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Dear Reader,

Isn’t it incredible! What was a small obscure village tucked away in an interior

corner in the dry dreary lands of Rayalseema region in Andhra Pradesh just a few

decades ago is now a happening place in the eyes of the world! Thousands flock

to Prashanthi Nilayam everyday, the “Abode of Supreme Peace” religion, nation,

creed, culture notwithstanding. The village which was described as “a stone’s

throw from stone age” some years ago is actually the epicenter of a spiritual

revolution heralding a new age and a new world order of peace and harmony.

In these times when aggressive materialism is the way of life and religion is

either confined to temples and churches or grossly misinterpreted; while

spirituality is for the mystics or for the retired and unsuccessful, what is it

that draws people belonging to various cultures and professionals to the Lotus

Feet of Bhagawan? What is the secret (if any) behind citizens from more than

170 nations which includes the man on the street to presidents and Prime

Ministers coming to Prashanthi Nilayam? The influence of Sai sitting in a small

corner in the southern hemisphere of the world is astounding!

There are His devotees all over the world, some who have never even seen Him,

even in a photograph, but know Him! When the Sai devotees in New Zealand

visited the men’s area of the Mt. Eden prison to serve the inmates, before they

left they gave a picture of Swami to every inmate, and do you know when one

heavily tattooed gang member saw the photo, he came up to them and said: “Hey

bro, the fella in that picture you have there is not just for you guys. Two

weeks ago He came into my cell raised His hands as if He was blessing me and

then disappeared. I have not told any of my prison mates this as they would

think I am going soft but it is the truth!” That is His Glory, His Grace! Time

and space are limitations for the mortals.

When an Avathar comes He is the embodiment of all Power, all Wisdom, all Grace

and all Glory but what is more important is that He is the embodiment of all

Love – Love that is genuine, pure and knows no selfishness. In fact, this is

the basis of everything that Sai Baba is. It is these magnificent facets of the

Avathar that we have elaborated in the cover story of this special Birthday

issue as a humble tribute to Him on His glorious 80th Birthday.

How many thousands all over the world have been guided towards a life where

truth, righteousness and character are more important that power, pomp and

position. Never before in the history of mankind has an Avathar revealed

Himself so much in His earthly sojourn as Bhagawan Baba has done but still He

remains an enigma wrapped in mystery inside a puzzle! As He Himself said on one

occasion, “Only another Sai Baba can know what this Sai Baba is!”

But if we go through all the revelations He has made on Himself over the years

in His infinite compassion, sometimes directly, sometimes covertly, some

publicly, some to chosen ones, we can catch a glimpse of the Phenomenon that is

the Sai Avathar. We have gathered few such precious pearls and strung them into

a garland called “The Sai Avatar On Himself” for you in our feature article

section.

In the Window to Sai Seva section in this special issue we have glimpses of Sai

Seva done in different countries of the world as well as a report on the relief

activities that were undertaken by Young Adults of USA for the hurricane Katrina

victims. Do not miss the moving story of Pradeep, a heart patient from the less

developed state of Orissa, India, who was treated in our Hospital in Bangalore,

in the Healing Touch section.

Earlier years during Birthday celebrations, Swami used to sit on beautifully

decorated Jhulas (swings) and would swing gently as devoted artists rendered

melodious songs and the devotees would be lost enraptured by His Grace and

Beauty. To relive those moments we have gathered for you pictures of Swami on

jhulas of varied types and styles - enjoy that in our photo gallery.

In a recent discourse during the Dasara Celebrations (you have a detailed

account of this in Prashanthi Diary), Swami said, “Cultivate pure love; for,

purity is unity and unity is divinity. Let your individual love be transformed

into pure love for God.” This should be our goal – to love God genuinely and

earnestly. For, when every individual ignites that spark of divine love in his

heart, the golden age would have arrived.

Let the whole world unite in singing His Glory.

