| | | It is only the true knowledge of underlying oneness of all that can lead us to love all selflessly, and only when such selfless love is practised and experienced by all, can there be peace in the world.
-Baba | | | With the Blessings of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, we are delighted to present our One Hundred and Forty Third issue of Ananda Vahini. The weekly newsletter includes interesting musings and short excerpts from the week's events.
In this issue, we bring you the updates of ongoing celebrations of Navaratri Homa, Durga Puja, Chaturveda Parayana, Maha Rudra Yajna at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli.
We bring you a report of Sai Spoorthi 2018 – the Annual Alumni Meet of the Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions held at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli on October 6 and 7, 2018.
Also, a report of Bhagawan's visit to Sri Sathya Sai Prashantiniketanam, Nallakadirenahalli on October 05, 2018 has been presented here.
In this week's INNER VIEW, Brother Madhusudan Naidu shares an interesting moment which happened between Bhagawan and a devotee.
- Sathya Sai Grama Communications Team. | INNER VIEW By Sri Madhusudan Naidu Sai Prema to Prema Sai!
To the eager devotee who offered His home to be the Centre for Swami's activities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Swami lovingly named the place as "Sai Amor", Sai Love which signifies Love for Sai and Love of Sai. It was to mean that it stood for the devotee's love for Swami, and also Swami's love for devotees.
While it looked like a play of words, very typical of Swami, there was a deeper reason behind the name when next evening during His discourse He revealed that Sai Prema alone can take one to Prema Sai, the next Avatar.
No position, power, authority or knowledge can make one qualify to be with Prema Sai Avatar, but a heart full of pure love for God. So He advised all to develop pure love sans desires, which alone is enough to achieve everything in this world and beyond including the proximity of God.
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www.sanathanavani.org for the LIVE Radio broadcast | | NAVARATRI CELEBRATIONS – SATHYA SAI GRAMA, MUDDENAHALLI
OCTOBER 10, 2018 (DAY 1)
Morning Navaratri, meaning 'The period of nine nights' is a celebration of the feminine aspect of God, where throughout India, elaborate worship and rituals are performed to propitiate the very source of 'energy' that makes the world 'go'. Devotees from many countries across the globe have all arrived at Sathya Sai Grama to participate and bask in the powerful vibrations generated during the various Homams and Yajnas performed during all the ten days, in the very presence of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Hrudaya Mandir is the epicentre of these vibrations in the Campus, where the beautiful idol of Goddess Durga and other deities like Lord Ganesha, and the Goddesses Saraswathi and Lakshmi has been staged for the traditional Durga Puja from West Bengal. Outside the main Hall, a Pandal has been constructed to provide a special area for Havna Kunda for the Navarathri Homa and the ever increasing devotees. The first day is dedicated to the Goddess 'Shailputri', literally meaning the daughter (Putri) of the mountains (Shaila). Also, known as Sati Bhavani, Parvati or Hemavati, the daughter of Hemavana – the king of the Himalayas, she is the first among Navadurgas. This Avatar of goddess Durga is the embodiment of the collective power of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh and is worshipped as the consort of Shiva, who rides a bull and carries a trident and a lotus in her two hands. On the first day Bhagawan arrived, and the proceedings were underway. As customary, at the beginning, Lord Ganesha is worshipped so that the whole programme will go unhindered and obstacles may stay away. A very vibrant coloured unique Rangoli of Lord Ganesha was prepared by the Ritwiks and everybody admired the beauty that the place radiated. Bhagawan entered the Hall where a beautifully decorated and traditionally-built idols of Mahishasurmardini (Goddesss Durga), Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesha, and Kartikeya from Bengal adored the stage. The majestic idols....
To know more, click HERE | | Idols of Goddess Durga, Lord Ganesha, Goddesses Saraswati, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Subramanya installed at Hridaya Mandir auditorium for Durga Puja | | Mini-idols of various forms and incarnations of Gods and Goddess installed in a traditional celebration called Kullu | | Performing Sahasra Modaka Maha Ganapati Homa and Navagraha Homa | | Bhagawan blessing the mini idols | | Duraga Arati by the priests of Bengal | | Harikatha by Dr Prema Pandurang in the evening | | SAI SPOORTHI 2018 – THE ANNUAL ALUMNI AND ALUMNAE MEET OF SRI SATHYA SAI EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SATHYA SAI GRAMA, MUDDENAHALLI OCTOBER 06 AND 07, 2018
October 6, 2018 – Morning Session Many alumni and alumnae of various Sathya Sai Institutions gathered at Sathya Sai Grama, on the morning of October 6, 2018 – the first day of the two-day event. At 11:00 a.m. everyone assembled at Sri Sathya Sai Premamrutham Auditorium for a brainstorming session on the flagship initiative of the Alumni 'Each One Educate One'. The session started with a welcome address by Brother Prasad. He introduced the Each One Educate One programme to everyone gathered. Thereafter, a talk delivered by Sister Bhuvana Santhanam set the theme for the entire alumni meet. She elaborated on the global impact that Swami's Mission is having today, and narrated many incidents and anecdotes from Swami's international visits wherein Swami had expressed the trust and faith He reposes on the alumni and alumnae of His Institutions. She mentioned incidents where people, ask questions about the sustainability of Swami's education projects and His model of free values-based education, and Swami would reply saying, "My Children will look after the schools" referring to the alumni and alumnae of His Institutions. She also stressed upon the fact that the alumni are extremely fortunate for this opportunity, and how recently Swami had remarked to some students, "You are Sai Students and the very name defines the qualities that you must have. S-A-I stands for Service – Adoration- Illumination (Karma- Bhakti- Jnana). Therefore, the way of a Sai student is to serve with love and attain enlightenment!" Thus, she motivated the alumni and alumnae to be a part of Swami's Divine Mission. Next, Sister Prashanti Goswami introduced the audience to all the e1e1 core committee members and the alumni and alumnae coordinators. Thereafter, the session consisted of sharing experiences and stories of transformation, and e1e1 achievements by a few active contributors of the e1e1 programme. Brother Praveen G V, the International Alumni Coordinations narrated the story of an active alumnus Somanna who had contributed greatly towards e1e1 at the Hassan Campus, and how 100% e1e1s were....
To know more, click HERE | | October 6, Morning - session on 'Each One Educate One' | | October 6, Evening - Satsang in progress | | Brother Anirud C, speaking about his experiences with Bhagawan as a student and as an alumnus | | Band performance by the Alumni Brass Band | | Presentation of Alumni Drama titled – 'I to We to He - the Sequel' | | October 07, 2018 - inauguration of the exhibition stalls which presented the glimpses of the various service initiatives being run by the Sai Alumni and Alumnae | | Bhagawan along with the dignitaries on the dais | | | |