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Index of earlier Bulletins
October 31, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan did not come to the Sai Kulwant Hall, but in the evening when He came for darshan at 3.15 pm, He turned left as soon as the car reached the centre of the Hall to visit the Indoor Stadium construction site yet again, like He did last morning at 8.45 am. After He returned, He went into the interview room and later to the Bhajan Hall at 4.15. Today, it was the turn of some of the Primary School boys to get individual attention from Bhagawan. Some of these boys who had not gone home for the vacation were seated in the Bhajan Hall among the older students. Bhagawan spotted some of them sitting right behind the Bhajan group and called them up. For the next 45 minutes, He had a wonderful time with them - asking them questions like where they came from, how they got here, whether they knew Vedam, who teaches them Vedam, and so on. He read the letters they had written to Him, and quizzed them on the contents: "What do you mean by Dearest Swami? And you say Beloved Divine Mother - what about Father?" He asked them to recite Vedam one by one, and later, to sing some bhajans. The joyous session went on past five o'clock till the Bhajans finally started, with the children still seated right at the front. Bhagawan retired to His residence after Arati at 5.40 pm.
October 29, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan came for darshan at 7.45 am, and after His darshan round in the car, went into the interview room. From there, He sent clothes for some of the elders seated on the verandah, and also called some of them inside one by one. After some time, with the Maharashtra Sai Organisation State President, Bhagawan came down on His chair to near the garage on the Eastern side of the Mandir, where some youth from Maharashtra were seated. Swami gave them vibhuti prasadam and Blessed them profusely. The morning Bhajans began when Swami was still outside, and He came to the Bhajan Hall and sat for a few Bhajans before accepting Arati and returning to His abode.
In the evening, after His darshan round at 4 o'clock, Bhagawan sat onstage for half an hour, listening to Vedam and granting a long darshan to all in Sai Kulwant Hall. Then He walked to the interview room. At around 4.45, He came out in His chair and made a beeline for the ladies' side - much excitement! As He went around in His chair, He called up many ladies from among the devotees, to go and sit near the interview room. Not content with several rounds of the ladies, Swami asked for His chair to be taken right next to where the elderly ladies sit near the centre of Sai Kulwant Hall - not once, but twice! And He went right up to the end till He could not proceed further because the way was blocked by devotees! Then He went to the verandah and distributed sarees to all whom He had called up. Bhajans had begun at five o'clock, and Bhagawan finished His distribution and came into the Bhajan Hall for the second half of the Bhajans before accepting Arati at 5.30 and returning to Yajur Mandiram.
October 27, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan Blessed two Lecturers in Physics who were to embark on their PhDs, and also spent some time on the upper veranda talking to some of the elders there before the Bhajans commenced. The evening session was a windfall for the ladies. After His darshan round, Swami went around the ladies side three times in the car for more than half an hour, stopping every other step, talking to many ladies, calling up around a hundred of them to the Mandir Bhajan Hall. There, He called them up one by one and gave them sarees - the Birthday saree distribution had been advanced this year! After 15 minutes of this, He spoke to some of the Primary School teachers who were also present, and asked them to chant Vedam. They chanted Rudram followed by Purushasooktham and then the Sai Gayatri. The Bhajan Hall session continued for nearly 40 minutes, with Swami repeatedly asking if everyone had received the sarees, and finally walking out Blessing all with both hands. The Bhajan singers sang several Devi Bhajans during the five o'clock Bhajans, and Bhagawan returned to His abode after Arati at 5.40 pm.
October 25, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan came out of His residence a few minutes after 8.30. But instead of going to the Sai Kulwant Hall, the car took a right turn and went to the Indoor Stadium construction site through the Ganesh Gate. Bhajans had commenced by the time Bhagawan returned. After sitting in the Bhajan Hall till Arati at 9.30, Swami went into the interview room, and remained there for quite a while before returning to His residence. In the evening, after darshan at five past four, Swami went into the interview room. After half an hour, He walked down the upper portico talking to some of the elders seated there and then retunred to the interview room. Bhajans began at five as usual, and Swami retired for the day after Arati at 5.30.
October 24, 2006
This evening, Bhagawan arrrived for darshan at 3.45. After passing the ladies' side, He cut across to alight near the interview room door and walked into the Bhajan Hall. There, some of His students were ready in costumes to put up a programme on the occasion of Id. Bhagawan smiled on seeing them and seated Himself on the throne. Then He spoke with them for 75 minutes! It was really like a group interview conducted there in the Bhajan Hall. What is the meaning of Islam, what is the meaning of devotion, what is the meaning of surrender, how one should Love God, what should a Sai student do after his studies - Swami spoke on all these, with a charming smile on His face, answering questions, lightening the mood with a joke, calling up one and asking his name, asking another one where he came from.....
Finally, at 5.10, Bhagawan said, "All the time has been spent just with you!" Then the students mentioned that they had quite a few songs in their skit - and Swami said, "Sing!" The singers were outside, so by the time they came inside, the group started off with the song "Hum ko Tum se Pyar kitna...". Then Swami said, "Go, go to your places", so the students got ready at their positions for the drama. But then Bhagawan sent word from inside the interview room for Bhajans to commence. All rushed into the Bhajan Hall, Swami sat till 5.30, asked for the Arati with a smile, and left for His residence.
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