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ON the eve of Vishu, a four-daySadhana Camp was held atPrasanthi Nilayam from 11th to14th April 2005 in which 1300 youth fromKerala took part. The theme of the SadhanaCamp was “Able and Noble Instruments ofBhagavan”. During the course of theSadhana Camp, Bhagavan Sri Sathya SaiBaba gave two nectarine Discourses.Besides, there were illuminating talks byeminent educationists, and cultural andmusic programmes.Divine Discourses of BhagavanOn the morning of 11th April 2005,Bhagavan blessed the participants with HisInaugural Discourse. The programmestarted after the arrival of Bhagavan in SaiKulwant Hall at 7.40 a.m. Before the DivineDiscourse of Bhagavan, Prof. E. Mukundan,State President, Sri Sathya Sai SevaOrganisations, Kerala gave an introductoryspeech. Stating the theme of the SadhanaCamp, Prof. Mukundan reminded the youththat there were three most importantfeatures of a good instrument of Bhagavan.First, he/she should be soft, strong andstraight. Secondly, he/she should rememberABC – Avoid Bad Company. Thirdly, he/sheshould keep in mind DEFG – Don’t EverForget God.In His Inaugural Discourse, Bhagavanexplained the meaning of educare and Sevaand exhorted the youth to acquire theknowledge which would enable them torealise their Self. (Full text of Bhagavan’sDiscourse has been given elsewhere inthis issue.) Bhagavan concluded HisDiscourse at 8.50 a.m., after whichBhajans started. The programme inSai Kulwant Hall came to a close at 9.30 a.m.with Arati to Bhagavan. Bhagavan blessedthe participants with another inspiringDiscourse on the morning of 13th April 2005prompting them to develop Ekatma Prema(non-dual love). Citing the examples ofJayadeva, Gauranga, Eknath, Mira andSakkubai, Bhagavan counselled the youthto experience divinity with single-mindeddevotion to God and achieve the goal of life.Proceedings of the Sadhana CampAfter the inaugural session in Sai KulwantHall, the participants of the Sadhana Campassembled in the Conference Hall on thefirst floor of the North Indian Canteen, thevenue of the Sadhana Camp, where theproceedings were conducted on all the fourdays of the Camp from 11th to 14th April2005.The proceedings on 11th April 2005started after Veda chanting by Sai Youth.Sri B.N. Narasimha Murthy, Warden,Brindavan Campus of Sri Sathya Sai Instituteof Higher Learning was the first speaker. Inhis inspiring talk, Sri Narasimha Murthyexplained the significance of the SadhanaCamp and exhorted the youth to developDaiva Bhakti (devotion to God) and JivaKarunyam (compassion for living beings)which formed the basis of a happy life. Agalaxy of erudite speakers including Sri V.Srinivasan, All India President, Sri SathyaSai Seva Organisations, Sri Sanjay Sahni,Principal, Brindavan Campus of the Instituteand Sri Anil Kumar from Prasanthi NilayamCampus addressed the participants on allthe four days of the Camp. Otherspeakers who provided valuableinsights to the participants included139 May 2005