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Quote of the Day   Sai Ram Sai Ram - Facebook ओम साई राम Audio - Video - Mp3 Thought for the day Sai Baba Photos Discourses  Wallpapers Sai Baba Miracles Sai Baba Ashrams Greeting-cards Home Sai Baba Quotes Spiritual Experiences Shirdi Sai Spiritual Collection Dialogues with Baba SBOI-Group Avatar on Himself more>> Sai Baba News & Photos - Latest Updates << Nov-Dec. 2011 | Current Sai Baba News |      Sai News Archive 2010: | Jan. | Feb. | March | April | May | June | July | Aug.| Sep.| Oct.| Nov. |Archive 2009 | Text & photo source - copyrights: Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust - sssbpt.org  - Radiosai.org  Prasanthi Diary -  theprasanthireporter.org  | Web layout - Photo graphic design : saibabaofindia.com  "SBOI" | - We gratefully acknowledge the publishers Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust &  Sri Sathya Sai Media Foundation     Telugu Drama by Ooty Friday, February 10th, 2012   Over 300 village leaders, devotees, balvikas children, parents and gurus from Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu arrived at Prasanthi Nilayam this morning. The mother tongue of the people of Nilgiris is Tamil and their introduction to Telugu is only through Sai Bhajans. Out of their love to Bhagawan, they have learnt Telugu, the language of the Avatar, and presented the play "Sathya Harishchandra" in the Telugu language this evening in the Sai Kulwant Hall.     The moving and inspiring story of the 36th Scion of the Solar Dynasty, Sathya Harishchandra and the legend of his ideal life was presented with powerful dialogues interspersed with melodious poetry. Harishchandra is famous for always keeping his word and always speaking the truth. Tested by Sage Viswamitra, he renounces his kingdom to him and to offer the promised Dakshina, he even sells his wife, son and himself.     His trauma does not end there. When his son is killed by a poisonous snake, he refuses to cremate him without the fee being payed to the master. Pleased with his steadfastness, he is given back his kingdom by Lord Siva and his glory restored. During the concluding scene of the drama, when the son of the King is resurrected, the audience were moved to applause displaying the energy of the play.     The participants were honoured with clothes while Prasadam was distributed to the assembly. Arati was offered at 1800hrs.   || Samastha Lokaaha Sukhino Bhavanthu ||             TN Pilgrimage to Prasanthi Thursday, February 9, 2012   Over thousand devotees from Tamil Nadu are arriving in Prasanthi Nilayam in two contingents in the next two days to pay obeisance to Bhagawan. The first contingent of 300 Village leaders, devotees, balvikas children, parents and gurus from Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu are arriving at Prasanthi Nilayam on the morning of 10th February 2012. Bhagawan usually blesses this contingent from Nilgiris to stage a cultural programme in the divine presence. As per practice the contingent from Nilgiris will be staging a Telugu Drama " Sathya Harishchandra " on the evening of 10th February 2012. The second contingent of 700 devotees, balvikas children, parents and gurus from the districts of Chennai Metro ( South ), Coimbatore, Vellore and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu are arriving at Prasanthi Nilayam on the morning of 11th February 2012. A music programme, " Thygaraja Aradhana" is scheduled to be performed by over 35 leading musicians of Tamil Nadu on the evening of 11th February 2012. Prasanthi Today - Daily Schedule Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 Prasanthi Nilayam, the Abode of the Ultimate Divine, wakes up with the chanting of Aumkar 21 times at 5:20 a.m in the Mandir, followed by Suprabhatam (invoking the Lord of Parthi). Vedic chanting by a small group of selected devotees, starting from the Mandir, and after circumambulation of the Mandir and Bhagawan's Residence, culminating at the Ganesh Mandir. Simulataneously, Nagarsankirtan (devotional bhajan singing around the Mandir) by ladies and gents in two separate groups, one followed by the other starts from the Ganesh Temple, almost following the Veda chanting group, and, after circumambulating Mandir and Bhagawan's Residence, returns to the same spot at the Ganesh Mandir. Vedic Recitation is held in the Sai Kulwant Hall from 0800 hrs. to 0900 hrs. in the morning and 1630 hrs. to 1715 hrs. in the evening. Bhajans follow till 0930 hrs. in the morning and 1800 hrs. in the evening after which Mangala Arathi is offered to the Lord. Devotees are allowed to come in a line for a close Darshan of the Sanctum Sanctorum after Arathi. 05:20 Hrs: Aumkar & Suprabhatam 05:40 Hrs: Vedic Chanting 05:45 Hrs: Nagar Sankirtan 08:00 & 16:30 Hrs: Vedic Recitation 09:00 & 17:15 Hrs: Bhajans 09:30 & 18:00 Hrs: Arati

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Also check out Thought for the day in other languages     Date: Friday, February 10, 2012 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Some are always worn out by ills that affect the body; they are called the Aarthas. There are others who are worried by the struggle for prosperity, power, property, fame, etc.; they are Artha-arthis. The third type are those that yearn for the realisation of the Atma, and such people read the scriptures, move in the company of spiritual aspirants, act along the lines of scriptures - sadachara (Right Conduct), and are always motivated to reach the Lord; they are called Jijnaasus. The fourth is the Jnani, who is ever immersed in the Divine. I am like the Kalpavriksha (wish-fulfilling divine tree). My task is to give each what they ask for, without any prejudice or favouritism. Can any fault be imputed to the Sun