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Lovingly shared by Gerald of Ojai

Sai Ram,

11-20-03

Thursday Morning Baba came out before 8:00. He gave great darshan

facing the men then the women for a period of time while the boys

chanted. After Baba sat down, the chanting stopped. Baba asked one

boy to go to the microphone and lead the other boys in reciting

verses.He was supposed to say it in English, line by line, while

repeated it in Sanskrit.

At any rate, he couldn't do it. Another boy came up and led the

group through two long verses. I think the first boy got nervous and

couldn't remember. He stood there as the other boy led the group.

This continued until 9:00 when bhajans started followed by arathi.

Baba left at 9:30.

Thursday Afternoon: Baba came out at 3:30. There was a skit put on

by Bal Vikas of Singapore. It involved dialogue, singing and dancing

with several backdrop changes.

It was about a boy who searches for how to have righteous in the

heart. Answer:LOVE.

The next part of the program was a professional singer from Southren

India whose name I was unable to learn. It is amazing that all the

people I asked knew that she had won several awards but none could

remember her name.

She sang Hindi classical bhajans. A few bhajans were sung by the

boys with arathi at 5:30.

I sensed that the singer was disappointed that she didn't do arathi.

I also felt that while her music was great and sang with some degree

of devotion, that love was missing. I do not know if these

impressions are correct. I wanted so much to become her music, I

couldn't. I hope I am wrong about her.

Gerald

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