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Sukshma Baba Report 134 23-10-15 Yagna Day 11

Sai Ram

This is the official report for Day 11.

Athi Rudra Maha Yagna, Navarathri Homa and Durga Puja

Friday, October 23, 2015 – Morning: The energy and vibrations in Muddenahalli, Sathya Sai Grama that have been built over the last ten days has reached a crescendo as the day breaks yet again to the most auspicious chants emanating from the Yagashala.

Swami arrived at the Hrudaya Mandiram close to 11 am and proceeded to the Durga Puja where the idols had been made ready for 'Visarjan' (Immersion). Swami instructed the devotees from West Bengal to ensure that the immersion of idols is completed before the evening session began. As per His instructions, the immersion was completed by late afternoon.

The idol of Goddess Durga being taken in a procession for immersion

After blessing all those gathered, Swami proceeded towards the Navaratri Homa where Gayatri Homa was being performed. Swami mentioned that the Gods and Goddesses themselves were seated in the midst of the 'Chakras', and were receiving all the offerings. Asking all the priests to return next year, Swami proceeded to the Yagashala where devotees eagerly awaited the Mahapoornahuthi which would welcome the Golden Age.

Offering to the Gods

Swami personally sanctified all the articles that were being offered into the sacred fire. He called upon Smt Girija Gopinath, whose family had played a major role in conducting the Maha Yagna, to offer the Mahapoornahuthi along with Himself. Swami mentioned that Rudra Himself had manifested in order to accept the offerings.

The Athi Rudra Maha Yagna draws to a close with the Poornahuti

Smt. Girija Gopinath participating in the Poornahuti offerings

Following the Mahapoornahuthi, Swami made His way to every nook and corner of the Yagashala and personally sprinkled the sacred water (Teertha) on all the devotees assembled. Aarthi was offered to Swami around 2 pm after which He retired for the afternoon.

The sacred Hiranyagarbha Linga shining effulgently after 11 days of worship

Friday, October 23, 2015 – Evening: As devotees waited with bated breath for a glimpse of their Lord in the new era, Swami arrived at a quarter past 5 pm, while melodious bhajans were being rendered by His students. The evening's proceedings began with veda chanting by the girls from Prasanthi Bala Mandir school. The audience witnessed another example of Swami's expansive love as they were greeted with the news of the construction of new residential blocks, christened by Swami as 'Sai Aashraya', in order to accommodate the ever growing number of devotees.

Veda chanting by students of Prashanti Bala Mandir

Hearts that were filled with devotion were treated to the final rendition of Bhagawatha. Sri Badri Narayanan resumed the enthralling tale of Krishna's life with His travel to Mathura from Brindavan, thereby separating Himself from the Gopikas, physically, so their love for Him could deepen. Sri Badri narrated Uddhava's encounter with the Gopikas, wherein he realised their intense love and devotion for Krishna and the principle of non-duality. This was followed by the mesmerising tale of Krishna's wedding with Rukmini and the pure love that bound the two together. The Bhagawatha concluded with the narration of Parikshit's liberation after the realisation set in that every spec in the universe is nothing other than Brahman. In the end, Sri Badri urged the audience to take a pledge to realise the divinity latent within, since one could never hope to get a better master than Sri Sathya Sai Baba to suide us along this path.

Bhagawatha Kathas coming to a close with the story of Parikshit Moksha

The Bhagawatha that enthralled the hearts of the devotees was followed by a musical programme by the trinity of Sri Kunal Ganjawala, Sri Sumeet Tappoo and Sri Prassana Rao that touched the soul. While blessing the trio before the start of the musical extravaganza, Swami asked them not to sing merely with their throats but with their hearts.

Sri Prasanna Rao

Sri Kunal Ganjawala

Sri Sumeet Tappoo

The first speaker of the day was Sri Issac Tigrett, fondly called 'Tiger' by Swami. Sri Tigrett recollected an incident from 20 years ago when Swami had not permitted live relay of His discourses and Darshan. He spoke about the significance of this Maha Yagna being the first event in Muddenahalli to have received Bhagawan's blessings to be streamed around the world enabling devotees who could not participate physically to feel involved in the celebrations. He reminded one and all that the transition into the Golden Age would not be instantaneous as we would have to make an effort to crawl out of the slumber of the previous Kali Age.

Sri Issac Tigrett talking about the mission of Swami

The second speaker was Sri BN Narasimha Murthy. Sri Murthy elaborated on how he has been the beneficiary by being the warden and caretaker of Swami's students, learning both from Swami and His children. He recollected the journey of the Muddenahalli campus from its inception to its current state, admitting that the divine master always has a plan that we are not aware of and are incapable of comprehending. He expounded that in the drama of life, Swami is the actor, narrator, script writer, director and audience.