Loving Regards,

In Sai ServiceHeart2Heart Team

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A chronicle of Heaven on Earth.Record of events from 25th September, 2005 to October 12th, 2005

Learn the pronunciation, tuneand music of the Bhajan songs"Jai Jai Janani Sai

Janani" & "Daya Sagara Karunakara "

Glimpses of Worldwide Sai Seva - Service stories from 15 countries

Sai Seva In The Aftermath of Katrina - By Young Adults, USA

 

Scintillating Moments WIth Sai - Prof. Anil Kumar

These were the days when I was there in Brindavan quite fresh to the Sai system

of education and the campus as well...One Sunday Bhagavan drove straight to the

campus about 8 am. Luckily I was there, even though usually we would

take....more.

 

Golden Memories of A Bygone Era- Conversation with Venkatagiri Rajah's son

Till about fifty years ago, Venkatagiri used to be a Princely state. It is

located about a hundred kilometres north of Chennai. After Independence, all

the Princely states in British India merged either with India or with Pakistan,

depending...more.

 

 

The Sai Avathar On Himself

Bhagavan Baba has unequivocally declared that He is the Lord come again in human

form, as a Poorna Avatar. Like Krishna, He has displayed His Divine powers by

performing numerous Leelas. His miracles have attracted people from all over

the world. and numerous...more

 

Pradeep's Perseverance and Sai's Grace

The twinkle in his eye and the gentle smile playing on his face, both belie the

fact that he underwent a major open-heart surgery very recently. Only the

suture marks across his sternum will reveal to you the real story....more.

 

Mail across your articles, Swami's rare photos, Poems, Divine Experiences, and

also your comments, suggestions and feedback to: h2h (AT) radiosai (DOT) org

 

 

 

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Volume 3 - Issue 11 NOVEMBER 2005

 

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In every box, on the left is the Issue date and on the right is the Cover Story of that Issue.

Volume - 1

Aug 31st 2003

Spiritual Blossoms

Sep 15th2003

Inauguration of Prashanti Digital Studio

Oct 1st 2003

Dussera at Prashanthi Nilayam

Oct 15th2003

The Sri Sathya Sai Unity Cup

Nov 1st2003

Temples of Learning Temple of Healing

Nov 15th2003

The Sathya Sai Story 78th Birthday Special Issue

Dec 1st 2003

The Sri Sathya Sai Drinking Water Project

Dec 15th2003

Christmas at Prashanthi

Volume - 2

Jan 1st 2004

The Festival of Sports

Jan 15th2003

Healing With LoveSSSIHMS Bangalore

Feb 1st 2004

Distress To Relief:Water Project For Chennai

Feb 15th2004

Lingodbhava

Mar 1st 2004

With Baba to Badrinath

Mar 15th2004

Sai Rama - The Indweller of Hearts

Apr 1st 2004

The Divine Sportof Sathya Sai

Apr 15th2004

Teachings of Plato - A Parallism With That of Bhagawan

May 1st 2004

Buddha Poornima Special

May 15th2004

Messengers of Sathya Sai

Jun 1st 2004

Sathya Sai Deena Janoodharana Project

Jun 15th2004

Swami's Visit toEast Africa

Jul 1st 2004

The Story of John S Hislop

Jul 15th2004

Guru Poornima 2004

Aug 1st 2004

A Child Among Children

Aug 15th2004

Rekindiling The Olympic Spirit

Sep 1st 2004

Interview With Sunil Gavaskar

Oct 1st2004

Stealer of Hearts - Krishna-Gopikas Bond of Love

Nov 1st 2004

The Convocation Drama

Dec 1st2004

An Introduction ToThe Vedas

Volume - 3

Jan 1st 2005

BandMaster Divine

Feb 1st2005

Chaitanya Jyothi

Mar 1st 2005

"How SwamiCame to me" - James Sinclair

March2005

Tsunami Special Issue

Apr 1st 2005

Amazing Grace

May 1st2005

Aristotle andSai Baba

Jun 1st 2005

The Gift of Life

Jul 1st2005

The Divine PlaygroundSwami in Kodai

Aug 1st 2005

School of Business Management Prashanti Nilayam

Sep 1st2005

Mumbai Deluge andDivine Grace

Oct 1st 2005

International SaiMedical Conference

Nov 1st2005

Glorious SAI- A Tribute on His80th Birthday