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PARTHI NEWS
Prasanthi Update
Sent by a Dear Sai Brother from Prasanthi Nilayam :
In the past couple of days Swami's Darshan timings have been very
unpredictable. But ultimately Swami in all his Mercy and love is
always coming to give darshan and satisfy the devotees who sit for
hours together.
Yesterday Final Year Students of the Whitefield campus of the
Institute came to Prasanthi Nilayam to pay their gratitude to Swami.
Their Wonderful Programme was filled with a variety of items like
songs, dances, skits, and speeches, the students offered their
hearts to Him and prayed to Swami that He be ever with them and
bless them. At the end of the Programme many of them cried and
prayed to Swami to Visit Brindavan as Bhagawan had not gone to
Brindavan for almost two years now. They showed a banner Inviting
Him: "Swami please come to Brindavan" . Swami was moved by their
love and devotion. He walked down the Kulwant hall stage and took
photographs with them. He blessed them and gave each of them
Padanamaskar and also spoke to them. Some of the teachers who had
also come here were blessed by Bhagawan.
Om Sai Ram
Courtesy: KM - 26.02.2008
Prasanthi Update
Sent by a Dear Sai Brother from Prasanthi Nilayam :
As some of you might have come to know, there has been a lot of
schedule changes in Swami's darshan timings, etc...While that is
very much true, I should possibly tell everyone more about the
same...
Last Sunday that is on 17th February Swami, unusually, came for
Darshan at 3:45 p.m. Swami gave interview to some ministers, and
then came out for Darshan rounds. Swami came near the students and
teachers. Actually the Anantapur students (final year) had come for
Swami's darshan and blessings on that day. After coming near the
staff block, Swami went straight to the place where they were
sitting. Swami went around and blessed them, took letters and then
allowed them to sing songs. He listened to the songs, and also spoke
to some of them. Meanwhile as the A.P Governor had come Swami went
inside interview room. Aarathi was given at 5:45pm and Swami
retired.
In the last few days Swami has not been coming in the morning , But
Swami has been giving Darshan catching Devotees by surprise by going
out for a Drive in the afternoon at 1:30, or 2:30, or even in the
Morning at 11am.
On Monday, evening bhajans started at five. Swami did not come till
6:10pm. Swami sat for Bhajans till 6:40 and took aarathi and retired
to Yajur Mandiram.
On Wednesday Swami did not come till 6:20 p.m and finally after so
much waiting, aarathi was given. Everyone was very disappointed that
Swami did not come for darshan. Aarathi was over, people went away
from Kulwant hall, many of the students returned to hostels, very
few students and teachers and some elders were there in Kulwant
hall, when suddenly there was some activity in Yajur Mandiram. At
Around 6:30 Swami came in His Car, and from the empty Ladies side,
Swami came on to the portico, Blessing the fortunate few students
and staff assembled there and also Swami took a small round in
Kulwant hall. Swami then took a turn and went outside Kulwant hall,
near the Rama statue and went for a drive inside the Ashram. None
expected Him at that time and that too after aarathi was over. It
was a total surprise.
Surprise Darshans everyday for everyone. Swami's Divine Ways.
Om Sai Ram
Courtesy: KM 21.02.2008
The gift of learning
.....I met [revered Indian
spiritual leader] Sathya Sai Baba during a trip to India. He looked
into my eyes and said the only thing he would ask of me was to
devote myself to developing education for the rest of my life," said
Art-Ong.
"I came back and did so. I travelled the entire country to give
lectures for thousands and thousands of teachers on how to make
students both academically and morally excellent. After one
workshop, the participating teachers told me that they wanted to see
a school that really put those theories into practice, hence the
establishment of Sathyasai School."
A "virtue-oriented" institution that aims to equip students with as
much moral integrity as academic capability, Sathyasai boarding
school opened in Lop Buri in 1991. Located in a sublime area near
the Pasak river with views of nearby mountain, the 300-rai plot
housing over 300 students is an inspiring educational environment.
