Guest guest Posted October 1, 2003 Report Share Posted October 1, 2003 Source: http://www.saiaustralia.org.au/release/146.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Arathi - Waving of the Flame The Chairperson of Prashanthi Council (Dr.Michael Goldstein) has forwarded a memorandum regarding the waving of the Arathi flame at Sai Devotional meetings. The memorandum reads as follows: - "At the last Guru Poornima, Swami advised that Arathi in Overseas Sai Centers be performed with incense sticks instead of the flame. I informed all of you of Swami's Pronouncement and it is recorded in the minutes of our Guru Poornima Meetings. Subsequently, several devotees contacted me and requested that we place before Swami the prayers of the devotees in your respective regions that Swami permit Arathi with the flame be continued. I did place this before Swami. Swami, in His infinite Compassion, has instructed that those devotees who feel that Arathi with the flame is an essential part of their devotional experience be permitted to continue. Please do not construe this as Swami's emphasis on rituals, or that devotees not currently performing Arathi with the flame should begin doing so. Furthermore, since Swami had discouraged the use of the flame in Arathi, all of you who elect to continue this practice should exercise great caution in the use of the flame." sgd. T. Sri Ramanathan Regional Central Coordinator Sathya Sai Organisation Australia & Papua New Guinea 43/84, St. Georges Crescent Drummoyne NSW 2047 30 September 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ©Sathya Sai Baba Organisation of Australia and PNG Sai Australia Home Page: http://www.saiaustralia.org.au/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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