THURSDAY EVENING IN PUTTAPARTHI // Let’s all set aside the clouds of material desires

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Aum Sri Sathya Sai Sairam Namesthes to Respected Brothers and Sisters, Our beloved Swami expects from us single one pointed faith. We all devotees have seen and witnessed umpteen instances of Swami’s amazing miracles which had boosted our faith in SWAMI from time to time. Swami

now wants us to travel beyond miracles and moons with firm faith in HIS words and practice the values which HE is teaching day in and day out, and see the VISWA SWAROOPA of SAI in each and every being, including the Moon. With this practical prank, Swami taught us a practical lesson to remove and set aside the clouds of material desires in our minds and visualize the Moon that is within. Let’s recollect a wonderful incident from Mahabharata -- one evening Lord Krishna wished to test the devotion and faith of his favorite disciple Arjuna. As they were walking in a garden , Lord Krishna told Arjuna to look up a tree and see the white colored bird that was sitting on the top of a tree and said that it was a white crow, and Arjuna looking up at the black bird -- agreed instantly with Krishna’s observation that it is a white crow … a white colored one . Next very moment, Lord Krishna said that it isn’t a crow but a brown pigeon. Arjuna spontaneously agreed saying that, ‘Yes Swami, it’s indeed

a brown pigeon’. Again, the very next moment Krishna said, “Arjuna , how could it be a pigeon, I donot think it is a pigeon, but a red colour parrot”. This time too, Arjuna immediately without any hesitation, and with total implicit faith in Krishna’s words, concurred with the observations of Krishna and said, ‘Yes Swami, you are right, it’s indeed a red colored Parrot ’! After this test, Krishna embraced His dear devotee Arjuna and told him that he qualified in the spiritual test of Faith as he firmly believed the words of His with implicit faith, though the statements altered every few seconds! This was the solid firm faith of Arjuna in his Krishna, which made him eligible to receive His Divine Message of Gita . Likewise, all devotees may have to undergo such tests before being declared eligible to receive the Viswa Roopa Dharsan message. Scriptures compare Mind with the Moon. We all have the great scope of taming our unsteady minds and unbridled desires by putting into practice one or two of His teachings. If we all could surrender like Arjuna with loving firm faith, Swami would make our minds steady and help us to see His viswa swaroopa Dharsan in all beings ,including in the celestial bodies such as the Moon and the Sun. Each act of Swami is a dedication of supreme self sacrifice, full of unfathomable deep love ….. which is based on sole purpose to uplift the consciousness’ of HIS devotees and leading them into deeper levels of Madhura Bhakthi and firm faith in GOD. We devotees are fully aware that Swami does not even in dreams, care any form of publicity or show, and each act of HIS has some deep inner significance and a teaching. By such self-effacing acts Swami Vaaru further went deep into devotees hearts -- and perhaps it is an another chance for the part-time devotees and fence sitters to affirm their faith in the divine

principle of Swami basing on their experiences and teachings of Swami. In the times of these intense tests a true devotee maintains sturdy faith with constant Namasamarnna and by recounting his own experiences with the wonderful Mother Swami, the Divine Chancellor of the Mind (Moon), and proudly proclaim that we are indeed inseparable ingredient of Swami Himself . Swami Vaaru with this wonderful prank wishes to reveal to the world that HIS relationship with His devotees is infinite with madhura Bhakthi , heart to heart , self effacing beyond miracles and moons. With Sastanga namasakrams of infinite love to our ever beloved Swami Vaaru , Rommel and members of SSSO. “Let sweet divinity constantly generate within you, emanate and flow from you to all, at

all times. May Sai Baba protect you and your sweet family always” C. Rommel ,IFS ; Stockholm,Sweden.