Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - June 26 - July 3, 2004

July 5, 2004

Namaste

Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 26 JUN 2004

Swami came at 8:30 a.m. Sai Kulwant Hall. He got down in front of

the lobby and climbed up. He then slowly walked upto His room mostly

without holding anyboby. Swami went into His room at 8:45 a.m.

Bhajans were held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

In the afternoon, Swami came at 3:15 p.m. Almost immediately after

he got down and sat on His sofa, he asked the Music College students

to give a musical performance. They sang devotional classical songs

(both hindusthani and carnatic) till 4:45 p.m. Swami got up and went

into His room and called Sri Ashok Singhal (Vishwa Hindu Parishad)

and Sri Togadia also of VHP and gave them interview till 5:45 p.m.

Mangala Aarathi was performed at 5:45 p.m. Swami then left Sai

Kulwant Hall.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 27 JUN 2004

Swami came in the morning at 7:00 a.m. After listening to the

chanting of the Vedas for about 10 minutes, standing in the lobby,

He went to His room. Bhajans were held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

In the afternoon, Swami came at 4:00 p.m. got down in front of the

lobby and stood for a while listening to the Veda Chanting. Then He

went into His room at around 4:10 p.m. probably taking some devotees

for interview.. Bhajans started at 5:50 p.m. Mangala aarathi was

performed at 5:15 p.m. when swami left Sai Kulwant Hall.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 28 JUN 2004

Swami came to Sai Kulwant Hall in the morning at 7:50 a.m. and again

got down in front of the lobby. He stood for a while listening to

the Vedas and then walked to his room at 8:10 a.m. without holding

anybody hand for most of the distance.

In the afternoon, swami came at 3:15 p.m. He asked 3 students to

speak. Then he asked Sri Jumsai to speak at 4:35 p.m. Sri Jumsai

spoke till 4:50 p.m. He narrated how his was family was saved during

the second world war when a young boy came to his mother and asked

her to spread the ¨white sand¨ over the roof of their house.

Subsequently there was heavy bombing in the area and all the houses

except their was razed to the ground. When he first narrated this

story in front of Swami in a summer course, Swami corrected his

saying that it was not white sand but vibhuthi! Bhajans started at

4:50 p.m. Mangala Aarathi was performed at 5:05 p.m. Swami left Sai

Kulwant Hall. Prof. Anil Kumar announced that there would be a Drama

(play) at 8:00 a.m. on 29th at Sai Kulwant Hall staged by the Bal

Vikas children of Maharashtra in connection with ´Ashada Ekadashi¨.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 29 JUN 2004

Today is Ashada Ekadashi, an important festival of Maharashtra.

Swami came at 7:30 a.m. and almost immediately the Drama(play)

entitled ¨Supreme Verdict¨ started. The theme is about 2 persons,

one who follows ritual worship of going to temples, chanting slokas

etc and the other who does service to people. Both were prosecuted

by God through Yama and finally their appeal is heard by 3 judges,

Shanka, Ramanuja and Madhwacharya. The jurors were Sant Kabir, Guru

Nanak, Bakhta Narsi Mehta, Sant Gyaneshwar, Tyagaraja and St Francis

of Assissi. The supreme verdict is the an extract from Bhagawan

speech where he says one should realise God within and not outside.

The monent you realise that ´I is I¨ the reality is expeirenced. The

play ended at 8:45 a.m. and the maharashtra group started the

Bhajans. Swami liked the drama very much and He seemed to have told

that the drama was good and that it is also an important drama

(play). Swami blessed the children by posing along with them for

photographs. Sweets were distributed to the devotees. Mangala

Aarathi was performed at 9:20 a.m. It was announced that there will

be a play in the afternoon at 4:00 p.m. at sai Kulwant Hall, again

staged by Maharashtra Bal Vikas children.

In the afternoon, Swami came at 3:30 p.m. Drama started after about

10 minutes of devotional singing by the Maharashtra Group. The drama

was on the life of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisthi of Ajmer, who was

known as Garib-un Nawaz. He was a Sufi Saint whose main teachings

were Love and Service to humanity. The drama was over at 4:45 p.m.

and Swami blessed the children by posing for photographs along with

them. Mangala Aarathi was performed at 5:10 p.m. and Swami left Sai

Kulwant Hall.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 30 JUN 2004

Swami came in the morning to Sai Kulwant Hall at 6:50 a.m.! He came

to the lobby and till 7:10 a.m., He was listening to the chantings

of Veda and walked to His room. Again most of the distance, he

walked without support. Bhajans were held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:25

a.m.

In the afternoon, Swami came at 2:45 p.m. There was a musical drama

(play) named "Dashavathar" staged by the Balvikas children of

Rajasthan from 3:15 p.m. The Drama ended at 4:00 p.m. and Mangala

Aarathi was performed at 4:15 p.m. after the children had

photographs taken with Swami. Swami then left sai Kulwant hall.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 01 JUL 2004

Swami came to Sai Kulwant Hall at 7:50 a.m. He stood briefly in the

lobby listening to the Veda Chanting and walked into the verandah.

He sat on the sofa in the verandah facing the Bhajan hall and was

talking to the devotees there till 8:35 p.m. Then He came out again

and sat in the lobby till 8.55 am! Veda chanting was going on all

the while. Bhajans were held from 9:00 a.m. till 9:25 a.m.

In the afternoon, Swami came at 3:15 p.m. There was a drama(play)

staged by balvikas children of Haryana and Chandigarh on the three

child devotees of God, namely Dhrua, Prahlada and Markandeya with

the drama ending with a note that Bal Vikas children would produce

many such devotees. The drama was over at 4:30 p.m. and Bhajans were

held from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Swami then left Sai Kulwant Hall.

