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Index of earlier Bulletins
August 14, 2006
This morning's proceedings were advanced to enable the conclusion of the ceremonies while Bhagawan was still present in the Sai Kulwant Hall. Bhagawan was present onstage for most of the last two hours of the proceedings which concluded at 9.45 with Mangala Arati.
In the afternoon, the priests started their chants at two o'clock. Bhagawan entered the Hall at 2.50.p.m. Blessing His loved ones He went all around the Hall in His car. Amidst the chanting of Gayatri mantras pertaining to the various Godheads, as the magnificent symbol of Shiva was adorned with garlands, Shiva Himself adorned the stage at 2.55 p.m.
At 3:25.p.m., as the nadaswaram hailed the glory and as the conch echoed forth in majesty, the head priest waved Aarthi to the lingam. This ritualistic celebration was followed by the splendid speech of a highly acclaimed devotee Prof. M. S. Ramaswamy, the Founder-Director of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He said "Lord! You planted millions of spiritual saplings all around this country, and I'm one of those tiny saplings. I did what I could do to spread your message. Standing in thy presence is the greatest blessing, I ever had in the last 81 years of my life.......and definitely 21st century is India's century and it is Sai's century ....... it is Sai alone who united diverse religions and bound the entire humanity in the bond of brotherhood. Sai alone condensed the million pages of spiritual literature into simple statements of profound potency and impact."
Then Bhagawan stood up to speak to His devotees. He said:
In the holy land of Bharath tolerance is the jewel to be adorned.
Adherence to truth is the highest penance.
Motherhood is the sweetest of all feelings.
In this land character is more valuable than one's own life.
Indians are blessed. India is a land of sacrifice, it is a land of action and it is a land of great benediction. But today this mighty land like an elephant that is unaware of its own strength, stands weak and worn, ignorant of its infinite capacity and power. The strength of Bharath is not centered on Physical prowess. It is based on the purity of the inner self. This indweller is very God himself. Our body is endowed with limitless blessings. It can even bind the unattainable and the formless Brahman in to a form.
Truth cannot be visualised for truth is the form of God. Abide to truth, attain truth and adore truth. Build the mansion of Dharma on the foundation of Truth. God that you are is the truth.
Mind is like a mad monkey and body is like a water bubble. Give up body attachment, exercise control over the senses and
contemplate on the Atma .Then you will become Madhava Himself. This human form is a mere vesture. But your current action is bound by this vesture. Just like an actor you too change these vestures at the end of the drama.
Each one of you is the son of Dasharatha. This body with five organs of action and five organs of perception is Dasaratha.
Dasaratha had three wives each signifying a particular Guna.
Indian culture upholds the sanctity and sacredness of motherhood. It was the blessing of Kousalya that endowed victory to Sri Rama in the court of Janaka. SriRama was the personification of good character. He never looked at Sita till the exchange of their garlands.
Pay heed to the words of elders, respect them and follow them and this definitely confers success. Kaika paid attention to the words of a servant and thus stood as a cause for the exile of Rama.
In forest Lakshmana being influenced by the vibrations of the demonic dwellings urged Rama to go back to Ayodhya. Rama, the all-knowing recognised the cause for this aberration in the character of His brother. He made Lakshmana sit in His presence and reminded him of the correct path to be treaded. Thus even the place plays a very important role in influencing our behaviour.
The company you keep too moulds your character. We have five enemies called the lust, anger, greed, attachment and jealousy. Their company is ruinous. Instead be redeemed in the company of five good friends called Truth, Rightousness, Love, Peace and Non Violence. Tell me your company and I shall tell you what you are.
Be in the depths of ocean or in the inaccessible heights of the mountain
Be in the city or in the village
Be in the forest or in the skies
God alone is Your Saviour
Do Good,Be Good,See Good. This is the way to God.
Make your Consciousness pure and reach God.
Never disobey your parents. They hold high hopes on you. Fulfil them and then alone you shall be redeemed.
Swami then sat down and said "Always be smiling. Similing does not mean unrestrained laughter. You smile at Swami and Swami will smile back at you. I am your reflection, reaction and resound".
Swami then graciously allowed Sri. Vaidhyanathan of Palakkad, to render devotional songs in traditional Tamil folk style. The simplicity and the sweetness in the style and in the song touched the Lord and His devotees. At the end of the concert, Swami blessed Sri. Vaidhyanathan with a gold chain.
Meanwhile, Prasadam, blessed by the Lord was distributed to all devotees in and around Kulwanth Hall.
He then lovingly called on His students onto the stage to sing bhajans. During the course of the bhajans, Swami commanded the head priest to wave Aarthi to the Lingam.
The Lord returned to His abode at 5.55p.m.
Images from 14th August as well as the text versions of Bhagawan's Discourses on the 9th, 10th and so on are available at the Book Trust website.
During the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam, Radio Sai will be broadcasting special half-hour capsules daily: The schedule page lists this programme as "Sounds from the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam being conducted at Prasanthi Nilayam." We have also started a download service, with these programs forming a pilot run: these programs are available for download from http://stream.radiosai.org/ our download site.
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