PRASANTHI TODAY DECEMBER 22, 2010

Archival: Mar '10 - Apr '10 - May '10 - June '10 - July '10 - Aug '10 - Sept '10 - Oct '10 - Nov '10 Murali Madhavam - Dance Drama by Srikakulam Youth - 17 Dec 2010 Sambhavami Yuge Yuge - Dance Ballet by Medak Balvikas - 12 Dec 2010 Updated on Wednesday, Dec 22, 2010 @ 2042 hrs. IST Wed, Dec 22, 2010: Prasanthi's current schedule of Vedam for an hour followed by Bhajans, in the evening, serve as wake-up calls for the 'sleeping' human minds, invoking the 'highest boon' amongst them granting Divine Darshan. When He shows up every day in the thick of such soul-stirring sessions, shepherding Himself as Twilight's Divine Beauty, this priceless sight does take the convergence of devotees into a high realm of excitement, granting them a faint touch of ethereal bliss! This evening, Bhagawan came in at 1845 hrs. As He entered the gents' side, excitement ran through the side as a particular set of devotees greeted the Lord with continuous "Jaikars'. Bhagawan sped past the side completing the round in ten minutes. Coming on stage at 1855 hrs. Bhagawan sat through the next twenty minutes calling for Mangala Arathi at 1915 hrs. It was complete silence all over after the Arathi and His right palm went up moving in circular, one of physical Divinity's unique gestures; Bhagawan repeated the act a couple of more times. As He was leaving the dais, excitement ran through once again with the gents' side, as they greeted The Lord with continuous claps. The excitement fever was so contagious that it spread into the ladies' side as they took over with shrieky voicing, greeting Bhagawan. Bhagawan left for Yajur Mandiram at 1925 hrs. and, as His car went speeding past, the section gave an encore of shrieky greetings, explicit signs of devotional ecstasy! With the Christmas Day just three days apart, first trace of decorations have already shown up in the Sai Kulwant Hall adding to the twilight's beauty. After the Arathi, as Bhagawan sat through for sometime, He was seen glancing over the lighting decorations in the hall. The Divine Abode "Yajur Mandiram" also has been decked up with floral decor coupled with silver lightings. Tue, Dec 21, 2010: Today, Bhagawan arrived at 1925 hrs. for a quick round of Darshan. Coming on stage in ten minutes, at 1935 hrs., Bhagawan accepted Mangala Arathi in a couple of minutes. Asking for an encore of "Samastha Lokaaha..." Bhagawan blessed the concourse with Abhayahasta before leaving the dais to retire to Yajur Mandiram at 1945 hrs., in His car. While the Universal Prayer followed by Shanti Mantra were being chanted, Bhagawan, with His typical hand gestures, was seen joining the en mass chanting. sourced: http://www.sssbpt.org/Pages/Prasanthi_Nilayam/darshanupdateDec2010.html YAP: ZONE 1 - 'Self Esteem' Workshop As you know, the annual Youth Awareness Program (YAP) in colleges did not take off at the district level this year, yet we wanted to maintain the rapport and continuity at SNDT college, Marine Lines, from where we used to have a huge number of enthusiastic participants each year. We therefore chose to conduct the YAP event this year, at this college alone, with a different touch, such that it is more productive for the students in the long run. We discussed with the SNDT college Professors and Principal and planned a series of 'Personality Development & Character Building' workshops for their students. We are very happy to inform you that on 18th Dec 2010, we kicked off the first such event, which was an interactive workshop on "SELF ESTEEM - Maybe the Biggest Qualification in Today's World", wherein we invited Shri Gopal Rao, Managing Director, Landmark Forum to facilitate the same. It was a great success as there were over 120 students who participated from this college alongwith some of their Professors and the Principal himself, who also sat through the entire session. It was very interesting as Shri Gopal Rao brought in live examples and made the students dwell upon the essence of Self Esteem and all those students who seemed to be very quite, opened up barely within the first 15 minutes of listening to Shri Gopal Rao. They shared some of their fears and concerns to which Shri Gopal Rao provided some lucid, useful tips. Some of the highlights and take-aways were: Source of Self Esteem, Integrity - is reliability indeed Importance of keeping one's word The misplaced focus on Reputation, The impact of seeking admiration which is the cheap substitute for a life that matters A life of service and making a difference. The importance of one's relationship with parents and the damage done when that is not addressed. Importance of The Principal very much appreciated our efforts in putting through this session and he has vouched his support for our future events as well. We do have a number of sessions in the pipeline in the forthcoming months, and we will keep you posted on them. 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