Parthi Update 25-12-2004

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Parthi Update

 

25-12-2004 (Evening)

 

 

Dear Brother / Sister

 

 

Sairam. This evening Bhagawan came out for Darshan at 3.35 p.m. He was seated in

the new Golf Cart. It’s a beautiful piece of art!! In front, there is a glass

(shield) that comes up just till the steering wheel, The sides are open and

back too, with two bright red, sleek metal strips going up from back and

projecting towards the front. You can see Swami from any side and it looks

lovely!

 

At 3.40 p.m., Bhagawan was walking on the dais. He came close to the idols of

Joseph, Mother Mary and Infant Jesus and looked keenly at them. Bhagawan then

moved on to speak to Mr. Arthur, head (??) of the Sai Organization in

Australia(?). He is the man with a long white beard who is present every

Christmas in Prasanthinilayam and coordinates all the activities for the

festival.

 

Then, there was some commotion on the dais. Swami told brother Nitin something.

Again He spoke to brothers Arun and Prusty. They were discussing something

among themselves. So, something was on but we did not know what was in the

offing. As we sat gripped in suspense, suddenly we saw all faces turning

towards the Poornachandra Auditorium. What do we see? A brand new car, was

coming gliding in, into Sai Kulwant Hall, slowly and smoothly!!

 

Wow! What is this, we wondered. Swami is here, then who is this coming in the

car. As the car approached us, we could see brother Satyajit driving the car.

It was a Toyota vehicle and behind was written the model name “Porte”. It was

3.45 p.m. Brother Satyajit struggled to maneuver the car between the crowds and

the students and into the Portico. Swami was very particular about where it

should be parked. This was surprising to us. Why was Swami so keen on where the

car is parked? There must be

something more to it, we knew!!

 

The glow on Swami’s face and the enthusiasm, with which He was directing the

entire affair, clearly indicated that there was something very special about

this car. Brother Satyajit drove the car, right across the interview room and

taking a U-turn moved it in front of the dais, in the centre and parked it over

there with the drivers seat facing Swami.

 

Bhagawan signaled to Prof. Anil Kumar who was already briefed by Swami as to

what he should speak. Prof. Anil Kumar went to the mike and with a jubilant

smile and ecstatic voice he announced that a very special new car has just

arrived. He said that this is purely God’s Will and His Grace!! The car had

arrived just this morning from Japan. It has a seat that can automatically turn

and project itself outside and lower down for Bhagawan to alight and the same

can be done for getting in. It is an honour to this car that it has been

offered to Bhagawan!!

 

Then came the best part! Swami asked brother Satyajit to present a demo to all

of us. It was 3.55 p.m. All heads stretched out to watch the wonder! Brother

Satyajit sat in the driver’s seat and pressed a button. Lo! The door of the car

on the other side slid open so smoothly! Then another press of a button and the

seat next to the driver, slowly came forward, took a 90 degree turn and then

smoothly glided outside the framework of the car. Having glided outside, it

then lowered itself and came to ground level and halted!

 

Brother Satyajit, came out, unbuckled the seat and wheeled it in front of Swami!

There was a loud applause from all. Bhagawan smiled and asked him to fix it back

again. He took the seat and buckled it back. He took the drivers seat and

pressed the button. Just as it had glided out, it raised, went in, took a turn

and locked itself in perfect position! My, what a Marvel! Technology and

Robotics at its best!!

 

We felt that finally Science and Technology had seen its fulfillment today as it

offered itself, at its best, to its Creator! Could there be a better purpose

that it could have served other than facilitating and providing convenience to

our dear Lord? If only, S&T were put to only beneficial uses such as these, the

world would have been a much better place to live in!

 

Brother Satyajit drove the car and parked it inside the inner Portico. Meanwhile

Swami was talking to Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, the Santoor Maestro. The

attention again shifted to the dais as Swami came and sat down on the sofa. Mr.

Arthur introduced the speakers for the day with Bhagawan’s Blessings.

