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When people engross themselves too much with the trifles of the world, their conduct and character become unpleasant. It is indeed tragic to witness the downfall of the 'child of immortality' (man), struggling in despair and distress. If only every one examines these: What are my qualifications? What is my position? They can soon realize their downfall. Will a tiger, however hungry, eat popcorn or monkey nuts? Aim at the goal which your lineage entitles you; how can the parrot taste the sweetness of the mango if it pecks at the fruit of the cotton-tree? Let your effort be in-keeping with the dignity of the goal. Never slacken effort, whatever the obstacle, however long the journey. - Divine Discourse, September 7, 1966. Follow the master, face the devil, fight to the end, finish the game. Education does not consist in the accumulation of information and facts from a m... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/647/Never_slacken_effort_whatever_the_obstacle_however_long_the_journey. Thu, 15 May 2008 08:59:43 -0000 God can be realized only through love. Your devotion must be such that God seeks you. Like a child crying ceaselessly till the mother rushes to pacify it, like a calf calling for its mother-cow, like a forlorn wife praying for the return of her husband, the devotee should feel the yearning for His coming. Bhajans and japas (chanting His name) do not constitute Bhakti (devotion). You must yearn for the love of the Lord. Along with your studies, cultivate devotion and spiritual discipline. Spirituality is the summum bonum of education. - Divine Discourse, June 25, 1989. The end of education is character. You should not let any weakness in you dissuade you from the right path. If in a big tank there is a small hole, all the water will flow out. In the same manner, even if you have a small sensory desire in you, then all that you have learnt will be of no avail. Attraction for the world distracts you from the reality. You should guard yourselves by desisting error and resisting ev... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/646/Good_work_and_selfless_love_will_help_you_to_tread_the_path_of_wisdom. Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:07 -0000 In the beginning, the Adored and the Adorer are distant and different; but, as the Sadhana (spiritual practice) becomes more confirmed and consolidated, they commingle and become more composite. For, the individual and the Universal are one; the wave in the sea. Merging fulfils. When merged, the ego is dissolved; all symbols and signs of the particular like name, form, caste, colour, creed, nationality, sect and the rights and duties consequent thereon, fades. For such individuals, who have liberated themselves from the narrowness of individuality, the only task is the uplift of humanity, the welfare of the world and the showering of love. Even if they are quiet, the state of Bliss in which they are, will shower bliss on the world. Love is in all, Love is of all, Love is all. - Divine Discourse, December 21, 1967. The distance between God and you is the same between you and yourself. God is the Antharyaami (Indweller), and so, when He is sought in the outer world He cannot be ... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/645/You_have_come_from_God_you_are_a_spark_of_His_Glory_you_are_a_wave_of_that_Ocean_of_bliss. Tue, 13 May 2008 09:02:20 -0000 Being engaged in any work, which has no specific purpose or use in daily life, means wasting time. If you have no specific work to do, make it a habit to read sacred books concerning our sacred culture.... Your mind is like a lens. If you read impure thoughts, then that impurity will get imprinted on the plate of your heart through the lens of your mind. Therefore, make an attempt to do good, be good and see good; and thus, turn your mind in the right direction. - Divine Discourse, October, 1973. Master the mind and be a mastermind. The first stage is karma-jijnaasa - the execution of karma (action) on proper lines, with proper mental attitude; then comes dharma-jijnaasa - the observance of moral codes for the upkeep of society and the discharge of one's duties and obligations; last comes Brahma-jijnaasa - resulting in the appreciation of Naamasmarana (repetition of the Lord's Name) as the primary sadhana. SATHYA SAI http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/644/Make_an_attempt_to_do_good_be_good_and_see_good_and_thus_turn_your_mind_in_the_right_direction. Mon, 12 May 2008 08:49:53 -0000 Pathram, pushpam, phalam, thoyam (leaf, flower, fruit, water) are all primers for the initial stages (of worship) when children join schools. Clean the mind of all the animal and primitive impulses which has shaped it from birth to birth. Otherwise, just as milk poured into a pot used for keeping buttermilk curdles quickly, all the finer experiences of truth, beauty and goodness will get tarnished beyond recognition. Do not postpone this duty to yourself...Reduce your wants; minimize your desires. Become rich rather in virtue, in the spirit of service, in devotion to the Higher Power. - Divine Discourse, October 26, 1961. Removal of immorality is the only way to immortality. A green gourd sinks in water; but a dry one floats. Become dry, rid yourselves of attachments, desires, avoid anxieties, worries. Then you can float unaffected on the waters of change and chance. Even water, when it becomes steam, can rise into the sky. Become light, lose weight, bale out so that you may ... