39th weekly Posting of Saudi SAI activities- 15 Nov

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Sai-Satsang in 4 centers continued

(week ending 15th Nov, Thursday)

 

Sairam to all Children, Sisters and Sai Brothers

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

Riyadh.

 

We continue with the Thirty ninth (39) posting of the

activities of all 4 centers.

Summary:

1) Total Attendance all over Saudi at above 110

2) Laksharchana next week in Riyadh

3) “Divinity” surrounds us- Scientific proof?

 

Details:

In Dammam the weekly satsangh was held on the evening

14th Nov, Wednesday at 7.30 pm at residence of Mr.

Kaladeepan in Khobar. The attendance was by about 30

members. Aarthi was taken by Bro. Suresh Kumar.

Incidentally a new member Bro. Sudarshan (from Cochin)

has joined the Eastern province Sai satsangh and may

be located either in Dammam or Jubail. We welcome him.

He is reportedly a good Bhajan singer. Last week I

forgot to mention that 4 members from Dammam attended

the 24 hour Akanda Bhajan in Riyadh and traveled back

to attend the 6 hour session in Khobar. Bro Prem

provided the report. Thank you Prem.

 

Jubail center held the weekly Satsang on Thursday

15th Nov at 7.30 pm attended by about 15 members

(including 5 members from Dammam) at Bro Wimal's

residence. Aarthi was taken by Bro.Muthu. Next week

they are planning to hold the Bhajan on 23rd Nov at

Bro Sunil’s place at 10 am. Bro Wimal provided the

report. Thank you Wimal.

 

Jeddah Sai Samithi members met at Bro. Ashok's Nada

Residence on 15th Nov, Thursday with 17 members

attending the bhajans. Aarthi was taken by Bro Chirag.

Next week the Bhajan is planned at Bro Gopi’s place

on Friday 23rd Nov. The report was provided by Bro.

Ashok who also read the Thought for the day. Thank

you Ashok.

 

Riyadh center held an evening Bhajan on Thursday 15th

Nov from 7.00 pm. The program was attended by about an

estimated 55 members and children. The aarthi was done

by Bro. Murugadas.

 

Earlier a special prayer for an hour was held for Lord

Muruga on the occasion of Kanda Sashti. A lovely

framed picture of Lord Muruga with Vel was also

displayed. Most of the Bhajans were also on Lord

Muruga. Bro. Ravi Chandran continued reading of the

Shirdi Sai Charita. Bro. Kaushik Anand Rao is leaving

KSA for better prospects elsewhere. We wish him all

the best and SAI’s blessings.

 

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 9 am).

 

Pl allow me to Quote Swamy on what he said about why

we do Bhajans:

 

You do bhajans and think that you are doing it in

order to please God. But God does not need anything.

You do bhajans for your own happiness. Share your

happiness with others. God is the embodiment of bliss.

Hence, He does not require anything from you. …When

you do bhajans, your heart becomes purified. The

worship and the bhajans that you sing are meant for

your own happiness and not for the happiness of God.

 

Swami when talking about God and Divinity often tell

us “It is around you, it is inside you and it is You”.

While we often search for more clarity of this

statement, we now get a report from a scientific

source regarding this.

 

Bill Bryson writing in his book, “ A Short History of

nearly Everything” mentions in page 501, Chapter 26

(The stuff of Life) dealing with Genes that

“All life is one” from a scientific view point because

every living thing is an elaboration on a single

Original plan (of DNA).

 

Each of us think we are unique and special. Infact our

genes match each other 99.9% with all the rest of us.

The individual difference between different people is

less than 0.1% and this is scientific truth. This is

not just among humans, even other life forms the

similarity is quite striking.

 

So if you had some “rational” doubts about existence

of the “Unity” of the all the existence (fundamental

concept in Advaita which Swami often quotes in his

lectures) the “proof” is now available in Modern

Science.

 

Pranams

P.B.V.Rajan

rajanpbv

NB: Pl find below two of my Letters to Editor

published on 2 successive days (today 17 Nov and

yesterday 16 Nov) in Arab News.

 

Army Control

President Musharraf’s announcement of a “date for

Elections” in Pakistan without lifting the emergency

is a charade. What kind of a democratic election it

will be with judges being pre-judged and dismissed?

Major political parties have been stifled and their

leaders thrown in jails and the media made either

silent or sullen.

Pakistanis are a good and industrious people, and it

is a pity that all this is happening to them.

Pakistanis have been trying to compete with India in

every aspect. However, in respect of democracy and the

rule of law, the attitude of Pakistani society is

different. It is as if they are from another world.

The world is not going to ignore the developments in

Pakistan , as it has the troubles in Myanmar , not

only because of its nuclear arms, but also because of

its reputation for proliferation.

Pakistan ’s nuclear arms, intended to be a deterrent

against India , have now become an invitation for

superpowers to treat Pakistan with caution. Their army

was intended to protect the country, but is now

controlling all aspects of their society including

judiciary, media and civilians.

P.B.V. Raajan, Riyadh published 17 November 2007

 

Pak Crisis

The only thing we can agree with in your Nov. 9

editorial was the title: “ Pakistan ’s Crisis”. It was

good that you agreed that there was a crisis. Apart

from that, it was quite unbalanced.

The first thing everyone outside Pakistan has to agree

is that it is Pakistanis who must, and will, choose

their president, prime minister, army chief and chief

justice of the Supreme Court. They are the ones

primarily affected by the choice, and hence it is

their right to choose. The US and others should stay

away in the larger interest of Pakistanis themselves.

Your advice about Benazir Bhutto or Nawaz Sharif to

quit was unwarranted. The people of Pakistan have

formed their own opinion of the two. They have direct

experience of their governments. For them it is more

than news; it is their life and it is their choice.

Pakistan came into being as a result of the efforts of

the earlier generations of its own people, and not

because of the support from any foreign country. If

they could create a country, they can manage it as

well.

In fact, it is a crisis for India too that all its

neighbors — Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,

Myanmar and adjacent countries like Afghanistan and

Iran — are all having internal problems at the same

time in 2007. Is it by chance or by design?

P.B.V. Raajan, Riyadh published 16 November 2007

 

 

 

 

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