"The school uses the principle of 'educare', which aims to bring the
positive side out of children by interacting with them in a positive
way," said Art-Ong.
"The most crucial factor in realising this goal is the teachers. You
need to have a good mould in order to shape a good person. Teachers
here do not punish students with force. They lead students through
daily recreational routines and lead students on short meditation
sessions prior to the beginning of each class."
Sathyasai School has students from grade one to 12, with its first
generation of graduates now on the verge of completing their
bachelor's degrees.
So has a man with honours degrees in engineering and strong faith in
Buddhism ever looked back and questioned his life's path? Has he
ever regretted turning down all those lucrative offers? Has he, as
one who underwent such an early spiritual awakening in life, ever
thought he should have ended up in a monastery instead of a school?
"When I do something, it comes from a will and nothing in the world
can ever turn me away from that will. I went to America to seek new
knowledge for the students and no matter what offer I received I
would never take it up because it wasn't the reason I went there,"
Art-Ong explained.
"As for monkhood, it's not that I had never thought of it," he
admitted. "However, I knew from the age of 15 when I had my
awakening that I could do much more as layman. Also, there's
something telling me deep down that, in the age of science and
technology, who would listen to what I said unless I had high
degrees, particularly a degree in science or engineering? I knew
since then that I needed to have a PhD in engineering to make people
interested in listening when I talked about dharma."
Nowadays, people are interested in listening to what Art-Ong says.
Just ask those teenagers!
for the full article please
click on the below link
The gift of learning
Mission or Money?
.....Most experts do agree
that while all may not be well with trust-based hospitals, there are
still many who are doing worthwhile charity. This is mostly true of
the ones run by religious/spiritual communities. Sri Sathya Sai
Trust Hospital is a case in point. Apart from primary and secondary
care, it provides tertiary care free, with best-in-class services.
No surprise then that it receives patients in huge numbers, not only
from India, but from SAARC countries and Africa. But the truth is
also that such trusts have a large amount of community support and
do not face cost problems. Unfortunately, this may not be the case
for other trusts. It is thus a catch-22 situation for most hospitals
that do have the vision to excel but ultimately are bounded by the
mission.
What will determine the survival of trust hospitals is how well they
maintain the balance between their mission and the changing
dynamics.
for the full article please
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Mission or Money?
Chinese New Year 2008
in Prasanthi Nilayam
Om Sairam dear Sai Family
Wishing all the Chinese a
very happy and SAI new year.. The Chinese new year was celebrated
with utmost devotion in the Abode of Highest peace, Prasanthi
Nilayam in the immediate presence of our beloved Lord. The whole
Prasanthi Nilayam campus was decorated red, right from the Ganesh
Gate..Kulwanth hall was at its best, make a regular visitor doubt if
it is the same Kulwanth hall or a Buddhist Monastery?.....
12 January 2008.
There were about 4000 or
more devotees from countries like Malaysia, Singapore, China,
Thailand and other countries of the far east.
The new year celebrations
started yesterday when at least 100 Tibetan monks, many of them who
were here last year , chanted mantras in Tibetan language, for the
welfare of the man kind, and more importantly for Swami’s good
health.. There was an English commentary by a young boy and a girl
in between the mantras and at one time, the devotees prayed to Swami
asking Him to Cure Himself.
The last part of the mantra was dedicated to all the spiritual Gurus
who are here to uplift the man kind. The monks prayed Swami to
safeguard all of them, by bestowing good health and happiness to
all..
The boy, then asked Swami if they could chant Gayatri Mantra, to
which after a little pause, Swami nodded His head in positive.
The Kulwanth hall started
chanting the Most Powerful Mantra, the mantra of the Divine, and at
one point Swami also joined us chanting twice where as all of us
chanted the mantra 9 times..
13th January 2008.
