42nd Weekly Report On Saudi Sai Centers - 06th Dec 2007

[Guest guest]

Sairam to all Sai Children, Sai Sisters and Sai

Brothers in all 4 Sai SatSanghs in Dammam, Jubail,

Jeddah and Riyadh .

 

First of all I thank our National Chair Person

Bro.Packy and Bro. Rajan for trusting and giving me

the charge of this Sai Satsangh Internet posting

Assignment.

 

We continue with the Forty second (42nd) posting of

the activities of all 4 centers.

 

Summary:

1. Total Attendance all over Saudi about 125.

 

2. Study circle notes

 

Details:

 

Jubail center held the weekly Satsang on Friday 07th

Dec at 11.00 AM attended by about 29 members at

Bro Gopal's residence. Aarthi was taken by Bro.

Sunil.8 members from Dammam attended. The

report was given by Bro Swamy Mahadevan and Bro.Wimal.

 

Thank you both Bro.Swamy Mahadevan and Bro. Wimal.

 

Dammam-Khobar centre held the weekly Satsang on

Wednesday, 5th December at Bro Ganeshan’s residence.

25 devotees attended the bhajan. Bro Ganeshan took the

aarthi. Study circle was followed by the bhajan. The

report was given by Bro Prem. Thank you Bro. Prem.

 

Jeddah samiti held the weekly bhajan at Bro Gopi’s

residence on Thursday, 6th Dec.

 

27 devotees attended the bhajan. Aarthi was taken by

Bro Chandran. The report was given by Bro Gopi. Thank

you Bro Gopi.

 

 

We request the above centers (Jubail, Khobar and

Jeddah to send more news of their activities).

 

Our Riyadh Sai Samiti held the weekly bhajan on Friday

at 9pm in the Riyadh centre. As usual our big hall was

almost full with more than 45 devotees attending.

Session started with Vedam and Sai Asthotram followed

by 16 bhajans.

 

The first bhajan was sung by our child lead singer

Anirud Subash. As I had mentioned in our last posting

that our National Chairperson Bro Packy Nathan

decided to have a good practice of the lead singers

mandatory (to get good vibration) before the session

with our bhajan guru Bro Ravi Shankar, we could really

feel the difference this time too. Shirdi Sai

satcharitha was read by Bro.Kham. Aarthi was taken by

Bro (Vedam) Narayan of SABIC. Next week we are having

special Bhajans for Christmas organized by Bro Kham.

All are welcome.

 

Bro Venu (SABIC) and Sister Prema announced their

departure from Saudi on exit in mid Jan 08. They both

have been very active members and we will miss them

dearly.

 

We pray Swami for their peaceful and happy future.

 

We experienced a small miracle in Riyadh . Sister Rama

and her husband Bro. Suresh are one of the most active

couples in our Riyadh Sai Satsang. Yesterday her gold

chain from her neck (12 Gms) fell down and she

realized it only after entering the bhajan hall. She

and her husband searched all over and could not get

it. Finally they gave up and attended the bhajan.They

left for home after Bro Ramesh attended the study

circle. While leaving when Sister Rama stepped out of

the center, she (Lo & Behold) found her chain in the

middle of the road after more than 2 hours in broad

day light on a busy Riyadh road. There is simply no

other explanation except that it is Baba’s miracle

or Leela. It defies all logical rationalizations. Any

way, we hope she brings us all good sweets in the next

Bhajan.

 

Bhajan was followed by study circle coordinated by

Bro Kham. The topic discussed was the discourse by

Swami at the valedictory function at Sai Youth

Conference on 28 July 07 (this year) with the main

theme: “Always be Happy and Peacefulâ€

 

 

Here swami begins by saying we all emerge from TRUTH

(Sathya). He says that when you contemplate on it,

Sathyam is present in your heart. Here the truth

referred is a bit different form our common

understanding of socially accepted truth which differs

from time to time. We are talking about “Eternal

Truth†which is indeed timeless. This is the core of

Advaita teaching (in Vedanta) which Swami refers to

often.

 

Swami then says that “True Education†begins with

this understanding of TRUTH phenomena more than all

other wordly knowledge. Such correct understanding (of

TRUTH) creates PEACE in the heart. This leads directly

to transformation in terms of Sathya, Dharma, Shanthi,

Prem and Ahimsa. (Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love

and Non-Violence) the 5 pillars of SAI movement. In

this way, he has operationalized Vedanta on day to day

basis instead of making it just book-knowledge that it

was before.

 

All this is possible, since h uma n beings are

inherently divine inside. Once they realize this

TRUTH, rest follows. The topic will continue with next

session

 

In the evening some of the devotees said Good Bye to

Sister Preena Gopinath who is leaving to Kerala on a

long vacation with 108 Gayatri and some 12 bhajans.

Come back soon, Preena we will miss your sweet

melodies.

 

 

We end 41st posting here with this Swami’s beautiful

note—

 

You can discover your own Truth, only when you are

alone with yourself and there is silence all around

you. It is only in the depth of silence that the voice

of God can be heard.

 

 

One of Mr. P.B.V.Rajan’s (our member) Letters to

Editor appeared last week in Arab News on 4th Dec as

reproduced below.

 

Top 100

 

Congratulations. You have redrawn the commercial map

of Saudi business and Industry far more than even the

Chambers of Commerce and Industry using the almighty

“pen†of the media.

 

The new methodology gives distributed importance to

“sales, assets and equity†instead of just sales

as in earlier years. This is not only fair, but also

the better-established methodology of internationally

recognized Fortune & Financial Times Lists. Further,

at a stroke, you have improved the “transparencyâ€

of financial info rmation in Saudi markets. Out of the

Top 100, only a few companies have not disclosed their

assets, owner’s equity, profits or total capital.

With a fast-expanding economy and increasing number of

listed companies, there is a need for better financial

instruments. These are only possible with

“transparency†of financial info rmation of those

in public domain. There is also a noticeable change in

editorial thinking as evident in the wide coverage

given to the East with more articles on Saudi Arabia ,

China , India and Japan reflecting a worldwide shift

in manufacturing capacities and educational

aspirations.

 

Of course, as mentioned in the headline, the thinking

is still West as shown by the methodology adopted in

ranking, being that of Forbes and Financial Times from

the US and the UK . There is nothing wrong with that.

Think West, go East. Well done.

 

P.B.V. Raajan, Riyadh published 4 December 2007

 

 

http://www.. arabnews. com/?page=

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no & pix=interact. jpg & category=Interact

 

With lots of regards

 

Renuka Patra

 

Riyadh sai centre