Sweets were distributed to all the devotees.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 02 JUL 2004

Guru Poornima

In the morning Swami came at 6:50 a.m. A group of students were

playing Panchavadyam, Somebody was playing nadaswaram. Swami went

round the devotees including the gents side and came to the lobby.

The celeberations started. There were 2 speakers who were introduced

by Sri Chakravarthi. The first one was Sri Indulal shah, followed by

Sri Goldstein. After this, Sri Chakravarthi brought to the notice of

the gathering the fact that the names "Sri Sathya Sai", "Sri Sathya

Sai Central Trust", and the "Sarva Dharma Emblem" have been notified

by the Govt of India under the Names and Emblems Act (prevention of

misuse) Act of 1950 and that any body found to be misusing them are

liable for penal action and requested the gathering to stop using

them for commercial/business purpose.

Swami started the discourse at 8:15 a.m. He spoke streesing the

importance of LOVE and said that nothing else is important. He ended

the discourse at 9:00 a.m. with the bhajan 'Prema Mudhitha" . Sweets

were distributed to the gathering (Sai Kulwant hall was almost

full!). Swami left at 9:45 a.m. giving Darshan to the devotees by

standing when the golf cart was returning to Poornachandra Hall!

When sweets were being distributed, Swami permitted Sri Raju,

Chairman of Nagarjuna Constructions to recite the poems he composed.

He recited them from 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Swami came to Sai Kulwant Hall in the golf cart at 3:15 p.m. At 3:30

p.m., the Bal Vikas program staged by Nepal started. The play "God

resides in all" was about a little girl and her brother living in a

little hamlet in the laps of the Himalayas. The two were from the

lower caste and they were prevented from praying in the temple and

the village elders did not allow them to even serve water to the

thirsty. On the other hand, the play depicted, that the nature and

animals do not discriminate. Finally, Buddha puts an end to the

misery of the two children and transforms the heart of the village

elders. The play ended at 4:00 p.m. and swami allowed the children

to be photographed along with Him.

At 4:10 p.m., the play "From Humanness to Divinity" staged by the

Bal Vikas children from Indonesia commenced. The play illustrated by

role plays, songs and dances (with Indonesian costumes) the messages

of Namasmarana, Sense Control, Right-conduct, Love, Service and

Unity for reaching Divinity. The play ended at 4:50 p.m. and Swami

allowed the children to be photographed with Him. He then

materialised a chain for one of the children who acted in the Drama.

Swami left at 5:00 p.m. after Mangala Aarathi.

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Events at Prashanthi Nilayam - 03 JUL 2004

Swami came at 7:40 a.m. in the morning. He drove a full round

through the gathering of the devotees and came to the lobby at 7:55

a.m. He sat in the lobby listening to the chanting of the Vedas till

8:50 a.m. All the devotees were blessed with His Darshan for almost

an hour! He got up and went to His room at 8:50 a.m. Bhajans started

at 9:00 a.m. and ended at 9:25 a.m.

Swami came in the afternoon at 3:15 p.m. Almost immediately after

sitting on the sofa in the lobby, Swami permitted the bal Vikas

children from Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh to stage their musical

presentation entitled "Madhura Bhakthi". This play was based on some

excerpts from Swami's Discourses during the Summer Course 1978 and

some verses by the poet "Surdas". The story is about Uddhava being

sent to the Gopis who were craving for the Darshan of Krishna to

convince them that God is omnipresent and they should not attach too

much importance to the form namely Krishna. In the end he

acknowledges the purity of the illumined hearts of the Gopikas in

which only one image and that too of Krishna dwells. There is no

room in them for any other philosophy. The play ended at 4:00 p.m.

and swami aloowed them to be photographed with Him. He then called

the child who acted as Krishna and materialised a chain for the

child and put it around the neck. Apples were distributed to the

devotees. At 4:20 p.m., He allowed the Ananthapur campus students to

give a carnatic music program till 5:00 p.m. Both the play and the

music concert were very good and melodius and Swami and the devotees

enjoyed them. Swami left at 5:00 pm.

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Ashadhi Ekaddahsi Programme at Parthi

Contributed by Jaykumar

Sairam,

By the pure sankalp and grace of our loving Bhagvan Baba, the Mumbai

and Navi Mumbai balvikas children presented a musical drama in the

divine presence of Swami in Prashanti Nilayam (Sai Kulwant Hall) on

29th June.

It was Swami who was the real producer and director of this program

for without HIS grace and blessings it would not have happened to

perfection. Swami at the end of both the plays mentioned that he was

very happy with the programs.

Looking backwards ....5 months back nobody would have imagined or

thought that Navi Mumbai samithis together could present a balvikas

drama in the divine presence. But the moment we took one step, Swami

in his infinite mercy took 100 steps towards us and thus all forms

of resources (people, finance etc.) could be organised. If the

intentions are good and the cause is noble then Swami will help us.

Hence, looking forward for SEVA projects we should only focus on 2

points, our intention and the cause.

Even before the play, there was not a single set rehearsal that took

place properly nor for a single time trick scenes were rehearsed.

The venue in Parthi...Poornachandra...Sai Kulwant kept

changing...there were many last minute changes....inspite of all

this Swami ensured the Balvikas program went on well and HIS

compassion to mention that he was happy with both the programs

raised Mumbai & Navi Mumbai to the seventh heaven...everywhere in

Parthi there was lot of congratulations and appreciation on the

programs of the Aashadi function.

For Navi Mumbai, this is a benchmark from where we have to raise and

do bigger programs in Prashanti Nilayam in the divine presence, also

undertake bigger SEVA projects and make Swami happy...which should

be our ONLY goal of life.

Jai Sai Ram,

Jaykumar

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Om Sri Sai Ram

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