American Atma

That's right, I've become obsessed with this idea of bringing the Sai Centers into the American fold. I haven't done my prayers yet this morning as its only five but I've offered this to Swami. I've just started offering stuff to Swami because obviously EVERYTHING comes from Him anyway but it really does seem to help keep things surrendered. Sort of a double safeguard from the old ego.

Let's get started right away with this Americanization stuff. I feel just a little hypocritical about discussing the Sai Centers because I don't go and maybe I'm talking through my hat but, what the heck, this seems to be what He wants. I feel as if He has me working in His garden here and planting a few hybrid seeds with red, white and blue blossoms. Sweet, huh?

To begin with the project name shouldn't be SOW when too many of us are pretty rotund anyway. I thought maybe we could refer to these seeds as...ASD or American Sai Devotee seeds and see, this opens it up to everyone of all ages and races. Maybe even the adult NRI's might feel good about a stronger sense of patriotism towards their adoptive land. We all know how Swami feels about honoring the land of our birth but perhaps we must honor the land which gives us all these opportunities also.

First let me say I think about five or six people read my blog so the influence is very limited. I don't want anyone thinking that I'm going through the manic phase of my bipolar ness or anything. That's my own diagnosis, by the way. But these ideas are so ah...loud and vivid in my head these days that it would seem to be....SWAMI'S WORK. And no, I'm not hallucinating!

Now I may sound like a nut but this country...America, is going through a very tough period. We almost bottomed out on the economic thing which I don't understand, and then there's the war which is bringing thousands of these really young guys back with out arms and legs and smashed in heads....those that make it. that is. Ok my Daddy was in the military but I've never felt much patriotism before, terrible Viet Nam war and all. So I come back from India and feel so very sad for these wounded warriors. Bush's Iraq war was over but now this war, though justified....is killing us. What can we do?

We can be proud of America. I think we should say the pledge of allegiance every week and maybe say it at the Centers. I think one of our service projects should be to cheer up the warriors. Now we shouldn't go tell them not to worry because the Avatar has come or anything like that but...I remember a line from a song we use to sing.....'They'll know we are His children by the love in our eyes, yes, they'll know we are God's children by our love'

We could go and write letters for those without arms and walk with those with artificial legs. Unfortunately this cough of mine pretty much keeps me from doing anything but....let's all remember one very important thing, SRI SATHYA SAI BABA, OUR BELOVED. IS ALSO AN AMERICAN. And our songs should always have American translations and our discussions should concern the application of His values to our American way of life. We Americans grew up with GOOD values too.