2014-02-08

08-02-2014-THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY

 
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Date: Saturday, February 08, 2014
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
All food emanated from God. As it has come from the Divine (Brahman), it should be offered to God and only then be taken. Then it becomes Satwik food. There are many impurities associated with the grains and vegetables you purchase. These impurities enter inside you. To remove the various types of defects associated with food, offer it to the Lord and then partake of it as Prasadam. When the food is offered to God (Naivedyam), there will no longer be any defects in it. Meera was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. She always offered everything to the Lord before partaking it. When the Maharana asked his associates to give her very strongly poisoned milk, Meera was unaware of it. As is her habit, she offered the milk to Lord Krishna and took it, and remained unharmed. Thus any type of food, once offered to the Lord will turn nectarous, even if it is poisonous. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 2)
 
 
Date: Friday, February 07, 2014
Yesterday's Thought
In the Mahabharata, the Kauravas believed in 'I first, World next and God last'. The Pandavas believed in 'God first, World next and I last'. The Kauravas took shelter under wealth and prosperity and did not protect themselves properly. The ego of 'I' was minimum in the Pandavas and hence they reached an elevated state and took shelter in the Lord. The Pandavas firmly stood for the five qualities of Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Nonviolence. Hence Lord Krishna Himself became the charioteer of Arjuna. Even during the present times, the Pandavas are held high as exalted examples. We also must conduct ourselves just like the Pandavas. We have many qualities like bad thoughts, bad acts and bad attachment. The battlefield of Kurukshetra occurs even today in our hearts â€" it is the battle between the good and the bad. To emerge as victorious like the Pandavas and attain Him, you must work hard and give up your selfishness. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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2014-02-07

Chinese New Year in Prasanthi 2014 - videos-photos-update



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Chinese New Year in Prasanthi 2014
Video Webcast of the Chinese New Year Celebrations at Prasanthi Nilayam, Day 2 - Feb 06 2014
 
 

Drama on the life of Confucius…
Friday, February 7th, 2014
Continuing with the spirit of Chinese New Year Celebrations, this evening Sai Youth from Indonesia presented a drama on the life of Chinese Philosopher and Spiritual Master Confucius here in Prasanthi Nilayam. Confucius had brought revolutionary changes in China with his unsurpassed wisdom, affecting the society at large, positively.
Earlier, the programme for the evening commenced at 1650 hrs. with the Malaysian Choir taking the honours presenting a Spirited Choir programme. Singing tunes of religious universal harmony the youth, comprising both men and women, signed off in style melodiously singing "Akhanda Jyothi Jalaao Sai Mana Mandir Mein…", fervently praying to Bhagawan for His munificence.

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Dr VK Ravindran, Chairman, Zone 4, SSSSO – Overseas then addressed the assembly introducing the ensuing session. Wishing one and all a Happy Holy Chinese New Year, Dr Ravindran introduced the speaker for the session, Bro. Yong KW from Malaysia, who deliberated on the theme "Chinese Culture and Traditions".
 
 
Bro. KW Yong whose maiden pilgrimage to Prasanthi was in the year 1994 spoke of Sai as the Mastermind. Extensively quoting Bhagawan, Yong said: Bhagawan is the Mastermind of our lives; transformation happens when we align our lives with His laws. Bro. Yong who is currently the Wise Chairman of Sathya Sai Organisations – Malaysia also divulged in brief details of the Organisational initiaitive to take Bhagawan's messages to the masses through publishing media.
 
 
Sai Youth, Youth Vikas from Indonesia, then presented a drama entitled "The Confucius – The Righteous" on the life of legendary Chinese philospher, teacher and Spiritual Master Confucius who lived over 2500 years ago. The presentation was set in a homely background having a grand father and grand daughter engaged in discussions leading unto Sai, Nine Point Code Of Conduct. Caught off guard by the grandfather, for knowing Sai as Everything, but not practising His 9-Point Code Of Conduct, when the girl turned perplexed, a consoling and caring grand father, pacifyied the girl narrating the ideal life story of Confucius.
 
 
Showing some of the noted incidents from his illustrious life, highlighting his golden rule: "What we do not expect others do to us then do not do it to others", the presentation illustrated how Confucius could bring radical changes in Chinese civilisation, helping the society from the clutches of despicable inhuman rules. Even as a famous Confucius subsequently earned the warth of jealous men in the palace, resulting in him being exiled from the Kingdom, Confucius travelled across the country preaching his philosophy to the eager and anxious ones only to return much wiser helping humanity at large, leaving his footprints in the sands of time.
 
 
A couple of dance presentations followed before the studnets burst into Bhajans that ended with Bhagawan singing Thursday Special "Ksheerabdi Shayana Narayana…"
Mangala Arathi at 1830 hrs. marked the end of the proceedings.
II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
 
 
 

Chinese New Year in Prasanthi 2014
Video Webcast of the Chinese New Year Celebrations at Prasanthi Nilayam, Day 1

January 1 has come and gone and 2014 is already on its way. However, in China and many South East Asian Nations, namely Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia etc. it is time for Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese New Year celebrations for 2014, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, started on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar and would last for 15 days. This New Year is identified as year of Horse, symbolising power and vitality.

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This is the 17th Chinese New Year in Prasanthi Nilayam in the immediate Divine Presence of Beloved Bhagawan.  The first ever Chinese New Year was celebrated in the year 1997.
 
