Monday, August 10, 2015

Gurupoorinima Celebrations, 2015

                                 Aum Sri Sai Ram

               Gurupoorinima Celebrations, 2015 @ SSG

Venue: Sri Sathya Sai Hrudaya Mandiram.
            Sathaya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli.

30 July, 2015, 5: 15 PM, Thursday. (Gurupoornima Eve)

Main Items:
§  Talk by Sri B. Narasimha Murthy
o   He explained how Sathya Sai Grama [SSG] developed after Swami has come and settled down at SSG.
o   He talked about what a sadguru can do and the five benefits like, prosperity, enlightenment, etc., that are bestowed automatically on people by his grace. He touched upon what is happening at SSG to these five boons and pointed out how a ‘dayyaladinne’ (platform for ghosts), as SSG was once referred to, have become ‘Divine Dinne’ .
§  This was followed by Divine Discourse. Swami brought out an anology between body-mind-Atma and Earth-Moon-Sun elucidating the vedic mantra “chandramamanasojaathah, chakshosuryaajaayatha”. Mind is associated with Moon while the eye with Sun. The eye here is not the physical eye, it is the inner eye, the eye of wisdom, which is associated with Atma. Atma is self-effulgent like the Sun. The Moon’s effulgence is dependent on Sun. So also is the functioning of the mind is dependent on the Atma. Moon cannot shine without Sun and the mind can function without the Atma. Moon is attached to the Earth and goes round it. Mind is attached to the body and function through the body. There is no mind if there is no body. If the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, Earth can see the brilliance of the Sun reflected in the Moon, and that will be the full-moon day. Where as, if the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun then it new-moon day. In the same way, when the body consciousness covers the Atma, mind will be in full, where as, the same mind will be powerless when the body consciousness does not cover the Atma. So the most important sadhana for dissipation of mind is to reduce the body consciousness.

§  Bharathanatyam by Smt. (Dr) Roshni Pillai Kesavan, Singapore (a medical doctor). She did 3 pieces – Siva Stotram:Nagendraharaya.; the marriage procession of Siva and Parvathi and Geethopadesam. One of the best presentations we have seen in Swami’s presence.


31st July 2015, Friday – 9.:30 Am to 12:30 PM

§  Bhagavan arrives at 9:30 AM to Sri Sathya Sai Hrudaya Mandiram.
§  After Veda chanting, Bhoomi Pooja for SRI SATHYA SAI SARALA HOSPITAL was done by Sri Indulal Sha. A hospital to be built on a five acre land at a cost of 12 crores, provided completely by Sri Indulal Sha and family.  Further, Indulal Sha and his family (daughter & son-in-law) offered their entire property, including their house Sai-Darsan in Mumbai to Swami.
§  Dr.Sudhakar, local MLA, expressed gratitude on behalf of Chikkaballapur people.
§  Swami announced water from Cauvery basin to Chikkaballapur and Kolar districts in 8 months time provided Karnataka government gives permission before the birthday.
§  The program was followed by – Stothrams by students and Thyagaraja keertanas by devotees.
§  The grand finale of the program was a brief talk by BNM praising the grand sir of Sathya Sai Seva organizations and the service Indubhai, as he was called, rendered. This was followed by the Divine message.
§  In the evening from 5 PM to 7:30 PM there were four music programs – songs by old students of Swami form different campuses, mandolin recital by Rajesh (bother of late Mandolin Srinivas) and Bengali bhakti keertanas by Parvathi Bol.
§  The second volume of “Sathya Sai Yuvacha” was released. It is available in SSG bookstores and soon on Amazon.

Sairam.

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