Fondly Remembering The Guru Of All Gurus…

The Sai Kulwant Hall decked most beautifully with a Golden Throne shining on the stage with the purity of the matchless Love of the Guru, witnessed a grand Guru Purnima Festival this morning. The programme commenced with Vedam and Pancha Vadyam at 0800 hrs. followed by “Guru Vandana”, singing the glory of the Guru, by the students of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

Sri Kota Sivakumar, an alumnus of Bhagawan’s University speaking from personal experience and with help of many anecdotes explained how Bhagawan awakens, warns, encourages progress and immerses with His grace.

The second speaker was Dr. Narendranath Reddy, the chairman of Prasanthi Council and Director of the Sri Sathya Sai World Foundation recounted various activities undertaken by the Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, Worldwide with a special focus on Medical Care. He made a special mention of the continuing efforts put up by the volunteer in earthquake affected regions of Haiti and Japan.

Sri Nimish Pandya, the National Vice President of Sri Sathya Sai Organisations, India, in-charge of the education wing concluded his talk saying that the Sai Organisation believes in the power of the youth and is confident that a new generation of office bearers will take the Organisation even more forward by the Loving grace of Bhagawan.

The talks were preceded by an Introductory speech by Sri Sai Giridhar, Research Scholar at SSSIHL and an audio clipping of Bhagawan’s Guru Purnima Discourse, where He explains who a Guru is, exhorting the audience to not salute Him as He is not different from them and if we must salute, salute ourselves for the same Divinity is manifested in everyone.

II Samastha Lokah Sukhino Bhavantu II