Donating blood to celebrate Sai Baba's birthday

October 6, 2008

Light and Love Donating blood to celebrate Sai Baba’s birthday

Regional potpourri Monday, October 6, 2008, Chandigarh, India Regional Briefs

The Abohar-based Shri Sathya Sai Seva Samiti celebrates, in a different way, the birth anniversary of Shri Sathya Sai Baba who says, ’’The hands, which serve are more sacred than the lips which worship’.

The samiti started organising ‘akhand-bhajan’ at Arorvansh Bhawan in Abohar 14 years back. After two years the samiti resolved to hold blood donation camps also. Also it decided to organise surgery camp too .

Units of donated blood have been increasing every year. This time akhand bhajan was for 83 hours as the world was celebrating Baba’s 83rd birth anniversary. A blood camp was organised to donate 83 units. The samiti has planned to organise surgery camp in November also. This will be 12th such camp and surgeons will providing services free of charge.

A samiti spokesman quoted Baba as saying ‘transformation must begin with the individual. When the individual changes, the world will change. Transformation has to take place in the minds of men. Right thoughts will lead to right actions. Bother not what happened in the past. Get immersed in the tasks of the present. Render selfless service. The delight of the individual gladdens the Divine. Do everything with the Lord's name on your lips. Develop all that is good in you and share that goodness with others’.

Devotees draw inspiration from quotations and work at such functions to serve society.

The source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081006/region.htm#rb-pp

Namaste - Reet