This morning every one were eagerly waiting for Swami.. the hall was
almost full by 8am and the bhajans started at 9 a.m as Swami’s car
was still parked at His residence waiting for His arrival. At 9:35am
Swami blessed all of us with His divine darshan.
After staying for 2 bhajans around 9:45am Swami’s car turned towards
the Gopuram gate signaling Swami’s yet another Street darshan (now a
days He is going out quite a bit making all of us more happy). After
running with the car till the arch I waited by Sai Geetha’s place
and in no time Swami came back again blessing with another divine
darshan..
Arathi was given at 10am and Swami returned to His Abode.
This after noon, all the Chinese devotees were given another chance
to be seated right in front to the dais in the students’ area. Swami
came around 4pm and then started the program.
Brother Billy Fong, an ardent devotee of Swami and a humble Sai
instrument from Malaysia gave a detailed report of the activities
taken up by Sai Organisation in Malaysia and about the Sai School
which is doing well there.
Later there was musical program which was awesome and melodious and
Chinese music makes any heart jump in joy and today’s music was
marvellous.
Later there was a play by
Balvikas children inspired by a real life incident where in Swami
saved a boy and his mother.. The program was also wonderful and the
background music especially during tragic scenes made every one feel
so real and many of us cried.
Swami was so happy with the play that He came down the stage to pose
for a group photo with the chosen few, blessing them, smiling at
them and guiding them, those lucky ones who were HANDPICKED by Him
to celebrate Chinese New Year 2008 in His immediate presence..
Later Swami asked for Bhajans....and the Bhajan session was icing on
the cake.. The lead singer started with Chinese version of Ganesha
Sharanam Sharanam Ganesha and followed by many more chinese bhajans
by ladies and gents.. I am sure, the Chinese speaking devotees, who
other wise were singing these bhajans in their native languages, in
their respective centers, before an altar of Swami, would have been
thrilled doing the same but this time right in His immediate
presence a day to be cherished for the years to come..
Today everything was Chinese and why not Prasadam? They had a small
packed filled with Chinese candies beautifully wrapped and tasted as
sweet as Sai love.. why not after all these candies flew all the way
from China to Prasanthi Nilayam.
For this yet another
Historic day in the diary of Prasanthi Nilayam.. Swami later asked
for Arathi and as many as 6 arathis were making rounds as Swami
watched all of them with His most beaitiful smile... and to our
happiness Swami raised both His hands blessing us with His Abhaya
Hasta to all of us assembled in the hall.....and thus ended another
beautiful day in my Prasanthi Diary..
With Humble Pranams at the Lotus Feet of our most beloved Lord.
R.Satish Naik.
posted on 14.02.2008
Prasanthi Update
Sent by a Dear Sai Brother from Prasanthi Nilayam :
Swami has been giving Darshans everyday but mostly in the evenings
where Swami has been spending time with boys by going around and
taking letters from many Students.
Yesterday Swami came only in the evening at around 5:40 P.M. The
Bala Vikas children of Adilabad District in Andhra Pradesh were
ready with make-up and costumes for their program. The drama was a
theme woven around the story of Krishnadevaraya. The songs, the
acting, padhyams, settings and costumes were wonderful. The Script
was wonderful and written in chaste Telugu....
Swami was very much moved by the program. Swami blessed all of them.
The people of Adilabad had brought a Jhoola for Swami. After the
program, Swami came down the stage, and blessed them, and also sat
on the Jhoola. Later Swami spoke in Telugu for five minutes. Swami
wonderfully said that never had anyone had put up such a wonderful
program and that He is very happy. He told them that they all should
cultivate love and ever be happy and that will make Swami also very
happy. Swami then to everyone's happiness told them that He will go
to Adilabad. Swami then asked them to to sing bhajans and later
distributed clothes to them. The whole program got over around
7:50pm!!
Yesterday the PG science students had gone to Anantapur for writing
GATE exam. Yesterday Swami blessed them also .
Om Sai Ram
posted by KM on 11.02.2008 |