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Index of earlier Bulletins
October 23, 2006
The devotees from Gujarat got their chance to present their programme today. In the morning, as Bhagawan arrived for darshan at 8.15, a welcome song was sung by the ladies till Bhagawan was seated onstage. Commencing with their traditional Garbha dance, the programme continued with a skit in English till 9.30 am. The skit highlighted Bhagawan's teachings being put into practise through the Rajkot Sathya Sai Heart Hospital. After the skit, Prasadam was distributed while Bhajans were sung by the Gujarat devotees. Bhagawan then accepted Arati and returned to His residence.
In the evening, Bhagawan had a surprise in store. After darshan He went into the interview room, and at 4.15, He came out, asking one of the students to speak in Telugu. After his speech delivered with many quotations in classical Telugu, Sri B. N. Narasimhamurthy, warden of the Brindavan Hostel, was asked to speak. Sri Narasimhamurthy spoke till 5.15, narrating many instances of Bhagawan's Motherly Love. Then Bhagawan went into the interview room, and returned in five minutes' time for the drama presented by the Sai Youth and Balvikas children of Gujarat. The drama, with the theme 'Love in Action is Seva' revolved around the transformation of some skeptical youth who came to Prasanthi Nilayam through the path of loving service. After the drama, Swami came down from the stage and Blessed the participants with group photographs. Bhajans commenced along with prasadam distribution, and Bhagawan returned to His abode after Arati at 6.20 pm.
October 22, 2006
This is a long weekend in India, with a series of festivals falling on either side of Saturday and Sunday. Bhagawan's Avatar Declaration day, Deepavali, Gujarati New Year and Id-ul-Fitr follow each other. Bhagawan has been coming for darshan and Bhajans, and groups from Andhra and Gujarat have had His darshan, but no special programmes were staged. The Maharashtra Chief Minister along with a former Union Finance Minister and representatives of a US basketball team were among those who had an audience with Swami over the last few days. The basketball team is likely to play during the inauguration of the Indoor Stadium complex during Bhagawan's 81st Birthday celebrations.
Last evening, Swami came out of the interview room at 4.25 pm and sat outside for half an hour, Blessing the 'Birthday boys' and interacting with the students. He took letters from a large number of students, and even created a chain for one of them. This morning, Bhajans began at 9 o'clock just as Bhagawan arrived in the Sai Kulwant Hall. After going into the interview room for a short while, He came outside and sat for a while, granting a long darshan for all in the Hall for around 20 minutes. Then He went into the Bhajan Hall, sat there for a while, and left for His abode after Arati at around 9.45 am.
n the evening, after Darshan a few minutes before 4 pm, Bhagawan went into the interview room and word was sent for the mics to be kept ready onstage: Sri S. V. Giri, the former Vice-Chancellor was likely to speak. Bhagawan came out at 4.15 and sat onstage, listening to the Vedam. He Blessed some 'Birthday boys' and called up some students with letters and spoke to them. Sri Giri had a few words with Bhagawan and returned to his seat. When it was nearing 5 pm, Bhagawan got up and walked to the interview room. But He returned after a minute or two, and at 5 o'clock, asked Sri Giri to commence. Sri Giri began in English, and later switched to Telugu, explaining that Bhagawan had asked him to speak in Telugu since many people from Andhra had gathered. He spoke on the significance of the festivals we had witnessed: the Ati Rudra Maha Yagnam, Dasara, Deepavali and Bhagawan's Avatarhood declaration day. After his speech, Bhagawan asked for the Vedam to commence and called up students from the USA, Lithuania and Iran, telling them to face the audience and chant. Then He asked Sri Giri to tell the gathering about these boys from distant lands who learnt the Vedas. At 5.45, Bhagawan asked for Bhajans to commence. 15 minutes later, He accepted Arati and retired for the day.
October 16, 2006
This evening, when Bhagawan was giving darshan at 4 pm, some Primary School boys were also seen, seated in their places and chanting Vedam. Apparently they are a batch of students who have been selected to chant Vedam for the Institute Convocation this year. Bhagawan emerged from the interview room in a short while, and asked these students to chant: they stood near the interview room window and chanted. Swami interacted with them for a while and then went to the Bhajan Hall. There, He Blessed the new batch of M. Phil students joining next Semester, and went back to the interview room after speaking to them for a while. Bhagawan sent word for the Headmistress of the Primary School, and after she arrived, He interacted with her for a while before returning to the interview room. Before Bhajans, Swami again spoke to some of the students in the Bhajan Hall about the Convocation preparations, the gowns they wear for the Convocation and so on.
October 14, 2006
This morning, Bhagawan did not come to the Sai Kulwant Hall till the end of the morning Bhajan. But a few minutes after ten o'clock, He came out of His residence, visited the Indoor Stadium construction site and returned. He has been visiting the Stadium site almost daily: on Thursday also He had come there in the morning after His darshan round at 8.10 am.
In the evening, Bhagawan came for darshan at 3.20. After His darshan round, as the car neared the stage, He alighted in the centre of the Hall and walked up the central ramp onto the stage. Standing there holding the railing, Swami blessed the 'Birthday boys'. One by one they came up to Him, got yellow rice sprinkled on their heads, had a few words with Swami, took padanamaskar, and then returned. Bhagawan even took a clove offered by one of them and lovingly put it in His mouth - the devotees, who were thrilled to have a long darshan of the Lord, clapped enthusiastically. Swami sat onstage listening to the Vedam till 3.50 and then walked to the interview room.
Swami returned to the stage again at 4.20, and spent another hour there, radiating Love to one and all. He called up many students who had letters in their hands. They came up to Him, and He had a few loving words to each one. A few minutes before five o'clock, Bhagawan asked for Bhajans to commence, and the Bhajan group students began the bhajans from inside the Bhajan Hall. Swami continued to sit outside for some time, then He walked to the Bhajan Hall via the Eastern side of the stage, Blessing some elders seated there on the way. After a few minutes in the Bhajan Hall, Swami accepted Arati and retired for the day.
October 10, 2006
Prasanthi Nilayam has been quiet, in-between festivals, with the students having examinations till the 19th and 2 weeks of vacations after that. Bhagawan has been coming regularly in the evenings for darshan and returning after Bhajans, though on some days He has not come in the mornings. Among the people who came for Bhagawan's darshan over the last few days were a large number of devotees from Karnataka, an Andhra minister and a High Court judge, and also the marriage party for the marriage of the daughter of one of the elders in the Ashram held in Swami's Pedda Venkappa Raju Kalyana Mantapam....
This evening, Bhagawan came to the Sai Kulwant Hall at 3 pm and directly went out through the Gopuram Gate in His car to the Indoor Stadium construction site. After His return after half an hour, He went into the interview room, and a few minutes later came to the Bhajan Hall. He returned to the interview room and returned to the Bhajan Hall after a few minutes, by which time it had been filled. He came down the centre aisle, talked to a few ladies, and returned to His throne, talking to some students and teachers in the front. Bhajans began at around 4.40 pm at Bhagawan's command, and after a little more than half an hour of Bhajans, He accepted Arati and returned to His residence.
October 6, 2006
This morning Bhagawan did not come out, but in the evening, He came for darshan a few minutes after 3.30 pm. After passing the ladies' side, the car took a turn to the right. Instead of taking a round of the gents' side in a clockwise manner as He had been doing, Bhagawan took an anti-clockwise round and then went out through the Gopuram gate. Half an hour later He came back and went into the interview room. Later, He attended Bhajans and returned to His abode.
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