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/643/Become_light_lose_weight_bale_out_so_that_you_may_rise_higher_and_higher. Sun, 11 May 2008 19:43:23 -0000 Remember that you have two mothers: the Dhesha-maatha (the mother country) and Dheha-maatha (the mother who gave the body). If you do not have a sterling character, the mother country is thrown into grief. If you do not have love and gratitude, the mother is thrown into grief. When both are happy through you...Your life is then indeed blessed. - Divine Discourse, May 13, 1968. If you honour your mother, the Mother of the universe will guard you against harm. Be one a great scholar or an officer having high authority, one is but a child to one’s mother. Those who forget their duty toward their mother are sure to lose themselves in wilderness. You are but a reflection of your mother. Therefore, first of all you should carry out your duty toward your mother and make her happy. SATHYA SAI http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/642/If_you_honour_your_mother_the_Mother_of_the_universe_will_guard_you_against_harm. Tue, 6 May 2008 10:02:16 -0000 He who condemns himself, day and night, as petty and weak can never accomplish anything. He who thinks that he is luckless and low, thereby becomes luckless and low. Instead, when you cultivate the awareness that you are a spark of God, that you have as your reality Divinity Itself, you can become really Divine, and you can have command over all powers. “As you feel, so you become”. It is how you feel that matters most. That is the basis for all that you are. Have faith in the Atma, the Self. This is a must for every person. In its absence, man is being reduced to a monster, reveling in vice and wickedness. Your forefathers achieved prosperity, peace and joy, and succeeded in attaining their goals through that faith alone. When people lose that faith, they are certain to fall. For, that faith is the very breath of life. - Vidya Vahini. Faith is the first step to the Grace of God. When a plane flies across the sky, it leaves no mark on it, no streak that lasts, no furrow or pot... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/641/When_people_lose_faith_they_are_certain_to_fall._For_that_faith_is_the_very_breath_of_life. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:05:52 -0000 There are no short-cuts in the spiritual field. As a matter of fact, bhakthi (the path of devotion) is even more difficult than jnaana (path of wisdom); for, to get the attitude of 'Thou' not 'I', one has to surrender completely to the Higher Power, personified as the Lord. The ego has to be fully curbed; the faith that "not even a blade of grass can shake in the wind without His being aware of it and thus having caused it" has to be implanted in the mind. Devotion is not a leisure time job. Erase sensual desire; clear the heart of all blemish; then, the Lord will be reflected therein as in a mirror. Spiritual discipline is very necessary; it is not enough if you place charcoal over the cinders; you must fan vigorously, so that the charcoal too is changed into burning cinders...You have to engage in sadhana to win God's Grace. - Divine Discourse, March 26, 1965. Unadulterated devotion, total renunciation – these alone can help us to achieve the awareness of our Divinity. How t... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/640/See_only_scenes_that_will_foster_spiritual_discipline_speak_only_of_elevating_subjects_listen_only_to_ennobling_topics_think_and_feel_only_pure_thoughts_and_emotions. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:09:20 -0000 Any service, be it in a hospital or in the Bhajan Group, have to be done with humility and reverence. Only then can they yield chiththa suddhi (purification of mind and thought), which is the main benefit derivable from Service. The constant recital of the Name of God - any of the million Names by which He is identified by human imagination or intelligence - is the best means of correcting and cleansing the mind of man...By means of the Name, you can keep God ever near you. - Divine Discourse, December 21, 1967. It is only when one engages in selfless service that love can be purified. Engage yourselves in selfless service. The reward for it will come of its own accord. Do not have any doubts on this score. Whatever you undertake, do it with all your heart and to your full satisfaction. That satisfaction is all the reward and recompense that you will need. It will confer great strength on you. This is the virtue that you have to cultivate. Acquire this true wealth. Without goo... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/639/Whatever_you_undertake_do_it_with_all_your_heart_and_to_your_full_satisfaction. