Sai Ram,
It’s the start of Krishna birthday celebration. People are coming into the ashram for Krishna or weekend. There were more people here,
The weather has been strange with rain at night, maybe some sunshine in the morning or early afternoon leading to cloudiness and more rain.
Saturday – August 20. A brilliant performance by 126 Sai Baba devotees from Poland. This was the Sai Pilgrimage From Poland “with love to the lotus feet of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba”. The choir sang 17 songs in Polish, Sanskrit and English. The songs were devoted to Baba. They were pure devotional. This energy captured the audience who cheered each song.
About 2 weeks of rehearsals here resulted in a near perfect performance that was appreciated by all. No language barrier when music travels soul to soul.
Attached is a photo of the women with their special headbands and shawls.
Sunday – August 21. We had some heavy rain at night followed by light rain. The day was cloudy. As we entered Kulwant Hall, we saw that it had been sparsely decorated in preparation for Krishna’s birthday. The columns were covered with a sky blue cloth with gold strips. There were also blue bunting hanging from the 1st floor of the mandir and sparkling blue streamers over the center driveway. There were a few other colored streamers hanging in different places.
The real treat of the day was a musical performance by devotees from Srikakulam District in northeast Andhra Pradesh. The music and the singing were incredible. They carried us to another place of peace and joy.
The 3500 devotees of Srikakulam made their annual Parthi Yatra. It is said that they started the concept of Pathi Yatras 10 years ago.
Monday – August 22. Krishna Day. The hall had been decorated further with gold streamers along the edge of the blue ones over the center driveway. In addition, mixed in were red lanterns. They were also located in other places in front of the mandir. Along the side of the streamers over the center driveway were blue buntings. The rail perimeter of the hall had decorations.
Everything looked beautiful.
The crowd in the morning was larger than usual. It was nice seeing the hall more than half full.
The students started their one hour program at 8:30 with beautiful music and singing that put us at another level. After about 20 minutes there was commotion in the center driveway as Gopi’s led animals ranging from cows to pigeons to peacocks and deer lined up in the driveway. Krishna and others came out of the mandir stop in front of the Samadhi before going to bless and feed the animals. (Photos)
Meanwhile, 6 dancers in identical costumes danced in front of the Samadhi. After 5 to 10 minutes the chief priest wearing maroon cloth blessed the animals with prayers. The animals left soon afterwards.
The music continued to put us in heavenly bliss while the prasadam brought us back to Earth.
It was a great morning with Sai’s Love being felt the whole time. It was more like the before days. It was wonderful having so many people.
Once again, we were shown that ashram activities would continue as usual. Sai was present but visible to only a few.
In the evening, devotees from Srikakulam presented a dance drama “Siva Leelalu”.
There were many different stories. All of them well danced with incredible singing.
Dances to Ganesha, Sai Baba, Shiva & Parvathi, Kannappan and Kali victory over Mahishasura. (Photos)
These bal vika children have performed for Baba for the last 5 years.
Tuesday – August 23. Everything has returned to normal. The crowds in the hall, canteens and in the village are smaller. Rudram and bhajans were especially heavenly tonight.
Warning: A new version of an old scam has been making its way over the
internet using Sai Baba name. Many of you would realize immediately that it is a phony. But be on the alert as I am sure this is just the beginning. This one claims you have been select to get a share of the fortune discovered at the ashram but you need to register and send money.
Reminder: that no soliciting of money is allowed or done by any official Baba organization. (Attached)
Liberated – Peter Keyer died August 7, 2011. Some of you knew him.
Attached is a tribute .
Seema Messages are once again being attached to these reports. With this report there are “The Inner Eye”, “The Right to Be in the Right” and In the Company of God.
A separate list will still be maintained for those who want to receive the messages as soon as it is released. Waiting for them to come with the Baba Report could be as long as a week later.
To receive Seema Messages go to after the Thoughts:
Thought for the Day
22 August 2011
Krishna thus means the one who cultivates our hearts and raises in them the crop of bliss. The supreme message of the life of Krishna is the Divine Love Principle. Divine Love is strong, brilliant and unbreakable like diamond, and is also extremely precious. If you want to secure such Divine love, your love for God must be equally strong. You can cut diamond only with another diamond.
Baba
Thought for the Day
23 August 2011
Only when you put into practice the love in which you have faith, love will grow. Since you do not practice what you profess, your faith gets weakened. A plant will grow only when it is watered regularly. When you have planted the seed of love, you can make it grow only by watering it with love every day. The tree of love will grow and yield the fruits of love. Many today do not perform those noble deeds that will promote love. When you wish to develop love for the Lord, you must continuously practice loving devotion to the Lord.
