for the Week ending 6th September, Sunday...(Posted at 1450 hrs. on 7th Sept 2009)

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for the Week ending 6th September, Sunday...

Posted at 1450 hrs. on 7th Sept 2009

The

week witnessed “God’s Own Country†making its presence felt in “God

Owned Countryâ€. Following an eventful week that witnessed history being

made, as several honchos from the world of banking and finance made a

beeline at Prasanthi Nilayam for blessings from Bhagawan on the

sidelines of a conference on Ethics in the World of Finance, the

relentless unflinching thirst of Kerala was seen brimming, with

thousands upon thousands came in search of abundance…abundance of His

Love, celebrating their prime festival Onam.

 

Leaving the comforts of home, spirit and joy of native festivity

confining within the comfort zone of nears and dears, thousands made it

to Prasanthi Nilayam to celebrate the festivity in the immediate Divine

Presence.

Rightly echoing

the spirit of thousands from the state, the speaker for the occasion,

Mr. K.Jayakumar, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary, Home and Vigilance, Govt.

of Kerala made a clear mention that while the native festivity was all

about anticipation of abundance from the nature, Onam in Prasanthi

Nilayam was a search for abundance of Love. And making merry of the

occasion the children from the state had several cultural programmes,

including that on the life of the illustrious son of the state, Adi

Shankara, the philosopher saint who proclaimed the doctrine of Advaita.

The other two programmes were on the life of Sant Thukkaram, a theme

that staged many a time in Prasanthi, and the second one from the

neighboring state of Tamil Nadu, the story of greater faith and

surrender of Bhakta Nandanar, a celebrated devotee of Lord Shiva,

belonging to the famous Nayanar saints of South India.

 

 

 

However, the icing on the cake was the beauty of

melody rendered by the Nightingale of South Indian Film Industry,

K.S.Chitra. In a fifty minute concert that touched the lofty benchmarks

of devotional rendering, the melody queen of South India sung her heart

out winning accolades from the thousands and not the least, from

Bhagawan. Bhagawan chose to spend considerable time with the singer,

interacting, posing for photographs and blessing her child with a

materialized chain.

Back in Kerala, while the entire state was

relishing the native festivity feasting the occasion with traditional

delicacies, Prasanthi Nilayam witnessed the most unusual feast, the

feast of Thiruvonam Divine Darshan with an add-on, the Divine

Discourse. The Divine Discourse had all essential ingredients of

delicacies flavoured with mention on special Kerala delicacies in lucid

details: an apt treat for the Keralaties whose hunger for abundance of

love was satiated by Bhagawan on the most auspicious day, in His

inimitable style. …And came the Divine Pat…Discoursing on the life and

greater sacrifice of Emperor Mahabali, Bhagawan went on praising the

great tradition and culture of the state, declaring: “The land of

Kerala is the Gift of God!

Relishing on the rare feast, while the land of

Kerala retreated, Prasanthi was still in a state of bliss with regular

joyful darshans, often seeing Bhagawan beaming with abundance of love

spending time out granting Darshan. And the eventful week had to sign

off in no less than a grand fashion.

 

 

 

6th September, the final evening of the week was a

joyous occasion for the 170 odd grateful students of Bhagawan who are

employed in various institutions under the Sri Sathya Sai Central

Trust. The occasion was the 36th Anniversary of Sri Sathya Sai Central

Trust. In a private function held within the confines of the closed

walls of the Bhajan Hall that lasted for ninety minutes, it was

Bhagawan, the all encompassing Mother Sai, who was seen interacting

quite closely with His children who sought His presence from the

closest quarter.

Making several rounds, spreading His benevolent

Grace, spraying His enchanting Gaze upon all, often interacting with

many, He made the evening most memorable, filling the hearts and

filliping the souls to greater devotional heights. Welcoming the

Mother, singing His Glory, they sang four songs, while, in the meantime

the anniversary cake was blessed and cut by Bhagawan. He moved on

through the rows, beaming His all conquering smile, receiving letters,

chatting up, blessing one and all. While zoom lenses were vying for the

best of His expressions with the help of flash lights, it was a

“merry-go-round†for Bhagawan, for He found faces beaming with joy, in

express gratitude of the greater opportunity to be His instruments at

His Lotus Feet, serving in His Mission!

 

 

 

A beaming Bhagawan upon ensuring that the entire

assemblage was happy, blessed the concourse with raised Abhaya Hastha

and what remained in the hundreds of hearts that were present was the

beaming smile of their most beloved Mother Divine, whose presence and

interaction took them to the nostalgic olden days when He would freely

interact with students, often creating most informal productive session

imparting greater lessons. Safari pieces were distributed to the entire

group before the end of the ninety minutes session.

It was exactly an year ago, during the same

occasion, to the same group of grateful students, that Bhagawan

whispered the revised Universal Prayer, Samastha Lokaaha Sukhino

Bhavanthu! …asking them to pray with a wider universal perspective.

The week's Rose Beneficiaries were Mr. Narendra from

the Mandir, Mr. Dave, Mr. Lal, Mr. Vishwanathan, Mr. Venkataraman,

Mr.Sitaramaiah and Mr. Gehani, all from Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust,

Sahayak Division.

Thus the week signed off leaving cherished memories of Abundance of Love…that He is…Beloved Mother Sathya Sai!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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