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:34:36 -0000 Who is a devotee and how can you claim the privileges of that position? Unless you have unshakable faith, you do not deserve that name. If you are rooted in that faith, success is yours, without a doubt... The joy of the devotee satisfies the Lord; the joy of the Lord is the reward of the devotee. - Divine Discourse, March 4, 1962. God is the servant of devotees. There is none superior to a devotee in this world. Spiritual progress is not merely an intellectual exercise. It is right living, good conduct and moral behaviour. It is the natural outcome of belief in a good, just and compassionate God who is watching and witnessing every act. So faith in an Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent God is the first requisite for a good life. SATHYA SAI http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/638/The_joy_of_the_devotee_satisfies_the_Lord_the_joy_of_the_Lord_is_the_reward_of_the_devotee. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:20:20 -0000 It is not all that important how much you love God; what is more important is how much God loves you. God is the embodiment of Sat Chit Ananda. Sat means that which is eternal. Chit is total awareness. When water and sugar are mixed with each other, you get syrup. Likewise, the combination of Sat and Chit results in Ananda (bliss). The happiness that you experience out of worldly pleasures is momentary. You will attain true and everlasting bliss, only when you turn your vision inward and experience the Atma (Self). It has no form, but is full of bliss. - Divine Discourse, November 19, 1999. The primary goal of a human being is to realise his inherent divinity and redeem his life by that realisation. True devotion consists in offering all your thoughts and actions to God and yearning for His grace. Devotion confined to a brief spell in the Pooja room (shrine room) or temple is not true devotion. During that time, devotion seems to swell within you and you feel at peace but, onc... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/637 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:03:12 -0000 Let the spirit of charity grow, even out of panic. But calamity, danger and death cannot be avoided for all time; they are inevitable factors of life; you have to learn to live bravely with them. This can be accomplished only by uninterrupted prayer, not by spurts of worship actuated by sudden fear. Purify your hearts, thoughts, feelings, emotions and speech; strengthen your nobler impulses; then, no panic can un-nerve you; nothing can shake your stability, your prashanti (inner peace). - Divine Discourse, March 4, 1962. Our good conduct is our true wealth. Bliss has to be sought not through accumulation of material wealth, but through sacrifice and promotion of the welfare of one's fellow beings. Thyaga (sacrifice) is recommended by the Vedas as the only path to immortality. Give in plenty, give gladly, and with gratitude to God. Selfishness is the canker that destroys charity. Though one is aware that a certain act is wrong, selfishness does not allow him to desist. But, t... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/636/Bliss_has_to_be_sought_not_through_accumulation_of_material_wealth_but_through_sacrifice_and_promotion_of_the_welfare_of_ones_fellow_beings. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:16:16 -0000 The body is just an instrument. We eat to sustain the body. We need food for the protection of the body and clothes for protection from cold and heat. The body is a source of all diseases arising out of thrishna (desire). Desire gives rise to Raaga and Dhvesha (attachment and hatred). There is nothing wrong in having desires for food, shelter and clothing. It is excessive desire that causes attachment and disappointment. Desire should be within limits. It should not become a hidden sickness. The desire to hoard is not there in birds and beasts...Man loses his human quality because of greed and selfishness. - Divine Discourse, May 20, 1993. By constant contemplation on God the mind should be turned away from mundane desires. The tree of life has to be watered at the roots, but now, people water the branches, the leaves and the blossoms, neglecting the roots. The roots are the virtues; they have to be fostered so that the flowers of actions, words and thoughts may bloom in fragr... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/635/Desire_should_be_within_limits._It_should_not_become_a_hidden_sickness._ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:25:37 -0000 The patient must himself drink the drug; there is no vicarious cure. The balm must be applied where the pain is. The cause of the illness and of the misery is in your mental vision, for, you see many, when there is only One. You say "My God," "Their God," "Your Baba," as if there are so many Gods existing to help you quarrel and fight among yourselves. Ask the Lord for the removal of your earthly troubles; there is no mistake in that. It is much better than asking other men, and losing self-respect and honour. - Divine Discourse, July 29, 1964. Prayer must come from the depths of feeling; the Lord looks for bhava (sincerity of feeling), not bahya (outward pomp). Have faith in yourself, your own capacity to adhere to a strict time-table of Sadhana (spiritual exercises) and your ability to reach the goal of realisation. Obstacles that come in the way are often treated with a certain amount of resentment by the pilgrims on the spiritual path; but these tests are to be treated a... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/634/You_must_welcome_tests_because_it_gives_you_confidence_and_hastens_your_promotion. Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:09:00 -0000 What you need for spiritual progress are three things. A heart free from attachment and hatred, a tongue that is not tainted by untruth, a body not polluted by violence - the one who has these three is of sacred birth. Without these three, all penances and religious practices are of no use. You have to pray incessantly for Divine Grace to confer these qualities. Realize that the Divine is within you. Life is given to you to realize lasting bliss by the right use of the body, the mind, the intellect and the inner motivator (God). You have to acquire the wisdom to lead such a life based in the love of God. - Divine Discourse, February 13, 1997. Love, respect, tolerance, mutual co-operation, forbearance – these must flow from the heart of each to all. Namasmarana (chanting God's Name) is the process by which an attitude of dedication can be cultivated and confirmed. When confronted by calamity, you must attach yourself to this Sadhana (spiritual practice) even more firmly, ins... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/633/Namasmarana_chanting_Gods_Name_is_the_process_by_which_an_attitude_of_dedication_can_be_cultivated_and_confirmed._ Wed, 9 Apr 2008 09:07:31 -0000 Only your actions are yours. Today there is no harmony between deeds and your words. Your writings have no relation to your real experience. Hence, you are unable to experience real bliss. It is better to act than to speak. Speech is easy; practice is difficult. There is real sadhana (spiritual progress) only when you practice what you profess. There must be complete harmony between thought, word and deed. The ancients proclaimed this supreme quality as Thrikarana Suddhi (triple harmony and purity). Where there is divergence between thought, word and deed, the ancient scriptures declare that it is evil. The triple harmony is the mark of high souled beings. - Divine Discourse, February 13, 1997. When the heart is pure, the light of wisdom shines. Manava (man) is the very embodiment of divinity. 'Ma'—not, 'Nava'—new, i.e., man is not new. He is Purathana (ancient) and Sanathana (eternal). Man has been in existence for countless number of years. Every second of life is new. Thus... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/632/Speech_is_easy_practice_is_difficult._There_is_real_sadhana_spiritual_progress_only_when_you_practice_what_you_profess. Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:21:29 -0000 It requires all the strength one can collect to carry a load up-hill. The gear, the accelerator, has both to operate to haul a car up a steep. The Guru who taught you cannot do anything to haul it; he can only guide. The control of the senses, changing the mode of life, the habits of thought, has to be done by you. The senses say, "Why struggle? Eat, drink and be merry, while you can," but, the Guru says, "Death lands on you without notice; overcome its fear now, before he calls. Now is the true friend; yesterday has deceived you and gone; tomorrow is a doubtful visitor. Today is the fastest friend; hold fast to it." - Divine Discourse, February 6, 1963. The present is omnipresent. You must strive to diagnose your own character and discover the faults that are infesting it; do not try to analyse the character of others and seek to spot their defects. This self-examination is very necessary to bring to light the defects that might undermine one's spiritual career. Man differs f... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/631/Now_is_the_true_friend_yesterday_has_deceived_you_and_gone_tomorrow_is_a_doubtful_visitor._Today_is_the_fastest_friend_hold_fast_to_it. Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:54:04 -0000 Assign to your mind the task of serving the Lord and it will grow tame. You do not hand over to the goldsmith an ornament that is beautiful, only one that is broken and needs repairs or perhaps has gone out of fashion. So, too, give the Lord your mind. It certainly needs repair, if not complete reconstruction. - Sathya Sai Speaks, Vol. 3, Pg. 10. Hands in the society; head in the forest. Dharma (righteousness) purifies the mind and leads you to God. It creates a taste for the Name and Form of God. When you love the Name and Form of God, you will naturally respect and obey the command of God. Have the Name on the tongue and Form in the eye; and the demon of unending desire will fly away from your mind, leaving joy and contentment within. This kind of constant contemplation on the indwelling God will promote love for all beings. You will then see good in others and you will strive to do good to others. SATHYA SAI http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/630/The_constant_contemplation_on_the_indwelling_God_will_promote_love_for_all_beings. Sun, 6 Apr 2008 10:53:03 -0000 The educational system must be based on the four principles of Truth, Righteousness, Peace and Love. But, this has not happened. Therefore, we find it burdened with problems. It is full of conflict and confusion. Humility, detachment, discrimination, eagerness to serve others, reverence, renunciation - such virtues are absent among the educated. No one is prepared to give up; every one is anxious to grab. A garland can be made only when we have flowers, thread and needle. A system of education needs intelligence (flowers), devotion (thread) and the spirit of renunciation and service (needle) to become beneficial. Raising the standard of living must also mean raising ethical, moral and spiritual standards. Then only can education lead to progress in human values and harmony in social life. - Divine Discourse, March 8, 1981. The end of education is character. By imbibing the teachings of the Bhagavatham (epic containing the stories of the Lord), your Tamo guna (quality of inert... