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Joyous New Year CelebrationsOn the joyous day of 1st January 2010,Bhagavan came to Sai Kulwant Hall in Hissparkling yellow robe at 10.15 a.m. amidstsinging of Bhajans by a huge gathering ofstudents and devotees. On reaching theverandah of the hall, Bhagavan lighted a candleon the New Year cake and performed the cakecutting ceremony. After Bhagavan was seatedon the dais, the brass band of Sri Sathya SaiUniversity made its devout musical offeringto Bhagavan by playing some scintillatingnumbers which included “Ganga Jathadhara”,“Gopala Radhalola”, “Durge Jai Jai Maa”and “Murali Krishna”. This excellent musicalpresentation of four instrumental numbers bythe band group of the university was followedby four Carnatic music vocal pieces by thesingers group of the university. Starting with“Vatapi Ganapatim Bhajeham”, the talentedstudents enthralled the audience with “EnthaBhagyamo” and “Mohe Lagi Lagan” andconcluded their presentation with a dazzlingpiece of Thillana (a classical composition).Ecstatic audience responded with a thunderousapplause at the conclusion of this soul-stirringmusical presentation of the students. Afterdistribution of Prasadam blessed by Bhagavan,the morning programme concluded with Aratito Bhagavan at 11.30 a.m.Music Programme by the AlumniBhagavan was offered traditional welcomewith Poornakumbham amidst Veda chantingby a group of alumni when He came to SaiKulwant Hall in a grand procession at 5.00p.m. on the afternoon of 1st January 2010.Besides the Veda chanting group, a groupof fl ag-bearing students, a student carrying acolourful parasol and two students carryingMusic group of the alumni made a thrilling banddisplay on the New Year Day, 1st January 2010.traditional fans formed part of this procession.After Bhagavan was seated on the dais,many of the alumni got cakes and other itemsblessed by Him. After this, the music groupof the alumni made a thrilling thematic banddisplay and offered a bouquet of selecteddevotional songs at Bhagavan’s Lotus Feet.The songs were interspersed with narration ofmany touching incidents which brought forththe Divine glory of Bhagavan and His limitlesslove for students. The entire presentation wasmade lively by showing video clippings ofrelevant incidents on the screen. In the middleof this presentation, Bhagavan also blessedvolumes 15 and 16 of the series of CDs entitled“A Bridge Across Time”, containing Bhajanssung by the alumni. This was followed by twosolo devotional songs, after which Bhajanswere started by the Bhajan singers group ofthe alumni. Thereafter, there was distributionof Prasadam to the entire gathering in the hall.The programme came to a close with Arati toBhagavan at 6.35 p.m.Showers of Blessings from BhagavanBhagavan showered His love and blessingson the alumni and their families in a specialmeeting held in Poornachandra Auditorium40 February 2010
on 2nd January 2010 before they returned totheir respective countries. Bhagavan came tothe auditorium at 4.40 p.m. amidst chantingof Vedic hymns by a group of alumni. At theoutset, two distinguished speakers addressedthe gathering. They were introduced by SriK. Chakravarthi, Secretary, Sri Sathya SaiCentral Trust. The fi rst speaker was Dr. G.Venkataraman, former Vice Chancellor of SriSathya Sai University. Illustrating his talk withslides and video clippings, Dr. Venkataramanexplained how such stupendous projects likeSuper Speciality Hospitals and houses forfl ood-affected people of Orissa were executedby the Divine Will of Bhagavan. Giving thelatest example of Bhagavan’s Will, the eminentspeaker remarked, amidst a prolongedapplause of the alumni, that Radio Sai wasthe only channel on air in Asia from 31stDecember 2009 after the recent WorldSpacefi nancial crisis. The next speaker was Sri V.Srinivasan, All India President of Sri SathyaSai Seva Organisation. Sri Srinivasan dwelton the salient features of Sri Sathya Sai SevaOrganisation of India and gave details of thepresent set-up of the organisation. The SaiOrganisation, the distinguished speaker said,was making remarkable progress in the areasof water purifi cation, organic agriculture, nonconventionalenergy system, low-cost buildingsand micro power projects. The projects onhand, he added, were National ArchivalSystem and Sri Sathya Sai National NarayanaSeva. Reminding the former students of theirresponsibility as students of Bhagavan, SriSrinivasan observed that it was from theirbehaviour, their speech and their service withlove that others should recognise them as thestudents of Bhagavan. After these speeches,many groups of the former students came tothe dais and showed to Bhagavan the serviceprojects they had undertaken in their countries.Bhagavan interacted with them and gavethem valuable advice. Bhajans commencedafter this. Meanwhile, Bhagavan went into therows of the alumni, accepted their letters andshowered His blessings on all. The meetingcame to a close with Arati to Bhagavan at 6.50p.m. Thus concluded Alumni Meet 2010 of SriSathya Sai University, and these “fl owers inGod’s garden” and “stars in God’s sky” tookleave from Bhagavan to return next year withadded enthusiasm and greater dedication forBhagavan’s Divine Mission....Continued from page 37marriage, you say, “She is my wife.” But whois she before marriage? Prior to marriage,you do not know who is who. You also donot know what happens after one leaves thebody. The relationship is only for the period inbetween. Hence, do not brood over the past.Past is past. What lies in the future? That alsoyou do not know. You know only the present.Therefore, live in the present. That is the onlytruth.(Bhagavan concluded His Discourse withthe Bhajan, “Hari Bhajan Bina Sukha SanthiNahin…”)– From Bhagavan Christmas Discourse inSai Kulwant Hall, Prasanthi Nilayam on 25thDecember 2009.February 2010 41
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