Archive for January, 2012

Holy Buddhist Chants…

Celebrating the commencement of 4012th Lunar Chinese New Year, 36 High Lamas of Tibetan Order from Sera Jhe Monastery in Mysore joined by hundreds of devotees from various countries, including westerners, presented a Buddhist devotional evening today here in Prasanthi Nilayam. read more »

Chinese New Year – Buddhist Chants tomorrow…

23rd January marks the 4710th Chinese New Year and celebrating the occasion Prasanthi will witness special Buddhist chants, offering of various Mantras for World Peace that includes “Om Mani Padme Hum” the powerful Mantra of Chenrezig. read more »

Love Unbounded…

The Love of a thousand mother – is how Bhagawan’s love is often described by many. Among the millions and billions of devotees around the world, His students are the rarely privileged folk who enjoyed close proximity of their “Swami” and thus the Love of a thousand mother. Let’s catch a glimpse of one such incident, happened over two decades ago, as chronicled by Sri RJ Rathnakar, a former student and currently functioning as a trustee of the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust. The article was originally published in Sanathana Sarathi, Nov 2011. read more »

Cultural Festival by Sri Sathya Sai Educational Institutions

After the Sports & Cultural Meet on Jan 11, 2012, the following days witnessed a series of Cultural Presentations by different campuses, exhibiting rich repertoire of talent  among students.  Students from the Brindavan Campus, Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School, Sri Sathya Sai Mirupuri College of Music, Anantapur Campus and finally Prasanthi Nilayam Campus presented cultural programmes on 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th of January. Read on our report on these fascinating cultural presentations. read more »

Buddha Story Retold by Prasanthi Nilayam Campus…

Illustrious story of Buddha as told and retold by Bhagawan many a time through His Divine discourses over the years was the theme of the presentation entitled “Gautam Buddha”, by the Prasanthi Nilayam Campus of SSSIHL this evening on the final day of Sports & Cultural Festival in Prasanthi Nilayam. read more »

Makara Sankranthi and Valedictory Function of Annual Sports & Cultural Meet…

On the auspicious Makara Sankranthi day, 15 January, Prasanthi witnessed a glittering Valedictory Function of Annual Sports & Cultural Festival 2012 attended by students from all the three campuses along with that of Higher Seconday and Primary levels and joined by thousands of devotees from India and abroad. read more »

Makara Sankranthi and Sports & Cultural Week’s Valedictiory Function…

Today is auspicious Makara Sankranthi, marking the transition of Sun, advancing in its northward journey, a transition through the winter from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn that has much spiritual connotations. read more »

Music College and Anantapur Programme

The fourth day of Annual Sports and Cultural Festival was a musical treat in Prasanthi Nilayam. Senior students from the Sri Sathya Sai Mirpuri College of Music commenced with ‘Sri Ganapathi Nee Sevimpa’. read more »

“I Am in you…you are in Me…don’t forget that…We cannot be separated…”

Hollywood screenplay writer Arnold Schulman had the privilege of experiencing Bhagawan early in 1960’s. How Bhagawan brought this New Yorker into His fold, who otherwise was a hard nut to crack, failing to accept Bhagawan’s Godhood or Divinity. Read on an extract, about the interesting episode, from his book entitled “Baba”. read more »

Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School Drama…

On the third day of Sports & Cultural Festival, students from Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School presented a drama entitled God is good…Hold on to Him! this evening here in Prasanthi Nilayam. read more »