9th weekly posting- Saudi SAI activities- 28 Feb 08

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Sairam dear Sai Children, Sai Sisters and Sai Brothers

of all 4 Sai SatSanghs in Dammam, Jubail, Jeddah and

Riyadh.

 

We continue with our 9th posting of 2008 as on

Thursday 28th Feb 08.

Summary:

1. Total Attendance all over Saudi was above 120.

2. Balvikas activities in Riyadh

3. Sivrathri Bhajans next week in centers.

 

Details:

Jubail center held the weekly Satsang on Thursday 28th

Feb at 7.15 PM attended by about 27 members at Bro

Jegadeesh's residence. Aarthi was taken by Bro Mutthu.

There were 5 members from Al-khobar / Dammam. Jubail

Sai Group is planning to join Al-Khobar Maha

Shivarathiri Bhajan next week, hence there will not be

a Bhajan session in Jubail. Thank you Bro. Wimal for

the report.

 

Dammam-Khobar centre held the weekly Satsang on,

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Brother Kalatheepan's

house with around 21 devotees attended the Bhajan.

Aarthi was taken by Brother Suresh Kumar. Next week

on Thursday, March 6, 2008, there will be a function

for Maha Shivarathri to be held at Brother Jaggu's

place from 9 pm to 1 am Friday. Thank you for the

report, Bro. Jayram.

 

Jeddah Samiti held the weekly Bhajan at 28th Feb

Thursday starting at 7.30 pm at Bro Ashok’s residence

in AlNada compound.. Total attendance about 17

devotees. Bro. Vijay took the Aarthi. Bhajans are

planned for forthcoming Shivrathri including Narayana

seva.

 

Riyadh centre held the weekly Satsang on Thursday 28th

February 2008 at 7 pm. It was attended by a full

house of about 60 devotees and Aarthi was taken by

Bro. Venkat. Next week, Riyadh center plans to hold a

12 hours, 6pm to 6 am Bhajan session on the occasion

of MahaShivarathri. All are requested to cooperate by

observing discipline by keeping a low voice.

 

This is to request those members who do see this

risnet posting to enquire with other members as to who

is not accessing it, for whatever reasons. We can thus

plan to have print outs of each weekly risnet postings

for them distributed at the Bhajan. Pl inform me in

person or to Sister Renuka via email:

rajanpbv or renukariyadh

 

We wish to cover more news and info on Mahila

activities and Bal Vikas classes thus re-formatting

the weekly report in 2008. Sister Renuka Patra will

focus in next few weeks, on adding specific comments

each week for these areas till it is covered in

sufficient detail and hopefully in a new format. She

will contact by phone the Mahilas and BalVikas

children and get their inputs. Pl give her cooperation

and your valuable inputs.

 

She collected this week, the following report from Sis

Rama who is a Guru in Naseem based BalVikas.

 

“Usually the classes are conducted weekly once in

Riyadh for an hour.

We start the class with silent sitting for 5 minutes

and 3 Oms and 3 times Gayatri mantra chanting. Then we

briefly review the previous classes’ moral messages

and the contents for the current week.

 

Alternative weeks we teach bhajans and slokas till the

students get the proper tune by heart. Then we

narrate the story based on human values, epics and

great personalities. We question the students about

the characters and the moral what they learn from

it.

 

Then comes the recreation part like puzzles, riddles,

drawing, coloring and games. It will be also based on

concentration, values and moral. The students maintain

a file to keep a record of bhajans, slokas, and

activities done in class.

 

The story narration on festivals will be also done

according to the dates e.g. like navarathri, explain

about the goddesses. We complete the session by

chanting Asathoma 3 times and lokha samastha 3 times”.

 

Sis Rama incidentally Teaches English in an Arabic

School and was judged the “Best Teacher” last year.

 

Naseem BalVikas center held last week a competition

for Children. 4 children participated in Essay

writing, 6 in Story telling and 3 in coloring. Next

week similar competitions will be held in Sulaimaniya

BalVikas at run by Sis Mythili Srinivasan.

 

House Bhajans are being encouraged under a new

initiative by the center. It is not necessary to

invite all members but limit to such numbers as can be

comfortably accommodated and controlling the noise

level.

 

Bro. C.V. Subash is trying to compile an article on

Ethics on contemporary business, esp. from a spiritual

angle and Sai Teachings. He would welcome inputs from

members. The brief is:

“From Industrial relations to Employee benefits to

Employee engagement, from Business ethics to corporate

social responsibility; corporate values have undergone

a sea change over the decades. " Ethics " in today's

business domain is limited to Legal and Responsible

business; while Morality involves conducting business

keeping in view the principles of Corporate

Citizenship, Stake-holder wealth maximization, etc.”.

 

Riyadh SAI center is organizing a picnic for members

on 4th April. Those interested may contact Bro.

Sampath or Sis Jayshree.

 

We end our 9th posting for 2008 here with these Divine

Words----

Every individual should be the master of their own

behavior; he/she should not be led away by the impulse

of the moment; one must be conscious always of what is

good for him/her. You should so carry your daily tasks

that you do not make others suffer or suffer yourself.

That is the sign of intelligent living. You should not

give way to fits of anger or grief, elation or

despair... SAI Baba

 

Pranams

P.B.V.Rajan

rajanpbv

 

 

 

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