 
This evening, the programme commenced at 1650 hrs. in traditional religious style with lighting of the lamp, done jointly by the Zonal Chairman Dr VK Ravindran and Chinese New Year Coordinator Billy Fong. Traditional offering of delicacies to Bhagawan followed next,  offered by children from Malaysia and Indonesia. Sacred chants of Kuan Yin Mantra came next before Bro. Billy Fong took over to introduce the ensuing session to the august assembly.
 
 
Delivering his introductory speech Bro. Billy Fong introduced the the theme of Chinese New Year 2014, "Sai Baba's Teachings – His Greatest Gift and Blessings For Mankind" before dwelving in brief detail about the greater significance of Bhagawan's Teachings. He then introduced the main speaker for the session, Bro. Phoa Krishnaputra.
Bro. Kuan Krishnaputra's talk was on the greater significance of Kuan Yin Mantra. The octogenarian from Medan, Indonesia in his brief speech enumerated his evolutionary spiritual journey, praying to Mother Tara, following Buddhism.
 
 
Serenading the Lord, wishing Him "Happy Chinese New Year' the group then burst into a spell of melodious devotional session, singing an assortment of devotional numbers, in Chinese, Chinese-English, Sanskrit and English. Spreading devotional ambience around, lighting up the hearts present they sang "Remind Me My Lord…Remind Me My Lord…You Are There…" vibrating the Sai Kulwant with rare mix of Bhava and Bhakti.
 
 
Bhajans continued and ended with Mangala Arathi at 1830 hrs.
Hundreds of devotees from Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, South Africa, USA, Japan, Brazil, Russia and Italy joined together this year celebrating Chinese New Year in the immediate Divine Presence in Prasanthi Nilayam.
The two-day Chinese New Year would continue tomorrow evening with cultural presentations by Malaysia and Indonesia.
II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II
 
 
 
 


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07-02-2014-THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY

 
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Date: Friday, February 07, 2014
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
In the Mahabharata, the Kauravas believed in 'I first, World next and God last'. The Pandavas believed in 'God first, World next and I last'. The Kauravas took shelter under wealth and prosperity and did not protect themselves properly. The ego of 'I' was minimum in the Pandavas and hence they reached an elevated state and took shelter in the Lord. The Pandavas firmly stood for the five qualities of Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Nonviolence. Hence Lord Krishna Himself became the charioteer of Arjuna. Even during the present times, the Pandavas are held high as exalted examples. We also must conduct ourselves just like the Pandavas. We have many qualities like bad thoughts, bad acts and bad attachment. The battlefield of Kurukshetra occurs even today in our hearts â€" it is the battle between the good and the bad. To emerge as victorious like the Pandavas and attain Him, you must work hard and give up your selfishness. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 1)
 
 
Date: Thursday, February 06, 2014
Yesterday's Thought
The word 'Health' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Helig' meaning holistic or wholeness of the spirit. You are made up of sense organs, mind, intellect, consciousness and the indwelling spirit. 'Wholeness' includes all these elements. Your mind should be in a state of fullness; there should be no room for confusion or depression. To achieve such a state of mind, it is necessary to connect with the Divine and understand the situation. For instance, students should not get depressed if they did not score as well as they expected or perhaps failed in an examination. Instead, they should examine the reasons for the result â€" whether they studied well or understood the subject correctly. If the conclusion is inadequate preparation, then the resolve should be to do better in the next opportunity. You must develop your moral and mental strength by practicing Sadhana for disciplining the mind and achieve holistic well-being. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Ch 1, Dec 29, 1985)
 
 
 
 
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2014-02-06

06-02-2014-THOUGHT FOR THE DAY AS WRITTEN AT PRASANTHI NILAYAM TODAY

 
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Date: Thursday, February 06, 2014
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The word 'Health' is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word 'Helig' meaning holistic or wholeness of the spirit. You are made up of sense organs, mind, intellect, consciousness and the indwelling spirit. 'Wholeness' includes all these elements. Your mind should be in a state of fullness; there should be no room for confusion or depression. To achieve such a state of mind, it is necessary to connect with the Divine and understand the situation. For instance, students should not get depressed if they did not score as well as they expected or perhaps failed in an examination. Instead, they should examine the reasons for the result â€" whether they studied well or understood the subject correctly. If the conclusion is inadequate preparation, then the resolve should be to do better in the next opportunity. You must develop your moral and mental strength by practicing Sadhana for disciplining the mind and achieve holistic well-being. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Ch 1, Dec 29, 1985)
 
Date: Wednesday, February 05, 2014
Yesterday's Thought
All of you have seen a map of the world, is it not? How little is India in this map? Compared to India, Andhra Pradesh is small. The district of Anantapur is still tinier. In this district, Puttaparthi is virtually a microscopic dot on the map. Now you as a person residing in Puttaparthi are practically so insignificant. Then how can you suffer from ego? Remember, God is all around you. There is no meaning at all in being egoistic. You may feel proud that you are educated; there are more educated people than you. You may think you are beautiful; there are any number more beautiful than you. Maybe you are good at singing; there are several who can sing better than you. Why are you then so proud of yourself? This is mere ignorance. Do not give place to ego. Become egoless, give up pomp and show. Be selfless and lead a life that befits an educated person. Always, Help Ever, Hurt Never. (Divine Discourse, "My Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 1)
 
 
 
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