Grama Seva - 2007

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Sent by a Dear Sai Brother from Prasanthi Nilayam : When Swami started and Initiated the Most Wonderful Concept of Grama Seva, Swami told all the students that people in the villages were suffering without food, water and proper care of any Kind..Swami told everyone that Nobody bothers about them and the Govenment was not taking care of them. Swami cited examples of how a mother killed her child and also committed suicide because she was not able to feed the child due to utter poverty. Swami wanted all the students and teachers to go to every village, reach to every doorstep and hand over Swami's Prasadam. Swami very very clearly instructed each and everyone involved in the Grama Seva that in each and every village that the Students and Staff go, they should organise "Nagara Samkeerthan" and create an atmosphere wherein the people of the village will

get involved in chanting the name of the Lord. Following Swami's Divine Words , the students of the Sri Sathya Sai University have been involved in Grama seva for the last so many years. This year also it the same as the Students and Staff went to many Villages in the Three Mandals of Bukkapatnam, Kothecheruvu and Puttaparthi. The Students and Staff Covered each and every village in these Mandals and reached out to each and every House in each Village which gave Satisfaction to The Students and Staff, The Villagers and Ultimately brought Wonderful Smiles to Swami. That was the Most Wonderful Compliment that anybody could receive. During Grama Seva each and every Villager welcomed everyone with Rangoli on streets and Swami's photo at the entrance of each Household. In some villages, the people themselves led the Nagarasankeerthan. As There are temples in almost

every Village, Nagarasankeertan used to start from the temple,Go around the village and end in the temple itself. As Per Bhagawan's Divine Directions the Task of each and every person involved in the Grama Seva was to go to each house and after Enquiring about the number of people in the family - Give Laddu Prasadam,Tamarind rice of the required quantity and a Pair of Dhoti and Saree to the Elder member of the family. During this year's Grama Seva, Swami specifically asked all the Students and Staff to chant "Om Satchidanandaya Namaha" while serving and giving Prasadam and other things to the Villagers. A Most Memorable Grama Seva. Each and Every person who were involved in the Grama Seva felt Bhagawan's Divine Presence all through. The Smile on Swami's Divine face was enough to tell everyone that Swami was happy with everything. Om Sai

Ram