Puttaparthi - 14th October 2007

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Puttaparthilive.com

Newsletter

October 14th

 

 

 

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Grama seva

begins in Puttaparthi. Students and devotees are going in vehicles to the near

by villages to provide food and clothes to the residents there. This is the

second day of the Grama seva.

 

Morning Darshan

 

The Grama Seva group commenced the second day with an early morning prayer in

the form of Suprabhatham. The thought of the day, read by the group leader,

conveyed a very powerful message, which helped focus the group for the purpose

for which they had come.

 

Swami did not come for morning darshan, however our beloved Baba sent kind

instructions for the Grama Seva to commence before 09.00am. With the chanting

of the Vedam the procession started lead by Swami’s students themselves,

including the UK Grama Seva boys. The boys performed a Pradikshna around the

Mandir whilst chanting the vedam.

 

The vehicles for the Grama Seva rolled out of the Prashanthi Gates just prior

to 09.00 with the chanting of " Jai Bolo Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ji Ki

- Jai " . It was wonderful to witness this scene as truck after truck left

Prashanthi. The UK

grama seva group were extremely privileged to offer service in the form of food

and clothing to a local village known as Enumulapalli.

 

The villagers greeted the groups with the singing of divine hymns with young

children offering festive lights. Immediately the vedam was commenced by the

students closely followed by bhajan singing in the form of Nagar Sankeerthan

ending in Atari at the village temple. During the distribution of our beloved

Swami’s prasadam all the boys were received with love and humility, which

was reciprocated by all.

 

The first day of seva concluded at 12.30 for the UK group. Swami’s love on

this first day touched 25,000 people spanning 18 villages.

 

Afternoon Darshan

 

The UK

group gathered with high spirits after a challenging and fulfilling morning.

Bhajans commenced at 5.00 pm promptly, just prior to Swami’s arrival. Our

beloved Swami was in a wonderful mood whilst giving darshan from his car during

which He took letters from a number of devotees. Swami spoke the UK group leader

enquiring about the group and their activities on the first day. Swami was

especially interested in the location of the village and wellbeing of the

group. Swami further asked about the planned activities for the following day.

 

Swami returned from the interview room within a few minutes to give another

chance for darshan to one and all, however to the delight of the gathered

audience, Swami performed a complete round of Sai Kulwant hall from his chair.

This took place whilst enchanting bhajans were continuing in the background.

Swami left for His residence after taking Aarti at approximately 6.00 pm.

 

Report sent to us by Arvind Tank

 

 

 

 

Events

 

Sathya Sai Sevadals In Mosque Service, Chennai

 

 

 

Sri Sathya

Sai Seva Organisations Chennai Chapter Sevadals visited the Chennai Mount Road

Mosque and did the cleaning work inside the mosque to give a good look and

hygenic for the devotees who thronged in thousands on the day of Ramzan for

worship. According to the Sevadal Organisation, it was learnt that the cleaning

work of mosques in Chennai and elsewhere in the Tamil Nadu are undertaken by

the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations very often. On the day of Ramzan, the

sevadals visited the mosque after completing the cleaning work on the first and

ground floor of the mosque and started to supply cool drinks to the Moslem

brethern who visited the mosque for worship in the scroching sun. Accepting the

cool drinks, they cheerfully thanked all the sevadals and Sri Sathya Sai Seva

Organisations for its services being rendered throughout the world without

seeing any caste, creed or religious differences.

 

Sent to us by N.Thyagarajan

 

 

 

Thought

for the Day

 

 

 

 

 

 

All

men are made of the same divine essence. Service to man will help your Divinity

to blossom, for it will gladden your heart and make you feel that life has been

worthwhile. Service to man is service to God, for He is in everyman, nay, every

living being, stone and stump. Dedicate your talents to God; let every act be a

flower free from creeping worms of envy and egoism, and full of the fragrance

of love and sacrifice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(translated

into Indonesian by Udayo Untarya

Wijaya)

 

Setiap

orang terlahir dari esensi divine yang sama. Pelayanan kepada sesama manusia

akan membantu bermekarnya Divinity-mu, sebab tindakan pelayanan itu akan

menggembirakan hatimu dan akan membuatmu merasa bahwa kehidupanmu telah menjadi

bermanfaat. Pelayanan kepada sesama manusia adalah merupakan pelayanan kepada

Tuhan, sebab Beliau eksis di dalam diri setiap orang dan bahkan di dalam diri

setiap mahluk, bebatuan dan pepohonan. Dedikasikanlah keahlianmu kepada-Nya;

biarkanlah setiap tindakanmu menjadi sekuntum bunga yang layak untuk

dipersembahkan serta terbebas dari hama-hama dalam bentuk keiri-hatian dan

egoisme, dan dipenuhi oleh aroma semerbak cinta-kasih dan

pengorbanan.

(translated

into Spanish by Equipo Namo)

Todos los hombres están hechos de la misma esencia

divina. Servir al hombre ayudará al florecimiento de tu Divinidad , porque

alegrará tu corazón haciéndote sentir que la vida ha merecido la pena. Servir

al hombre es servir a Dios, porque Él está en cada hombre, no sólo eso, en cada

ser viviente, en cada piedra y en cada cepa. Dedica tus talentos a Dios; deja

que cada acto sea una flor libre de los gusanos rastreros de la envidia y

el egoísmo, y plena de la fragancia del

amor y el sacrificio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

( translated into Italian by Mabatini )

 

Tutti gli uomini sono fatti della stessa

essenza divina. Il servizio all’uomo aiuterà la vostra Divinità a fiorire

perché rallegrerà il vostro cuore e vi farà sentire che la vostra vita è stata

fruttuosa. Il servizio all’uomo è servizio a Dio, perché Egli è presente

in ogni uomo, anzi in ogni essere vivente, pietra e in ogni tronco.

Dedicate a Dio ogni vostra capacità e fate in modo che ogni vostro atto

sia un fiore libero dai vermi striscianti dell’invidia e

dell’egoismo e pieno della fragranza dell’amore e del

sacrificio.