Sri B N Narasimha Murthy taking the listeners on a journey of evolution of the Muddenahalli campus

The two talks were followed by Swami's Discourse.

Summary of Divine Discourse:

God shines forth in His Creation all the time and the world shines forth in God. The relationship between God and His Creation, between Purusha and Prakriti, between Shiva and Shakthi, between God and His devotees, is inseparable. Wherever there is God, there are His devotees.

If such a mammoth function had to happen here, it is because many devotees have got together, worked day and night and made it possible. It is not that you did; through your bodies, I did all My work. I did not do it for anybody else; I did it for Myself because everyone is Myself. This truth I know. But you have to know it and recognise it. I don't have a physical body. All your bodies are my bodies, all your hands are my hands, all your paths are my paths, and all your actions are my actions.

Earlier it was only one Sai Baba. Now many Sai Babas will manifest through you and demonstrate the truth of oneness of everyone. His true nature, truth, reality is only love and nothing else. When you develop that kind of selfless love, speak to everyone with love, serve everyone with love, then the whole world will see Me in everyone of you and realise the truth.

Develop love like Me, and become an embodiment of love. That is My desire. You should never swerve from the path I am laying down. Your responsibility is to experience, practice and propagate My principle of love. When you find a successful student, you will wonder how great the teacher would be. Similarly looking at all of you, others should wonder if this God has such devotees, how that God would be. Through your behaviour, through your conduct, through your life, you have to demonstrate Sai Baba to the world. All of you should become Sai Babas. That is My only desire.

At this moment, all of you should resolve within your hearts, "This body is not mine, the body belongs to Sai Baba; these hands are not mine, these hands belong to Sai Baba; these eyes are not mine, these eyes belong to Sai Baba; my life belongs to Sai Baba". Only when you do that, what I aspire can be achieved.

People keep calling me Sadguru, then you have to offer dakshina to the Guru also. I stretch My hands only to receive love. If you give Me your love, that is enough for Me. All of you develop selfless love, involve yourselves in selfless service, and demonstrate the principle of Sai Baba as love and service.

Take me with you wherever you go. I will be behind you. All the time, I will be with you, around you, in front of you, behind you, by your side, inside you, outside you. Only if you develop love, Sai Baba will come behind you; you need not come behind Sai Baba.

We have spoken is enough. You have to act and show.

Be Good - Be Happy
Always Have Compassion

Sai Surya

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Sukshma Baba Report 133 22-10-15 Yagna Day 10

Sukshma Baba Report 133 22-10-15 Yagna Day 10

Sai Ram

This is the official report for Day 10.

Athi Rudra Maha Yagna, Navarathri Homa and Durga Puja

Thursday, October 22, 2015 – Morning: As the day dawned and the bright sun peeped through the hills, Sathya Sai Grama was already reverberating with Vedic chants, filling the air with blissful energy.

Vedic chants charging the atmosphere

The proceedings for the day commenced at dawn with the priests performing the Navami Puja for Goddess Durga. Swami arrived at around 11 am after which the Poornahuti and Dashami Puja were performed, since both the Navami and Dashami days were aligned, marking the end of the Navaratri festival. A special 'Bidai' (farewell) ceremony was performed for the Goddess, indicating the end of the festivities.

Bidaii (farewell) to Goddess Durga

This morning also witnessed the Sai Gayatri Homa being performed with blissful fervour as a part of the Navaratri celebrations. Gayatri is the mother of all the Vedas. Gayatri Mantra is a sacred chant comprising of praise, meditation, and prayer. First the Divine is praised, and then meditated upon in reverence, and finally an appeal is made to the Divine to awaken and strengthen the intellect. The sacred hymns of the Sai Gayatri were chanted over five-lakh times by all those assembled. Swami mentioned that the atmosphere in Muddenahalli was so electric that the priests did not want to leave this heaven and return to the world.

Gayathri Homa

Meanwhile, the Athi Rudra Maha Yagna was being conducted with fervour in the Yagashala. Swami, after visiting the Hrudaya Mandiram, came to the Yaagashala, was seated until Poornahuthi, and departed around 1 pm.

The sacred Yaagashala

Thursday, October 22, 2015 – Evening: The evening session began with bhajans as Swami arrived around 5:30 pm. This was followed by Veda chanting by devotees from Malaysia, Australia, Japan and Venezuela.

