Guest guest Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Prasanthi Bulletin Index of earlier Bulletins Thursday, October 9, 2008 Today was Vijayadasami, the 90th death anniversary of Shirdi Baba, the final day of the Dasara celebrations and also the concluding Poornahuti ceremony of the Veda Purusha Saptaha Jnana Yagna. Bhagawan arrived at Sai Kulwant Hall at 9.10 am and within ten minutes, the students moved to the Poornachandra. Just past 9.30. Bhagawan arrived onstage, and interacting briefly with the priests, moved to the Western end of the stage and accepted their Arati there. He then moved to the centre, and the priests chanted mantras and completed the final offerings into the sacrificial fire. Swami blessed the priests and the wife of the chief-priest with clothes, and they all went backstage, changed into the new clothes and returned. At 10.15, Swami accepted Arati once again and returned to His residence. Bhagawan arrived for darshan in the car at 5.30 this evening. Once He came onstage, Sri. T. G. Krishnamurthy, former Sai Organisation State President of Tamil Nadu, was asked to speak. After his half-hour speech, Prof. G. Venkataraman, former Vice-Chancellor of the Sai University, spoke for twenty minutes. Bhagawan then indicated that He would deliver His Vijaya Dasami message and His microphone was brought up. Swami declared that this "Sathyanarayana Raju" was Sathyanarayana - the True Lord - moving among men. But many times the people ignore what He says, or think that He is speaking jokingly. But whether anyone loves Swami or hates Him, Swami will always love all. All fruits on a tree do not ripen at the same time. Some take longer than others, some will fall off before they are ripe. But some day or the other, all will realize the truth. Nowadays, many people have cell-phones in their pockets. Though you may think it is a convenience, actually it causes more problems. Girls and boys develop inappropriate connections this way. Youngsters especially should avoid misunderstandings with these phones and should be cautious. Better not to buy these phones at all. If you have to use them, have only those numbers which are necessary. After Bhagawan ended His Discourse with 'Bhajan Bina', He accepted Arati and returned to His residence at 7.45 pm. The Book Trust website has pictures of the Dasara celebrations. You can see an illustrated version of happenings at Prasanthi Nilayam in the Prasanthi Diary of our monthly e-Journal Heart to Heart. The previous issue of Prasanthi Bulletin is available here. Index of past Prasanthi Bulletins... Source: http://www.radiosai.org/pages/PB.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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