Devotional Songs From Anantapur Campus.

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July 8, 2007 – SSSIHL Programme: ''Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye'' and Devotional Songs from Anantapur campus. Where God is concerned, the unexpected always happens. The beauty and reality of this statement was portrayed on Sunday, July 8, 2007 as Swami made it a very special day for everyone present. Swami says, "Love my uncertainty." Well most of the time, we don't like uncertainty. But that is the Lord. He makes us evolve from avoiding uncertainty to accepting it and finally to loving it!As per the latest trend, the boys from the Prashanti Nilayam campus of the Institute had prepared a programme, ''Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye''. Students from the Anantapur campus of the Institute also had arrived ready with a programme to be presented to their dear Lord. Swami came out for darshan at about 3:30pm but after completing the darshan rounds, went straight into the interview

room to speak with devotees. The Bhajan hall had been occupied by the students so they could don their costumes for the programme, and after the interviews had concluded at 4:50pm , Swami went into the bhajan hall and in a few minutes, the bhajans began. What nobody expected was that just as His students had prepared a drama for Him as a Sunday special, He too had prepared a ‘drama’ for them as His Sunday special! As the bhajans concluded, Swami called the vice chancellor and a small interaction took place. The next minute, there was a rush. Swami was going outside on stage! He had told the VC that the boy’s programme must be performed! There was a lot of energy in the air as instead of the customary "winding up", everyone hurried for the unscheduled "setting up".So at 5:35 pm , the programme began. The boys offered a card with the

proceedings and their heartfelt messages to Swami. The programme highlighted the role of Education in life. It began with a masterly lecture by a top scientist on how man had learnt to swim better than a fish, fly better than a bird and do everything better than any other animal. He is stumped when a rustic gets up and asks, "Has it taught him to live like a man?" Scan and Save to Computer Swami blesses the programme to begin The next day, this incident pops up in the discussion between this scientist and his colleagues. Their discussion on how man has begun to use education as a whip for grabbing power and exploiting everything was beautifully depicted by a mime where men are moving around in circles turning the wheel of success and fortune with tireless effort. Man doesn't realise a great law of the universe is that we can not always receive. For example, viruses keep taking nourishment from the host till the host dies out. Finally the viruses too die out with the host. Is man any better than a virus? If you want more the only way to achieve it is by giving more. A small skit was performed to highlight this ethic. "Has education taught man to be like a man?" Ancient Gurukula system of education. God tells His children, both in hell and heaven, "I have arranged a feast for you all. The only condition is that you must not bend your elbows while eating. If you do so the feast will vanish." While the people in hell struggle selfishly to feed themselves and remain hungry, the people in heaven feed one another and there is joy everywhere. Be selfish, keep grabbing and

earth becomes hell. Give and it will come back to you. Give and there will be heaven on earth. This is the way life must be lead and this message is to be taught by the education system. But where is this message to be found in today's education system?Then came the depiction of Eashwar Chandra Vidyasagar's life. Truly educated that he was, he humbly carries the handbag of a western gentleman who calls him a "coolie". When the gentleman realizes his folly, he begs pardon of Vidyasagar but the humble soul that he was he tells everyone that he is nobody special. All his life he just wanted to make his two mothers happy - mother and motherland. When he asked his mother what ornaments she wanted, she said, "I want three jewels only. A school for all the children here, wells to yield sweet water for the people and a medical care unit for safeguarding the health of everyone." Vidyasagar says he did just that and nothing else. At this juncture, Swami must have become very

nostalgic, for He was totally immersed in the scene being depicted. Emotion welled up in His sweet face as if He was right there experiencing the initial pain and the subsequent relief of the people. (Sharing with Sai Love, Ram.ChuganiRam ChuganiKobe, Japanrgcjp

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