shining its rays? The rays of the Sun fall equally upon all that are directly in their way; but if someone is behind something else, inside a closed room for instance, how can the Sun illumine them? Cultivate higher yearnings and receive accordingly! - Sri Sathya Sai Baba   Yesterday's thought   Date: Thursday, February 09, 2012 The best way to get rid of desire, anger and hatred is to strike at the very taproot of the tree - the mistaken belief that you are the body, with this name and form, senses, intelligence and mind. This is the luggage you are carrying. Don't you say, my nose, my book, my umbrella? Who is this 'I' that calls all these 'mine'? That is the real 'you'! It was present, when you were born, when you were sleeping forgetting everything else including your body and its afflictions. That 'I' cannot be harmed, it does not change, it knows no birth and death. Learn the discipline that makes you aware of this truth and you will be ever free and bold. This is true knowledge (atmavidya), which the preceptors and sages have gleaned for you. You too must, one day or the other learn this and save yourselves. All have to reach the goal, travelling along the path of wisdom. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba         Click here for TFTD Archive

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Also check out Thought for the day in other languages   Date: Thursday, February 09, 2012 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The best way to get rid of desire, anger and hatred is to strike at the very taproot of the tree - the mistaken belief that you are the body, with this name and form, senses, intelligence and mind. This is the luggage you are carrying. Don't you say, my nose, my book, my umbrella? Who is this 'I' that calls all these 'mine'? That is the real 'you'! It was present, when you were born, when you were sleeping forgetting everything else including your body and its afflictions. That 'I' cannot be harmed, it does not change, it knows no birth and death. Learn the discipline that makes you aware of this truth and you will be ever free and bold. This is true knowledge (atmavidya), which the preceptors and sages have gleaned for you. You too must, one day or the other learn this and save yourselves. All have to reach the goal, travelling along the path of wisdom. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba Yesterday's thought   Date: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Only those who are free from attachment, hatred, fear and anger; who are immersed in the name and form of the Lord, knowing of no other support than Him; and are sanctified by the knowledge of the Atma, can grasp Divinity. Those who seek the Lord without deviation, possessing Truth, Love and Right Conduct, will attain Him. This is absolutely true; give up any doubt you may have! People render their inner consciousness impure by ignorantly dwelling on the objective world. They take delight in mere sabda, rasa, gandha, (sound, taste, smell) etc. When they seek objective pleasure they are tempted to secure the objects that give pleasure; foiled in the attempt, they get restless, hateful and afraid. Fear robs one of his mental resources. It creates anger that cannot be easily pacified. Thus desire, anger and fear are aroused one after the other and these three must be removed to realize the Lord. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba         Click here for TFTD Archive

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Sai Ram  Audio - Video - Mp3 Thought for the day Sai Baba Photos   Discourses  Wallpapers 2010 event calendar more>> Sai Baba Ashrams Home Sai Baba Miracles Greeting-cards Sai Baba Quotes Shirdi Sai Spiritual Collection Dialogues with Baba SBOI-Group Avatar on Himself  Spiritual Experiences     Text & photo source - copyrights: Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust - sssbpt.org  - Radiosai.org  Prasanthi Diary -  theprasanthireporter.org  | Web layout - Photo graphic design : saibabaofindia.com  "SBOI" | Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust &  Sri Sathya Sai Media Foundation - We gratefully acknowledge the publishers The Presence… His Presence is The Presence…The Presence that the entire creation is indebted to…The Presence that is the source of our life and sustenance…The Presence that is the Final Destination of everything…Students are the special lot, special pick, who were given the boon to draw the best out of His physical presence…and when they let out the whiff of 'His Presence' to the world, it spreads around engulfing everyone with the Fragrance Of His Love…His Light…Read on 'The Presence' by Dr. Sunam Gyamtso Tenzin, who was conferred with a PhD in esoteric Buddhism from SSSIHL after completing his pre-university, undergraduation and Master's in Bhagawan's Institutions. "How did you know about Swami?" is perhaps one of the oft repeated questions that a devotee is asked. This has a few other variants such as "How did Swami come into your life?" (Of course a wrong question because He never came from elsewhere, He was always there); or "How or why did you become His devotee?" (Of which most of us are ignorant since the answer would be as abstract as "Why did He pick me?") One can be certain that of the teeming millions that throng the hallowed grounds of Prasanthi Nilayam, each individual has diverse and unique experiences to narrate about the way in which he or she was brought into His Divine Fold. It is astounding to note this variety and diversity of experiences created by Bhagawan, emblematic of the adage – Ekoham Bahusyam. Despite these varied entry points, what inevitably follows the first initiation is the phenomenon of transformation. Whoever is thus brought in His