37th weekly report on Saudi SAI centers- 2nd Nov

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Sai-Satsang in 4 centers continued

(week ending 2nd Nov, Friday)

 

Sairam to all Children, Sisters and Sai Brothers

in all 4 Sai SatSanghs in Dammam, Jubail, Jeddah and

Riyadh.

 

We continue with the Thirty sixth (36) posting of the

activities of all 4 centers.

Summary:

1) Total Attendance all over Saudi above 100

2) Next week’s program in Riyadh-Akanda Bhajan

 

Details:

In Dammam the weekly satsangh was held on the evening

of Wednesday 31st Oct at Bro. Vinodh's residence in

Khobar. The attendance was by about 35 members with

Aarthi taken by Bro. Jaganathan. Bro Prem provided

the report. Thank you Prem.

 

Jubail center held the weekly Satsang on Thursday 1st

Nov at 7.30 PM attended by about 18 members at Bro

Kosala's residence with 10 members being from Dammam.

Aarthi was taken by Miuru Wijesekara, whose B'day was

on the same day. Bro Wimal provided the report. Thank

you Wimal. Next week Bhajan will be at Bro.Swamy

Mahadevan's residence on 09th Nov 07 at 11Am

 

The Jeddah Sai Samiti met at Bro. Ashok’s in Nada

compound on the 1st November. 12 members attended the

bhajans, aarthi was conducted by brother K.P.Rajan.

The report was provided by Bro. Ashok who also read

the Thought for the day. Thank you Ashok.

 

Riyadh center held a Bhajan on Friday 2nd Nov morning

from 9am. The Bhajan was attended by about 40 members.

Bro Ravi Chandran read the Shirdi Sai Charithra and

Bro Kaushik Anandrao took the aarthi.

 

During the Bhajan, first two editions of Bhajan book

for the forthcoming Akanda Bhajan (of 24 hours next

week end) was released by Bro Suresh Iyengar and

presented to Bro. Packy and Bro Nada uncle.

We at Riyadh center, invite all members in other

Samithis to attend the Akanda Bhajan and enliven the

proceedings with your participation. We may also have

an opportunity to celebrate Diwali together as it

falls on that week end.

 

The following is the summary of the various

announcement made by Bro Packy after the Bhajan:

 

Akanda Bhajan on Thursday the 8th Nov will commence at

5.30am (morning) with Omkaram, Subrabatham, Vedham and

Ashtothiram and followed by 24 hour Bhajans. The main

door will remain closed at all times and any one wish

to enter the centre during the Bhajan time please call

Packy, Manisekar, Suresh or Nada Uncle so that they

will arrange to open the door. Please call much before

you arrive at the door so that you do not wait outside

the centre. Light meals will be served during the

Bhajan session time.

 

A Bhajan book has been published which will be a good

Souvenir, (and costing SR20 each book). However

center will be providing (on complimentary basis)

copies of the “Index” showing all the slots and the

timings as well as the sequence of the songs so that

each devotee can follow the same and keep track of

their slot and time and accordingly ensure that they

are present in the shrine in advance

 

There will be 16 slots of one and half hour duration

each. For each slot, 24 bhajans have been scheduled

except for the MEDLEY slot (01.30 to 03.00 a.m on

Friday) in which there are 40 bhajans to be sung. In

MEDLEY - only the second speed will be sung. There are

about 50 singers.

 

For Swami’s 82nd Birthday on 23rd Nov, as per practice

in earlier years, Saudi centers are expected to

contribute SR 8,200 from KSA to Regional centre at

Dubai for onward transmission to Central Trust in

Puttaparthi. Those of you who wish to participate (in

this donation), please give your contributions this

week to your center coordinator or Packy or Manisekar

or to Devaraj.

 

On 23rd Nov, Friday, (Swami’s Birthday) Riyadh center

is organizing a Laksharchana and all members from all

centers are welcome (on Thursday night- so that they

can participate from the morning next day).

 

Pl allow me to Quote Swamy on what is special about

Avatars:

“What, is the special feature of Rama, Krishna,

Buddha, and Christ? Why do you celebrate their

birthdays with such reverential enthusiasm? The

specialty is this: they are aware; you are unaware of

the Aathma which is the Truth. Awareness confers

Grace, Glory, Majesty, Might, and Splendour. Awareness

confers liberation from bounds, from time, space and

causation; from sleep, dream and wakefulness. For you,

sleep is fiction; dream is fantasy and wakefulness a

many-directional storm. Avatars are ever alert, aware,

and alight.

Divine Discourse, October 10, 1983”

 

Meanwhile a news item from the Indian Press:

Puttaparthi airport up for sale

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

 

Chennai: Sri Sathya Sai Airport in Puttaparthi, Andhra

Pradesh, is up for sale.

The airport's owner, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust,

which manages the religious and philanthropic assets

and work of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, has invited bids for

it and put the floor price at Rs 600 crores.

 

Those with sufficient Bank Balance Pl contact ……

 

Pranams

P.B.V.Rajan