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Tuesday, Aug 26 , 2009

This

evening, Swami came for darshan at 5.30 pm as the bhajans went on.

After His darshan round, He came to the Bhajan Hall where some cartons

of clothes had been arranged, and asked the Headmistress of the Primary

School to distribute them to the children at the school. After Swami

went onstage just after a quarter to six, He asked for the microphones

to be brought. Bhagavan spoke for forty minutes about Lord Ganesha and

the Vinayaka Chaturthi festival. He expressed happiness in the way the

immersion ceremony was conducted yesterday and said that all festivals

should be conducted in full knowledge of the inner significance of the

rituals. Once He concluded, He asked the students to sing a couple of

Vinayaka bhajans, following which He accepted Arati and returned to His

residence.

 

 

 

Tuesday, Aug 25 , 2009

Today was the day designated for the immersion ceremony after Ganesha

Chaturthi. The Ganesha idols worshipped over the last three days in

the various institutions at Prasanthi Nilayam were brought in richly

decorated imaginatively designed "chariots" to the Sai Kulwant Hall in

a procession at 4.15 pm. Bhagavan arrived half an hour later in the

special white chair, escorted from His residence by a procession of

students chanting Vedic hymns led by the "Poorna Kumbham". Swami went

around all the Ganesha chariots arrayed along His darshan route,

pausing in front of each one. When He came onstage, the students

presented a couple of short group dances paying obeisance to Ganeshji

and then brought up their chariots to Bhagavan one by one before

leaving the Hall for immersing the idols in a nearby lake. Swami asked

for bhajans to begin after the procession left the Mandir at 5.45. He

accepted Arati at seven o'clock after receiving the news of the

completion of the immersion ceremony after prasadam was distributed.

Blessing the congregation with both hands, He left for His residence

in the car.

 

 

Monday, Aug 24 , 2009

This evening, the students were ready with a Burrakatha as instructed

by Bhagavan yesterday.. After His darshan round at 4.45 pm, Swami came

into the Bhajan Hall and interacted with the lead performers who were

costumed and seated there. He then came onstage and started the

performance just after five o'clock. The hour-long Burrakatha was

based on the Ramayana story and incorporated many songs and poems sung

by Swami in His Discourses. Bhagavan interacted with the performers

after their presentation and had a group photograph with the

accompanists. A couple of bhajans were sung and Swami accepted Arati

before returning to His residence at half-past six.

 

 

Sunday, Aug 23 , 2009

Bhagavan gave Ganesh Chaturthi darshan seated on the special white

chair just after five o'clock this evening. The vedam chanting went on

till He reached the stage at 5.30 pm. After His darshan round, Swami

went to the Bhajan Hall where He blessed the Ganesha installed there

before moving down the verandah to the stage. The students then

presented a music programme beginning with stotrams and ending with

semi-classical songs. Bhagavan went to the interview room briefly and

when He returned asked for a couple of tillanas to be sung. It was

6.30 pm when He accepted Arati while prasadam was distributed.

 

 

 

Saturday, Aug 22, 2009

Ganesh

Chaturthi was to be celebrated the next day. So, this evening after

Swami emerged from His residence, He first gifted Ganesha idols to all

the institutions. After He earmarked each idol for the allotted

institution, He blessed the research scholars standing next to these

idols by sprinkling akshatha on them. Later, Bhagavan arrived to Sai Kulwant Hall for regular darshan and bhajans.

 

 

Friday, Aug 21 , 2009

The centre of Sai Kulwant hall was filled with items for distribution

this evening by devotees from Anantapur district. Swami came for

darshan at 5.45 pm and came directly to the stage. He blessed the

items brought to Him by the students and faculty of the Management

school, today being the 23rd anniversary of the establishment of the

MBA programme here. A short speech by the Anantapur district leader

was followed by the announcement of the items being distributed today

to around 170 recipients by Prof Anil Kumar. The items were cleared

away and a dance drama "Dharmodharaka Sri Sathya Sai" was introduced

by 4 small children coming up for Bhagavan's blessings. Swami blessed

the participants in the 45 minute presentation by going down from the

stage for group photographs with them before returning to the stage

and accepting Arati as prasadam was distributed.

 

 

Thursday, Aug 20 , 2009

This evening, youth from Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh were to

present their programme. Bhagavan came for darshan at 5.30 pm and then

moved to the interview room. He emerged at 6.25 pm and the programme

began shortly. A half-hour Hindi drama 'Manasa Bhajare Guru Charanam'

was the first presentation, incorporating Swami's declaration in 1940,

the story of Dakshinamurthy and the episode of Janaka and Ashtavakra.

Then there were a couple of songs by Kum. Geetika Manjrekar and Sai

youth before Swami accepted Arati at 7.20 pm as prasadam was

distributed.

 

 

Sunday, Aug 16 , 2009

This

evening the final year post graduate students of the Sri Sathya Sai

University were ready with the drama “Bharatha Bhagya Vidhataâ€. This

was originally made for the Independence Day (August 15) but since

there was convention of Tyagajeevis on the previous day at Yajur Mandir

and they received permission to perform their presentation today. After

His darshan round, Swami went into the Bhajan Hall to see the

actors in their costumes and after a brief interaction, blessed them to

go ahead and start the play in the Sai Kulwant Hall. The play was

centered largely on the life of Sri Aurobindo and was presented with a

lot of passion. After their performance, Swami accepted arathi and then blessed the actors with group photographs.