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/629/By_the_twin_forces_of_the_divine_grace_from_without_and_the_yearning_from_within_man_grows_into_complete_sweetness_of_Ananda_and_Prema. Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:33:12 -0000 God can be known only by experience and not by experiments. Saadhana is needed for this purpose. People who are engaged in exploring space do not make the slightest effort to explore the Divine within them. Of what use are experiments aimed at exploring space, while there is no genuine cultivation of human qualities, and the practice of such basic virtues as showing reverence for the mother, the father and the preceptor? Every educated person should engage himself or herself in selfless service to society, with humility and a pure heart; one should live up to the motto - "Help ever - hurt never." - Divine Discourse, June 5, 1994. To search for God as something different from you is a delusion. The body is but a boat for crossing the sea of Samsara (worldly existence), that you have earned through the merit of many lives. When you have crossed the sea, you realise that the Lord is the indweller of the body. That is the purpose of the body. So, when the body is strong and skille... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/market/item/628/Every_educated_person_should_engage_himself_or_herself_in_selfless_service_to_society_with_humility_and_a_pure_heart_one_should_live_up_to_the_motto_-_Help_ever_-_hurt_never. Thu, 3 Apr 2008 09:26:44 -0000 <P><A href="http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R9kL3QoKCCYAAErTx8I1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.0saibhakta.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R9kL3QoKCCYAAErTx8I1/sai_shiva_mahashivaratri_2008.jpg?et=vzW2cAbsWYI3aLMOtocvYg&amp;nmid=" border=0></A>Loving Sai Ram and greetings from Prasanthi Nilayam. One more Sivarathri has come and gone; one more time, Sai devotees here in Prasanthi, and indeed all over the world, have kept the all-night vigil. Equally, devotees of Lord Siva the world over [who have still to recognise that the Lord is right now walking on earth bearing the wonderful, magnetic, and charming human form of Bhagavan], have spent the night praying to Him for peace, prosperity, etc. <BR><BR>Come morning, we return to the grind and soon get sucked back into the whirlpool from which we sought temporary escape. Back to the grind we must return, for that is life; but do we continue to let life drift past us without any meaning whatsoever? That is the question we would like to place before you this Sunday morning. <BR><BR>For Swami’s devotees, Sivarathri has a significance much larger than what one might normally suppose, based on mythology, the famous story of Siva sucking the deadly poison <EM>Halahala</EM>, etc., though the latter too is import... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/journal/item/187/ONE_MORE_SIVARATHRI_VIGIL_ANY_NEW_TAKE_HOME_LESSON_-_H2H_Article Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:01:00 -0000 <P><FONT size=2><FONT color=#003366><STRONG><A href="http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5R6mAoKCCYAAC9GS3k1"></A><A href="http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R5R6mAoKCCYAAC9GS3k1"><IMG class=alignmiddleb src="http://images.0saibhakta.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R5R6mAoKCCYAAC9GS3k1/69.jpg?et=yQAf78HN9DFiaN4w3j%2B4fw&amp;nmid=" border=0></A></STRONG></FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT size=2><FONT color=#003366><STRONG>For this Sunday, we have the transcript of a talk delivered during the Morning Prayer session of the Prasanthi Nilayam college by Mr K V S Dileep, a student in the final year of Master of Sciences (Mathematics) class. <BR><BR></STRONG>"All the world is a stage and all the men and women just players". Shakespeare was definitely in a mood more philosophical than poetic when he composed that particular line. He was drawing parallels between the drama on stage and life on earth. <BR><BR>The word 'drama' is derived from a similar word in ancient Greek meaning action. The drama is of various types. The first type of drama is the opera where the story is enacted in the form of complete sequence of song and there are absolutely no dialogues. Rumours are that the opera singer's range is so high that sometimes the glass windows get shattered. Maybe that's the reason why there are very few glass windows in the Sydney opera house. The next type of drama is melodrama, where there is lot of dialogue that goes on and there ... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/journal/item/186/A_DRAMA_CALLED_LIFE_-_a_H2H_article Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:55:00 -0000 <a rel="nofollow" href="/photos/hi-res/8/79.jpg"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.0saibhakta.multiply.com/image/25/photos/8/300x300/79.jpg/babasmil.jpg?et=rc1KlXLu7ToVwNNxIHtl6A&amp;nmid=7807723" border="0"></a>From the time one gets up from bed till one goes to bed again, why should one waste all one's time earning money? <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: justify;">Embodiments of Love! </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">It is not good to waste time and energy in vain pursuits without attending to one's ordained duties. Time is sacred and valuable. Time waste is life waste. You are all students who have to lead others in future. </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Every individual has some desires. But students especially have to control their desires. This is their duty. No doubt, desires crop up in your mind endlessly one after the other. But it is the foremost duty of a student to control them. The word vidya (education) has its root in the word vid, meaning light. It means that education shows us light. Education illumines our path to progress. </p> <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); text-align: justify;">Dear students! </p> <p style="text-align: justify;">You must stand as an ideal to everyone. It is only with this hope that we are bringing you up with great love. You all know that educational institutions in the outside world charge money for everything. But we do not collect any money from ... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/journal/item/185/Oneness_with_God_is_true_education_ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:15:00 -0000 http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/video/item/48/He_Nirakari_Allah_-_Sathya_Sai_Baba_in_NOV_23rd_2007_Darshan_Videoclip Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:42:25 -0000 <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/R0nF8woKCqAAAFuFbYE1"><img style="width: 261px; height: 115px;" class="alignright" src="http://images.0saibhakta.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R0nF8woKCqAAAFuFbYE1/birthday_sai_baba_82.jpg?et=BH0dWzDlUlE%2BpmeI1f1yfA" border="0"></a>Bhagawan's 82nd Birthday celebrations began just after 9 am with the procession starting from Bhagawan's residence to Sai Kulwant Hall. The Bands of Primary School girls, Anantapur girls, Primary School boys and Prasanthi Nilayam boys led the Vedam chanting students who preceded Bhagawan who arrived in His chair. After a full round of the packed Sai Kulwant Hall, Swami came onto the verandah where He Blessed the various Birthday cakes till He came onstage at 9.35 am. The Malladi brothers sang for Bhagawan accompanied by their father. After a couple of songs, Prof Anil Kumar was asked to make an announcement. The anointing ceremony which Bhagawan had discontinued long back was being reinstated. Six distinguished couples <i>(Mrs &amp; Mr.R.J.Ratnakar [son of Late Janaki Ramayya garu, the chosen brother of Swami] , Mrs &amp; Mr.Justice Bhagwathi, Mrs &amp; Mr.Indulal Shah, Mrs.&amp; Mr. Showrie, (here Swami called Prof.</i><i>Anil</i><i> Kumar and said something and Prof.</i><i>Anil</i><i> Kumar announced that Mr... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/journal/item/184 Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:58:00 -0000 <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzbqJQoKCqAAAEpc6Lw1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.0saibhakta.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzbqJQoKCqAAAEpc6Lw1/baba001.jpg?et=4QZrxTKlCBgW4sxlPkZGkg" border="0"></a><strong></strong> <strong></strong>&nbsp; <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b>November 10th and 11th 2007<br> </b><b>Global</b><b> Akhanda Bhajans</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify;">"Bhajan is done not only to make yourself Divinely Pure, but also to make your Surroundings and everyone around you become Spiritually Uplifting."<br> <br> <br> &nbsp;<strong>"Do Bhajans everyday, Everybody should sing Bhajans loudly and with a full throated Voice, Why should anyone feel shy in singing God's name, Why should you feel shy or afraid of chanting God's name. In the olden Days, the Rishis in the Forest even during Meditation used to chant The Lord's name very loudly so that everything around gets purified."</strong><br style=""> <br style=""> <strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Talking about "Akhanda Bhajan" in June'1965, Swami answering a Question on the Importance of "Akanda Bhajan " said in Sweet Telugu (Translated in English):</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>"When you do Bhajans for an "Akanda(Long)Period, it means that you are calling all the Divine Souls and All the Gods to Purify the Entire world, When one sings Bhajans throughout the day and night with great Vigour and Devotion, the whole world is benefited... http://0saibhakta.multiply.com/journal/item/183/Today_we_are_having_non-stop_twenty-four-hour_global_devotional_singing_the_Akhanda_bhajans_by_Sai_devotees_all_over_the_world._This_is_being_done_not_for_the_sake_of_one_individual_one_nation_or_one_community._It_is_for_the_welfare_of_humanity_as_a_whole Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:16:00 -0000