other wise forgotten by the modern generation. This part of the year is the coldest, and Swami knew it very well..Mean while a word was sent from Swami’s residence, to continue the bhajans and all the chosen souls were asked to sit in such way that a small path is made in between the lines.. So it was clear that Swami was expected any moment and would distribute the blankets.. It was exactly 10 am and all the sevadals were in rapt attention at Swami’s residence signalling the arrival of our most beloved Lord.. Swami preferred to come in the Mobile throne.. No words could describe the happiness of the special guests. Who will be seeing Swami in close angles, after a long time, that Swami whom they felt has forgotten them.... that Swami whom they played with, spoke with and above all the One whom they kept very close to their hearts...click here for Photos 12th - 13th - 14thJan. Swami slowly came into the hall, behind Swami were number of sevadals carrying blankets waiting for Swami’s signal.. Swami first stopped by the ladies’ side, the platform was set for Swami, Swami asked the boys to wheel Him in between the lines making it clear that He personally wanted to distribute the blankets...There were about 300 old women and Swami went almost to the middle of Sai Kulwanth Hall and after half hour of distribution, it was the men's’ turn..Swami with His most beautiful smile came towards the gents side...gave blankets to each and every one.. To some He gave a very familiar smile as if Swami was saying.. ”Hello.. (meeting) after a long time”.. to some Swami was seen enquiring ”Bagunnava” (How are you?) and

couple times it was the other way round, they were enquiring Swami’s well being.. after all they all are from the same village and grew with Swami..It was a very sweet conversation.. many were touching His feet, some touching His hands and others watching this divine romance were in ecstasy.....Swami went on to the dias and later moved in the bhajan Hall. Swami then came out of the bhajan hall and was seen speaking to the old man whom many of us would have seen, ringing the huge bell during arathi. Swami then blessed him with a blanket...The Bhajans lasted for nearly two hours as He accepted Arati at 10.50. While returning to His residence, Swami stopped near the Primary School students in His car for nearly 10 minutes. Thus ended a beautiful morning which was like a REUNION for the elderly.. One elderly man was saying, I thought Swami forgot me and it has been almost 20 years since he hasn’t come to darshan but now he is confident that Swami has kept

him in HIS hearts. With a child like smile, with no teeth around he said, now I can die peacefully and happily.. such was the happiness Swami filled into these old hearts....click here for Photos 12th - 13th - 14thJan. 14 January 2008 (afternoon darshan)Swami came at 5:10 pm for darshan ....After successive plays by the boys it was the turn of The Anantapur campus girls to steal the show... they presented a beautiful musical programme in the evening. The Anantapur campus very rarely gets such a chance, and once the chance is given, they see that Swami never forgets their programme.. The audience witnessed one such memorable programme, with beautiful renderings which was a mix of classical and devotional songs with nice commentary in between the songs...for fifty minutes, Especially the second song Ravamma Mahalakshmi was so sweet and rhythmically sung that Swami was seen tapping His feet and hands. I could also feel the urge in their voice asking Swami to visit Anantapur campus which has not happened for quite some time now...Swami was very impressed with the performance that during the programme He was saying words of appreciation....Swami then waved His right hand and after three small circular motions, there came a beautiful golden chain and Swami signalled the lead singer to come on to the dias and Swami gifted the DIVINE gift straight from the ”Divine Factory” to her for which she was in tears...Swami then asked them to continue with bhajans..after about 20 minutes Swami asked the regular bhajan singers to start bhajans who started from the bhajan hall while Swami was immersed in the ocean of music, on the dias our hearts filled with joy singing the glory of the Lord, in His immediate presence... After fifteen minutes of their Bhajans, Bhagawan asked for Prof Anil Kumar. The ever vigilant Professor, announced amidst cheers that the Valedictory function of the Sports Festival would be held tomorrow at 8am in Sai Kulwanth hall and all the all round performers will be given

trophies by Swami.. Swami again called Prof. Anil Kumar and asked to announce that Swami is going to give a divine discourse tomorrow ... which was received with loud applauds from the devotees assembled in Sai Kulwanth hall... Swami then accepted Arati and returned to His residence at 6.40 pm.Thus ended yet another beautiful day in my Prasanthi diary.. a day full of Sai Love... Thank you dear Lord.. Thank You very much...Reporting from Kaliyuga's Mathura, PuttaparthiR.Satish Naik Member SBOI-Group

Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now.