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This morning,
Bhagawan arrived at 10:25 while bhajan was on and sat
through till 10:55 when Arathi was offered. Upon
accepting Arathi, Bhagawan and His entourage left for
Bahai Temple, popularly known as Lotus Temple, owing to
its stunning Lotus features. Bhagawan is expected to
grant Divine Darshan at this monumental temple, which is
a tourist attraction in Delhi.
The temple is
situated 12km southeast of Connaught Place, New Delhi.
In the evening, Bhagawan is expected to give Darshan at
DC-10 DDA Grounds (Near Dwarka Sector-10 Metro Station),
Dwarka. Reports from Delhi indicates that Bhagawan
reached at the Bahá'í
Temple at around 11:30. Unique
feature of this Bahá'í
Temple is that
like any other Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus
Temple is open to all barring any religious or any other
distinction, as emphasized in Bahá'í texts. Bahá'ís
believe the
crucial need facing humanity is to find a
unifying vision of the nature and purpose of life and of
the future of society. It is a gathering place where
people of all religions may worship God without
denominational restrictions. The Bahá'í laws also
stipulate that the holy scriptures of the Bahá'í
Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside
in any language.
Following this traditions teachings
from holy Bible, Holy Quran and Holy Gita were read out
in the Divine Presence that was followed by a ten minute
worship of Swami by people from Baja's faith. The
function was attended by around 300 people, that lasted
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In the evening,
the scheduled darshan at Dwarka ground was cancelled and
at the Sri Sathya Sai International Centre, Bhagawan
emerged at around 6:20 while bhajan was on. Upon
emerging, at Bhagawan's instance, the music troupe of
boys that escorted Bhagawan took over the singing,
producing scintillating aalaap bhajans. The
session extended till 7:15 when Arathi was offered.
In a touching gesture
suffused with Divine Love, Bhagawan,
upon accepting Arathi, decided to travel to Krishna
Menon Marg, New Delhi, to the residence of former Prime
Minister of India, Sri Atal Behari Vajpayee. The former
Prime Minister was scheduled to visit Bhagawan at the
International Centre couple of days before, seeking His
blessings, but could not make it owing to ill health.
Eleven years ago, when Bhagawan visited the capital city
last time, Mr. Vajpayee was the Prime Minister and the
SSSIC was inaugurated by the Divine hands in his
presence. Vajpayee has been a long time devotee of
Bhagawan and had visited Prasanthi Nilayam several
times. After blessing the veteran leader, Bhagawan
returned to the International Centre at around 8:30.
Back in Parthi,
it drizzled yet again! Giving respite from the scorching
summer, rain god drizzled cooling showers on Monday late
evening in Puttaparthi. Fifth day in succession without
her "Soul", though Parthi wears a "missing aura", the
spiritual township does not appear to be barren as it
used to be during olden days when Bhagawan would move to
Brindavan for longer stay, for 2-3 months. In Parthi, it
is expectation and anticipation of the good news, the
news of His return.
Bhagawan visits
"Bahai" Lotus Temple...April
12
In the heart of New Delhi, the bustling capital of
India, a lotus-shaped outline has etched itself on the
consciousness of the city's inhabitants, capturing their
imagination, fuelling their curiosity, and
revolutionizing the concept of worship. This is the
Bahá'í Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, better known as the "Lotus
Temple". With the dawning of every new day, an
ever-rising tide of visitors surges to its doorsteps to
savour its beauty and bask in its serenely spiritual
atmosphere.
On Monday, March 12, 2010, it had a unique visitor, who
is verily the goal all worships offered in all places,
at all times in the name of God; The unique visitor was
Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba!
As per the reports from Delhi, Bhagawan reached the
Bahá'í Temple at around 11:30. He was welcomed by the
Director of the Temple along with General Manager and
other management officials. Unique feature of this
Bahá'í Temple is that like any other Bahá'í Houses of
Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all barring any
religious or other distinction, as emphasized in Bahá'í
texts. Bahá'ís believe the crucial need facing humanity
is to find a unifying vision of the nature and purpose
of life and of the future of society. It is a gathering
place where people of all religions may worship God
without denominational restrictions. The Bahá'í laws
also stipulate that the holy scriptures of the Bahá'í
Faith and other religions can be read or chanted inside
in any language.
Following these traditions, Sarvadharma
Prayers were offered by men and women representing
various religions, namely, Christianity, Hinduism,
Judaism, Buddhism and Islam in the immediate Divine
Presence of Bhagawan on this blessed day.. This was
followed a ten minute worship, a collective prayer to
Almighty, by people from various faith. The function was
attended by a capacity group of around 300 people and
lasted for approximately an hour.
It was a day when God 'walked' into a monumental Temple,
most silently, posing as a silent witness, while
listening to multitudes of prayers from various faiths.
One who preaches unity of all religions does accept
prayers in unison and by His visit to this “Universal”
Temple, Bhagawan shows His commitment to Universal
Brotherhood through Unity of all Religions. |
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