 

The first speaker was Mrs. Rita Bruce – author of the book ‘Vision of Sai’. She

is an old standing devotee of Bhagawan and conducts workshops in Sai Parenting

and Counseling for Married Couples, etc. Mrs. Rita Bruce spoke eloquently about

Dharma for Women. She lamented at the current state of affairs and said that the

sacred culture in India too was deteriorating today just as it had happened in

the US during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Seeing the modern trends in

navy">India she was wondering as to why we are allowing History to repeat itself.

 

She highlighted the role of Women in building a home and how important this was

when compared to other roles that women were playing today. She quoted Bhagawan

on several aspects of Dharma for Women and ended with a small poem that she sang

out to all of us.

 

Before the scheduled second speaker could come over, Swami asked Prof. Anil

Kumar to introduce Dr. K.K. Mistry, a devotee from Mumbai, a doctor by

profession and coordinator for education and health activities in Sai

Organisation of Maharashtra. Mr. Mistry whom we heard for the first time,

turned out to be a very good speaker. He held the audience gripped with his

structured but yet free flowing talk, sharing his personal experiences. His

talk was centered around the fact that the best relationship that we could have

with Swami, in his opinion, was that of an old true friend.

 

Mr. Mistry started his talk with a very powerful anecdote. In the year 2000, the

Para Olympics were held in Dublin, Ireland. Para Olympics is similar to the

Olympic Games but is held for the physically challenged children around the

world. There were around 45000 spectators in the auditorium. The event was a

100 metres race. There were 10 tracks and 10 children on the tracks ready to

start. The green signal was given. As the children hobbled along, Fred on Track

6 fell down!!

 

Believe it or not, when this happened, all the other nine children stopped on

their tracks, came over to Fred and helped him get up. Remember, this was a

Para Olympics competition event. Having helped him to get up, they all locked

hand in hand and together moved towards the goal. All the 45000 spectators

stood up and clapped and clapped for a full 15 minutes!! No eye in the hall was

dry that moment!! Concluding this story, Mr. Mistry beautifully linked it to our

present context and raised the query, “Is this not what Swami is expecting all

of us to do?” There was a loud applause!

 

Mr. Mistry then went on to share his personal experience of how Bhagawan had

cured him of a tumor in the passage connecting his nose to his throat. Swami

had responded to him indirectly. When he was called inside the interview room

with his mother in 1965, Swami spoke to his mother and gave her Vibhuti to eat,

by which the son was healed! The tumor was gone!

 

Towards the end, he quoted George Bernard Shaw who was once interacting with

some students. On listening to his most inspiring talk about transformation,

one student stood up and asked him as to how one person could change the whole

world. A question that most of us ask and many wish to ask but hesitate to do

so! George answered, “My dear boy, who asked you to change the world? Change

yourself and there will be one less fool in the world!”

 

He concluded, expressing his gratitude to Swami for having given this chance to

share his thoughts on a special day for him – it happened to be his 70th

Birthday!

 

The third speaker was Mr. John Manor(?), a businessman and Chairman of Sai

Organizations, Zone II, Latin America and hailing from El Salvador. He spoke

about the missing parts of the story of Jesus which have been given to us by

Bhagawan in His Discourses. He also shared with the audience, his personal

experience of coming to Swami for the first time in 1979. It was Christmas time

and Swami was in Whitefield. There was a programme in the College Auditorium

after which all seated over there were served rice Prasadam by Bhagawan

personally.

 

Having such an experience for the first time, his wife expressed her thanks to

Swami on being served by Him. Swami smiled and said, “No, this is My Duty!!”

This was the turning point in their lives. Mr. John wondered, here was the

first time that they were coming to see Swami, all the way from El Salvador. He

serves them food personally – most surprising!! – and then says that this was

His duty!! There had to be something very very special about Him. Mr. John said

that in those days he was GM in an organization in New York. He had attended so

many Board Meetings but not once had his Chairman ever served him food! Mr.

John concluded his talk at 4.40 p.m. Then Bhagawan got up to deliver His Divine

Message.

 

Please await our next mail for details of Bhagawan’s Christmas Discourse.

 

 

Sairam.

 

 

 

 

 

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