Prasanthi Bulletin , Monday, February 23, 2009

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Monday, February 23, 2009

Bhagawan arrived this Shivarathri morning at 7.30 am in the special

golden raised chair. After His darshan round, He blessed the cakes on

the verandah and moved to the interview room. After half an hour, He

emerged and came onstage. For a while, He listed to the Vedam being

chanted by the students and the youth from Karnataka. He asked for

those with mics to stop so that He could hear the 1000-strong group

chanting in unision. Wall calendars and prasadam was distributed to all

after being Blessed by Bhagawan. Swami accepted Arati just after 9 am

before returning to His residence in the chair.

In the evening, the Sai Kulwant Hall was not enough to hold

all the devotees, and the Poornachandra auditorium was also opened to

accomodate them. Screens with projectors were installed in the

Poornachandra and the Sai Kulwant Hall so that the eager thousands

could see the proceedings. Bhagawan arrived for darshan at 4.30 pm,

moving first to the Poornachandra to grant darshan to the devotees

there, and then coming to the Sai Kulwant Hall in a procession led by

the University brass band. Bhagawan was resplendent in a yellow robe,

seated on the golden raised chair, and just behind Him, an ice lingam

more than a metre high was wheeled into the Hall and placed near the

stage. Swami sat onstage as the Vedam chanting went on, and at 4.50 pm,

asked Prof Anil Kumar to introduce the speakers for the day. Sri S. V.

Giri, former Vice Chancellor of Sri Sathya Sai University, Sri. V.

Srinivasan, the All India Sai Organisations President, and Sri Ajit

Popat from the United Kingdom spoke before Bhagawan's Shivarathri

message.

Bhagawan spoke for an hour, stressing that Hari and Hara are

essentially formless, and that we should imprint the form of our choice

in our heart so that all the time, we are in the Divine Presence. After

Bhagawan's Discourse concluded at seven o'clock, the night long bhajans

commenced in the Sai Kulwant Hall. Bhagawan returned to His residence

after fifteen minutes, and the group bhajans continued into the night

after 7.30 pm.

 

Sunday, February 22, 2009 In

the morning, 1000 young men from Karnataka trained in chanting the

Rudram were seated in the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall. Bhagawan arrived

for darshan at 9.45 am while the bhajans went on in the Bhajan Hall. He

moved around the Hall and the Bhajan Hall, sitting for a while onstage

and accepting Arati at 10.30 am. An announcement was made that the

Karnataka group was to be ready in Sai Kulwant Hall tomorrow at 7 am.

In the evening, Bhagawan graciously arranged for the distribution of

Shivalingams with bases to many of the ladies. He came for darshan in

the chair after the five o'clock bhajans began, and moved around the

Hall going all the way back to Yajur Mandir also while the distribution

to the ladies was going on. He sat for a while onstage as the bhajans

continued before accepting Arati and returning to His residence at six

o'clock.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

This being a long weekend culminating in Shivarathri, Prasanthi Nilayam

is filled to the brim with devotees. Bhagawan had a surprise for all of

them this evening. Arriving while the evening bhajans went on, Swami

sat onstage after His darshan round and asked for Mr. Ajit Popat. At

5.25 pm, the bhajans were stopped and Mr. Popat took the stage,

speaking for 45 minutes on the Joy we feel in the divine presence.

Bhagawan then asked for the microphone and delivered a Divine

Discourse. Bhagawan stressed the unity of creation and insisted on

obedience to one's mother and confidence in the Self for achieving

success in life, narrating the story of Abraham Lincoln. After His

hour-long Discourse, Swami accepted Arati and returned to His residence

in the chair itself, accepting many letters on the way.

 

Friday, February 20, 2009 This

evening, the Hungarian devotees got another chance to present a musical

programme. On Monday, only the choir group sang in Sai Kulwant Hall;

today the entire group was prepared with songs. Bhagawan came for

darshan in His chair, and when He came onstage, the programme got

underway at 4.45 pm. The devotees sang songs and bhajans till 6 pm,

with a short break when Swami went inside the interview room. Bhagawan

blessed two members of the group with chains. Bhajans by the students

began at six o'clock and Swami accepted Arati before returning to His

residence at 6.20 pm.

 

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