Guest guest Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Om Sai Ram! Guru Purnima Celebration Thursday July 9th 2009 With Guru Purnima on 7th of July there will be prayers, parayanas and other activities worldwide. Before we embark on this task with Baba's inspiration I am making a humble attempt here to focus on the significance of doing parayana or teachings of Baba. We seem to be digging our heels deeper into wealth and materialism with every passing day. To progress and evolve spiritually one must step out of the box of materialism. This move happens only when one understands the significance of Baba's teachings as mentioned in Satcharita. God does not show discrimination neither is He swayed by the riches and gifts offered. What God seeks is is pure love. In chapter 4 of Satcharita, Hemadpant describes the personality of Baba “The rich or poor people were the same to Him. He did not know or care for honour or dishonour. He was the Lord of all beings.” Would such master be moved by the riches of this world?Baba cautioned “..Do not be deluded by worldly honor. The form of the Deity should be firmly fixed in the mind. Let all the senses and mind be ever devoted to the worship of the Lord, let there be no attraction for any other thing; fix the mind in remembering Me always, so that it will not wander elsewhere, towards body, wealth and home. Then it will be calm, peaceful and care-free. This is the sign of the mind, being well engaged in good company. If the mind is vagrant, it cannot be called well-merged. " (Chapter 6 Satcharita). Program Highlights: Shri Sai Satavan Manjiri 3:30PM Satcharita Parayan 5:00PM Bhajans 5:45PM Guru Vakya 7:00PM Naivedya Offering 7:20PM Dhoop Aarti 7:30PM Booth from the Shirdi Sai Resource Centre Refreshments and Mahaprasaad will be served from 8:00PM - 9:00PM PS: Devotees interested to participate Shri Sai Satvan Manjiri (by Das Ganu ji Maharaj) Recital are requested to arrive early to take comfortable seating. Satvan Manjiri booklets will be available at the door... Location: Gur Mandir 207 Queen's Plate Dr. Toronto www.shrishirdisaicanada.org Baba bless You Ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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