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(UK) Grama Afternoon Darshan: Prasanthi Nilayam on Sundays is always busy and today was no exception. Swami arrived in His car two minutes before the commencement of Rahu Kalam. After giving darshan, Swami sat on the Portico while Vedam was being chanted. Swami called two of the primary school children to the Portico to everybody’s delight. Swami was interacting with them and asked them to(click on the picture [right] to see large size photo) chant Vedam. Sri Veda Narayana encouraged all primary school children including two boys by chanting those Vedam that were familiar to them, including Durga Suktam, Sivopasana Mantra, Gayatri Mantra and Mantra Pushpam. The vibrations generated by the children was very uplifting and inspiring.
Just before 4:30pm Swami called Professor Gokak and agreed the two speakers for today’s talks. The speakers were Professor Ramamurthy and Sri Sanjay Mahalingam. Professor Ramamurthy spoke for approximately 30 minutes on his experiences with Swami and then Sri Sanjay Mahalingam spoke articulately and inspired us all as per usual. He spoke about many topics, especially how to celebrate the Navaratri festival. He said that, for the first three days, we should worship Mother Durga and pray to Her to remove vices such as lust, greed and anger. For the next three days we should worship Mother Laxmi and pray to Her for the spiritual wealth of Viveka (discrimination). The last three days should be spent worshiping Mother Saraswati for Jnana (knowledge).
The Divine Discourse commenced at 5:35pm. Swami stressed the importance of undertaking different types of sadhana to purify the heart. Swami declared that purity of the heart would result in the vision of God. Swami said that once you have faith/belief, like the Gopikas, to see God in all living beings, you will be granted the physical presence of God. Swami also spoke about non-dualism – seeing everything as one. Swami encouraged us all to foster the spirit of oneness – “All are One, be alike to everyone”. Swami sat down and sang the bhajan “Govinda Krishna Jai Gopala Krishna Jai” .
To everyone’s surprise, Swami continued talking to everyone present, in an informal manner, just like a mother would talk to her children. Swami said that even though He has many programmes, He is always happy. Swami continued to express His happiness to everyone’s delight and signalled for prasadam to be distributed. Swami waited for the prasadam distribution to be completed on the sisters’ side before retiring to the Divine Abode at 7:00pm.
Sai Kingdom (UK) Grama Seva Group 2005 – 10th OctoberMorning Darshan: Today is Durga Ashtami, the 8th day of Navarati. This day is marked as very special during the Navarati festival. This was obvious in Sai Kulwant Hall as the atmosphere was charged. There was music playing and Vedam chanting as Swami arrived in His car a few minutes before the commencement of Rahu Kalam, at 7:28am. On this auspicious day, Swami carried out the Vahan (Vehicle) Puja. The Golden Chariot together with Swami’s cars were parked on the east side of Sai Kulwant Hall. Swami carried out the puja from His own car immediately after the usual darshan. The students were singing bhajans while Vedam was being chanted. Swami sent instructions to begin the Grama Seva after 9:00am, after Rahu Kalam had finished.
Today, a village called Vengalamma charuva was to receive Swami’s blessings in the form of prasadam. The village is situated 10 km from Puttaparthi, populated with more than 1,000 houses. The UK Group was allocated certain parts of the village, which took over three hours to complete. The UK Group was heading back when, en route, they were asked to help at another village. This was a privilege blessed upon them by Swami, as this village was the birthplace of Mother Easwaramma. The village is called KarnatakaNagaPalli. The village is very close to Puttarparthy and hosts about 400 houses. The distribution was carried out very quickly and the teams headed back to Prasanthi Nilayam. Source - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saibabaofindia/message/977
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