Vedic chants by devotees from Malaysia, Australia, Japan and Venezuela

Sri Badri Narayanan, on Bhagawan's instructions, shared his personal journey from being a student in the Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning to having realised his Lord. He expounded that it is indeed a great sacrifice to hold on to the world and its temporary nature rather than God. The Bhagawatha rendition resumed with the tale of Krishna travelling to Mathura in order to vanquish his uncle Kamsa and reinstate his parents and grandfather to their rightful position.

Sri Badri Narayanan narrating his own personal journey towards God

Next, Sri Chong Chiu Sen, a renowned Carnatic musician from Malaysia, offered a string of beautifully woven devotional songs at the divine lotus feet. Sri Sen left the audience in a state of trance with his soulful rendition of Thyagaraja Kritis.

Sri Chong Chiu Sen had the audience spell-bound with his flawless rendition of Carnatic Krithis

This musical treat was followed by a talk by Sri C Srinivas, who is well known for his dedicated service to the healthcare mission of Bhagawan. Sri Srinivas claimed that Swami is the source of all the strength in the world and He is the one who enables us to discharge our duties in His mission. He mentioned that the Love of Swami is unfathomable; the love of a mother, in which form we have adored him for the past fortnight, can attempt to come close to His love.

Sri C Srinivas extolling Bhagawan as the source of all strength

The next speaker was Sri HR Nagendra, the president of sVYASA who has been instrumental in the propagation of Yoga world over and in the creation of International Yoga Day. Sri Nagendra spoke about the need to give up ego and in turn surrender to Bhagawan. While stating that Yoga can cleanse the body, mind and the soul, he expressed his desire that the world would recognise that Yoga does not restrict itself to postures and 'Aasanas', rather is a way of life.

Sri H R Nagendra dwelling on the significance of Yoga

The talk was followed by Bhagawan's Discourse.

Summary of Divine Discourse:

The water bubble emerges from water, lives on water, and finally merges in water. Similarly man is the water bubble and God Himself is the water. This is the Truth. There is no way you can say, "This is God and this is not God." Because everything is nothing but God Himself. These times are very, very sacred. One yuga is ending, another yuga is starting. Even very ordinary people at that point of time will be able to enter the spiritual path. Man without knowing his destination, is drifting in darkness. That is the time when divine incarnations and many men of penance and yoga will come up to show them the right destination.

Yoga is not just confined to the body. "You are not one but three. The one you think you are – that is the body. The one others think you are – that is the mind. The one you really are – that is the atma principle. Yoga is required for all the three constituents of the human personality. In our scriptures it is depicted as the Mother Goddess manifesting in the forms of three – Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati. The physical power is Durga. The mental and intellectual power is Saraswati. The spiritual power is Lakshmi. Lakshmi does not mean just material wealth and possessions. Bliss is our true wealth. And it is Lakshmi who confers on us this bliss.

Perfection in action is yoga. Whatever you do, if you do it perfectly and offer it with love to God it is transformed into yoga. The body is the basis of all noble and charitable activities and is given to us to cross over the ocean of samsara. There is a very intimate and subtle relationship between the body and the mind. Body is like a vessel. And the water in the vessel is the mind. When the body is moving, vessel is moving, the water also will be moving. Through practice of yoga you can make the body steady to a very great extent. When the body becomes steady, mind also becomes steady. If you want to control the thought vibrations in your mind, 'yogabhayasa' – practice of yoga – is very necessary. There are three things you can attain through yoga – first is you will be able to do perfect actions, second is you will be able to control the mind and thirdly, you will attain equanimity of mind in all situations. This equanimity of mind is nothing but the atma principle. In moving waters you can't see your reflection. Therefore it is not possible in the fickle mind to see the steady atma. If you do a little pranayama or breathing exercise, you will be able to control your mind to a great extent.

If you want to attain divine consciousness and enjoy that bliss, you have to move from 'I' to 'We' to 'He' – that is the journey. From 'svaartha' to 'paraartha', from 'paraartha' to 'paramaarthaa'. Once you give up selfishness and become selfless, you have attained the divine principle. God plus desire equals man. Man minus desire equals God.

Next year we are going to start an educational campus in Hassan district – Sri Sathya Sai Sathya Niketanam and next June this school will start functioning. All of you should help this cause and see that is happens. You have to learn that education which will lead you to immortality. That is spiritual education and selfless education. Even if this magnificent yajna had to take place, one family from Kerala sold all their properties and offered it at the Lotus Feet of Swami. When such selfless programs and projects take place, all others should also develop that selfless feeling. In this kind of work, the government, the people, the children, elders, everybody should get together. You can achieve anything with unity. Tomorrow is the day when Kali yuga ends and Sathya yuga begins.

Be Good - Be Happy
Always Have Compassion

Sai Surya