Presence and proximity, begins to drift away from his age-old egocentric moorings to the yonder regions of selflessness and love. A Sai Sadhak recently made this admission in a radio interview – "The first change was in the tone and tenor of my speech. My once caustic tongue suddenly took a mellow turn. I could no longer be mordant and abusive in my newly acquired tone." What happens thereafter in this joyride of individual transformation is something that cannot be described in words. It has to be experienced first and then understood. In many cases such understanding dawns much later in life when one reviews the past sequence of experiences in retrospect and then realizes that the difficult times that had been then ascribed to Bhagawan's 'wrath' or 'wanton negligence' were but shadows cast by His Hands lifted to save and liberate. Another savant put it in a cruder but matter-of-fact way – "All of us devotees in varying measures are but transformed rogues." It is only to guide ignorant humankind along the pathway of righteousness that God has taken a tangible form and name SAI – the confluence of Service or Karma, Adoration or Bhakti and Illumination or Jnana. Transcending His Name and Form, SAI is the universal abstraction that embodies the way and the goal, Transformation and the Transcendental Awareness of His Presence. I am presenting here a select repertoire of real-life experiences that veer round the phenomenon of Transformation. The objective of these narratives is definitely not to present another thesis on His miracles, which He often describes as His 'visiting cards'. Miracles happen every moment in and around us. We only need 'the eyes to see and ears to hear them'. The purpose is to juxtapose these with the phenomenon of transformation – the evolution of a devotee's life through these miracles. We are all living testimonies of His 'Miracle of Transformation'. But how do we know that we are transformed or undergoing the process? Well, the external symptoms are a change in one's attitude towards others, feeling the inner pricks of one's conscience and being able to heed those pricks, being aware of the need to be free from vices and addictions, discovering a new fillip to sing His Glory and help other fellow beings in a spirit of selfless love and compassion. The inner experience is a sublime and profound state of 'being in charge' again, of being pure and immaculate, of being closer to one's own identity, of feeling His omnipresence or living all the time in His Presence. I had a rare experience as a student in Brindavan. A number of students perhaps inspired by the array of Swami's cars, had got the impression that Bhagawan was fond of new cars. At one time Swami sent off a small team of four senior students-turned lecturers to Singapore to receive and bring a new Mercedes Car that a devotee had offered to Swami. All four of them were given identical suits and hats and even a set of travel gear with strict instructions to receive the car and return home. From the moment they set sail for Singapore, Swami would spend a good part of the evening Bungalow (now Trayee) Session giving running commentaries on the movements of His four stalwarts. One evening, a flushed and excited looking Swami suddenly declared – "My boys will come today". For the votaries of the Swami's-fondness-for-cars theory, this appeared to be the absolute confirmation of their belief. Despite a prolonged evening session, the expected harbingers didn't arrive and Swami after remarking – "Kya Kar Sakta Hai" (What can be done?) took Aarthi and retired upstairs. This happened the next evening too. 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Also check out Thought for the day in other languages   Date: Thursday, February 09, 2012 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The best way to get rid of desire, anger and hatred is to strike at the very taproot of the tree - the mistaken belief that you are the body, with this name and form, senses, intelligence and mind. This is the luggage you are carrying. Don't you say, my nose, my book, my umbrella? Who is this 'I' that calls all these 'mine'? That is the real 'you'! It was present, when you were born, when you were sleeping forgetting everything else including your body and its afflictions. That 'I' cannot be harmed, it does not change, it knows no birth and death. Learn the discipline that makes you aware of this truth and you will be ever free and bold. This is true knowledge (atmavidya), which the preceptors and sages have gleaned for you. You too must, one day or the other learn this and save yourselves. All have to reach the goal, travelling along the path of wisdom. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba Yesterday's thought   Date: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 Only those who are free from attachment, hatred, fear and anger; who are immersed in the name and form of the Lord, knowing of no other support than Him; and are sanctified by the knowledge of the Atma, can grasp Divinity. Those who seek the Lord without deviation, possessing Truth, Love and Right Conduct, will attain Him. This is absolutely true; give up any doubt you may have! People render their inner consciousness impure by ignorantly dwelling on the objective world. They take delight in mere sabda, rasa, gandha, (sound, taste, smell) etc. When they seek objective pleasure they are tempted to secure the objects that give pleasure; foiled in the attempt, they get restless, hateful and afraid. Fear robs one of his mental resources. It creates anger that cannot be easily pacified. Thus desire, anger and fear are aroused one after the other and these three must be removed to realize the Lord. - Sri Sathya Sai Baba         Click here for TFTD Archive