 

 

Saturday, Aug 15 , 2009

The 63rd Independence Day of India was marked with the flag hoisting ceremony at

the various educational institutions at Prasanthi Nilayam as in the

rest of the country. After the morning bhajans, the meeting of

thyagajeevis and brahmacharis got underway again at the hall next to

Swami's residence and continued till the special lunch arranged for

them at the Canteen by Bhagavan at one o'clock. In the evening, Swami

came for darshan to Sai Kulwant Hall at 5.40 p.m. as the bhajans went on

and after His darshan round, sat onstage for nearly half an hour

before accepting arati. After the three times 'Samasta Lokah Sukhino

Bhavantu' chant, He asked the boys to chant the mantra again, so they chanted 'Lokah

Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu' thrice, and then again 'Samasta Lokah

Sukhino Bhavantu' thrice. Swami interacted some more with a couple of

students before He moved towards Yajur Mandir. He came to the hall

where the thyagajeevis were assembled, and came to the stage there as

Mr. B. N. Narasimhamurthy, Warden of the Brindavan Hostel, made a brief

emotionally charged speech. Swami then accepted arati there as well

before returning to His residence at 6.45 p.m.

 

 

Friday, Aug 14 , 2009

The Sai Kulwant hall was decked for Krishnashtami from last evening

with blue cloth decorations and a Krishna statue onstage. Bhagavan had

come for darshan at 6.15 pm yesterday and had accepted Arati after

more than 90 minutes of bhajans at 6.35 pm. This morning, students

from all three campuses of the University were present for darshan,

along with a contingent from the institutions at Muddenahalli and

Alike and a group of devotees from Maharashtra. Swami gave Janmashtami

darshan clad in a yellow robe seated on the special white chair at

9.20 am. After His darshan round, He moved to the interview room and

emerged after nearly an hour to accept Arati onstage at a quarter past

ten. He went to the interview room again briefly before returning to

His residence in the car.

 

In the evening, the procession of cows from the Gokulam led by Swami's

baby elephant arrived in Sai Kulwant hall at five o'clock as the

bhajans began. Swami came fifteen minutes later came onstage after

blessing the quadrupeds during His darshan round. Krishnashtami songs

were being sung as Swami gave darshan. Once He sat onstage for a few

minutes, He asked for bhajans to be sung, and prasadam was

distributed. At 6.20, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.

A meeting of the "thyagajeevi"s of the institutions at Muddenahalli

and Alike along with many of those working at Bhagavan's institutions

at Prasanthi Nilayam and Brindavan was arranged over the weekend at

the hall in the building adjacent to Swami's residence. This evening

after bhajan, there was an orientation lecture session there after the

evening bhajan for an hour.

 

 

Tuesday, Aug 11 , 2009

This

evening, the devotees from Srikakulam district were to present a drama.

Swami went for a drive at 11 am this morning, and came for evening

darshan at a quarter past five. Once He came onstage, He asked for the

programme to commence. The Telugu drama 'Sai Bharati' brought out the

glory of Mother India as narrated by Max Mueller, Rabindranath Tagore

and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The inspiring 45 minute presentation was

filled with quotes and poems from Bhagavan's Discourses. Swami called

up 'Max Mueller' and blessed him with a chain even as the drama was

going on. At the end of the drama, Bhagavan went to the interview room

and emerged with clothes for the participants. He went down among them

for group photographs and once back onstage, blessed many items brought

up to Him as prasadam was distributed before accepting Arati at 6.45 pm.

 

 

Monday, Aug 10 , 2009

The Sai youth from Gujarat got permission to stage their programme at

a quarter to six while the bhajans were going on. The centre of Sai

Kulwant hall was cleared for them as the bhajans continued. Bhagavan

arrived for darshan five minutes later and after His darshan round,

sat onstage for half an hour more of bhajans. He then asked for the

Gujarat programme. After accepting Arati, Swami asked for the drama by

the youth to begin at 6.40 pm. The drama presented some of the

experiences of Sai sevaks while engaged in village service. After

watching the drama for twenty minutes, Bhagavan returned to His

residence in the car.

 

 

Sunday, Aug 9 , 2009

This evening, the UK group got permission to present their music

programme at 4.30 pm while the Vedam went on and the students cleared

the centre of Sai Kulwant hall for them.. Bhagavan arrived at 6.15 pm

and the presentation began at 6.30 after His darshan round. The

energetic programme was for just over half an hour, with a sitar solo

and group songs. Swami then asked them to sing bhajans. After 10

minutes of bhajans while prasadam was distributed, He accepted Arati

and returned to His residence at 7.20 pm.

 

 

Wednesday, Aug 5 , 2009

This evening, Sai youth from Himachal Pradesh were seated in the

centre of Sai Kulwant Hall to present a musical programme. Bhagavan

came for darshan and sat onstage for twenty minutes as the Vedam

chanting went on. At six o'clock, He asked for the music programme to

begin. After 25 minutes of singing by the gents, He started moving

towards the interview room. The ladies were asked to begin their

singing. Once they began, Swami came onstage and a few minutes later

accepted Arati at 6.40 as prasadam was distributed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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