Baba
It’s the start of Krishna birthday celebration. People are coming into the ashram for Krishna or weekend. There were more people here,
The weather has been strange with rain at night, maybe some sunshine in the morning or early afternoon leading to cloudiness and more rain.
Saturday – August 20. A brilliant performance by 126 Sai Baba devotees from Poland. This was the Sai Pilgrimage From Poland “with love to the lotus feet of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba”. The choir sang 17 songs in Polish, Sanskrit and English. The songs were devoted to Baba. They were pure devotional. This energy captured the audience who cheered each song.
About 2 weeks of rehearsals here resulted in a near perfect performance that was appreciated by all. No language barrier when music travels soul to soul.
Attached is a photo of the women with their special headbands and shawls.
Sunday – August 21. We had some heavy rain at night followed by light rain. The day was cloudy. As we entered Kulwant Hall, we saw that it had been sparsely decorated in preparation for Krishna’s birthday. The columns were covered with a sky blue cloth with gold strips. There were also blue bunting hanging from the 1st floor of the mandir and sparkling blue streamers over the center driveway. There were a few other colored streamers hanging in different places.
The real treat of the day was a musical performance by devotees from Srikakulam District in northeast Andhra Pradesh. The music and the singing were incredible. They carried us to another place of peace and joy.
The 3500 devotees of Srikakulam made their annual Parthi Yatra. It is said that they started the concept of Pathi Yatras 10 years ago.
Monday – August 22. Krishna Day. The hall had been decorated further with gold streamers along the edge of the blue ones over the center driveway. In addition, mixed in were red lanterns. They were also located in other places in front of the mandir. Along the side of the streamers over the center driveway were blue buntings. The rail perimeter of the hall had decorations.
Everything looked beautiful.
The crowd in the morning was larger than usual. It was nice seeing the hall more than half full.
The students started their one hour program at 8:30 with beautiful music and singing that put us at another level. After about 20 minutes there was commotion in the center driveway as Gopi’s led animals ranging from cows to pigeons to peacocks and deer lined up in the driveway. Krishna and others came out of the mandir stop in front of the Samadhi before going to bless and feed the animals. (Photos)
Meanwhile, 6 dancers in identical costumes danced in front of the Samadhi. After 5 to 10 minutes the chief priest wearing maroon cloth blessed the animals with prayers. The animals left soon afterwards.
The music continued to put us in heavenly bliss while the prasadam brought us back to Earth.
It was a great morning with Sai’s Love being felt the whole time. It was more like the before days. It was wonderful having so many people.
Once again, we were shown that ashram activities would continue as usual. Sai was present but visible to only a few.
In the evening, devotees from Srikakulam presented a dance drama “Siva Leelalu”.
There were many different stories. All of them well danced with incredible singing.
Dances to Ganesha, Sai Baba, Shiva & Parvathi, Kannappan and Kali victory over Mahishasura. (Photos)
These bal vika children have performed for Baba for the last 5 years.
Tuesday – August 23. Everything has returned to normal. The crowds in the hall, canteens and in the village are smaller. Rudram and bhajans were especially heavenly tonight.
Warning: A new version of an old scam has been making its way over the
internet using Sai Baba name. Many of you would realize immediately that it is a phony. But be on the alert as I am sure this is just the beginning. This one claims you have been select to get a share of the fortune discovered at the ashram but you need to register and send money.
Reminder: that no soliciting of money is allowed or done by any official Baba organization. (Attached)
Liberated – Peter Keyer died August 7, 2011. Some of you knew him.
Attached is a tribute .
Seema Messages are once again being attached to these reports. With this report there are “The Inner Eye”, “The Right to Be in the Right” and In the Company of God.
A separate list will still be maintained for those who want to receive the messages as soon as it is released. Waiting for them to come with the Baba Report could be as long as a week later.
To receive Seema Messages go to after the Thoughts:
Thought for the Day
22 August 2011
Krishna thus means the one who cultivates our hearts and raises in them the crop of bliss. The supreme message of the life of Krishna is the Divine Love Principle. Divine Love is strong, brilliant and unbreakable like diamond, and is also extremely precious. If you want to secure such Divine love, your love for God must be equally strong. You can cut diamond only with another diamond.
Baba
Thought for the Day
23 August 2011
Only when you put into practice the love in which you have faith, love will grow. Since you do not practice what you profess, your faith gets weakened. A plant will grow only when it is watered regularly. When you have planted the seed of love, you can make it grow only by watering it with love every day. The tree of love will grow and yield the fruits of love. Many today do not perform those noble deeds that will promote love. When you wish to develop love for the Lord, you must continuously practice loving devotion to the Lord.
Baba
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