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SAI SOUTHEAST MUSIC PROGRAM
Below is a letter describing the Bliss and Ecstasy we all felt, when our Lord Sai granted us permission to present a music program at His Lotus feet. There were close to 400 devotees from Southeastern USA participating in
the Sai pilgrimage:
Sai Ram Divine Ones
These past few days have felt like something out of fairytale or a dream. Sunday evening Professor Anil Kumar addressed the Southeast Pilgrimage group. In his own lively and enthusiastic manner he encouraged us to preserve unity and love in our group. He shared
wonderful Sai stories depicting the magnificence and omnipresence of our Lord Sai. He also blessed the group's upcoming performance. We were all in unalloyed bliss.
Then the day we had all been waiting for arrived, our divine debut came yesterday afternoon Darshan. We all waited breathlessly in our ivory and maroon fringed saris, men and children
in white. Our Lord Sai floated into the Mandir around 4:20PM our hearts were all thumping madly and loudly. We were seated quite close to the Mandir, brimming with anticipation and love.
Swami came to the front of the veranda, the program was announced, while children and members of the group approached Swami, one by one offering red roses and other gifts.
The announcer also cleverly invited Bhagavan to visit the USA, Swami chuckled out loud
at this invitation.
Then the music programme began. We sang out hearts out for the Lord of the Universe.
Swami obviously enjoying the songs, moved his hands in rhythm. The songs were comprised of an eclectic selection of English, Spanish, Hindi, and Native American melodies. Swami's countenance was radiant and brilliant many smiles sparkled over
His sublime face. The programme lasted approximately 40 minutes.
After the programme, permission was granted to conduct bhajans in Sai Kulwant hall.
What Heaven! What Bliss! to hear the voices of our brothers and sisters reverberating
through Prashanti Mandir. Swami left during bhajans and disappered into the interview
room. I had a little thought, Swami maybe saris? Lo and behold our Divine God comes out
with boxes and boxes of saris for the women and white cloth for the men. He lavished His
love on the group, coming down off of the veranda and sitting close to the ladies, calling Neisha and Nita aunties to help distribute the beautiful red raw silk saris with blue border to the ladies and summoning a few other women to also help.
So many loving smiles and tender eye darshan, He blessed the group over and over with both hands held up in abhaya. He spoke to several people and allowed them to take loving padnamaskar. One lady from Coral Springs, Aarthi aunty who is nine months pregnant was called up and received Baba's blessing for her committment and devotion, imagine she is about to give birth and did not allow this to stop her from joining the sacred pilgrimage to our Lord Sai!!! It really felt like a dream come true. Never in our wildest imaginings did we think we would receive such sweet intimacy and contact with our Lord. Baba even circled around the entire group smiling and allowing padnamaskar to those ladies seated in the back. There wasn't a dry eye in the gathering. He acted like He didn't want to leave us.
Finally with great reluctance blessed Swami allowed us to do Aarathi and left us all
in a syrupy puddle of bliss.
This was a day we will all never, ever forget, sending you all crores and lakhs of Sai Love and Blessings.
Lots of Prema
sonya ki
SAI SOUTHEAST MUSIC PROGRAM
Below is a letter describing the Bliss and Ecstasy we all felt, when our Lord Sai granted us permission to present a music program at His Lotus feet. There were close to 400 devotees from Southeastern USA participating in
the Sai pilgrimage:
Sai Ram Divine Ones
These past few days have felt like something out of fairytale or a dream. Sunday evening Professor Anil Kumar addressed the Southeast Pilgrimage group. In his own lively and enthusiastic manner he encouraged us to preserve unity and love in our group. He shared
wonderful Sai stories depicting the magnificence and omnipresence of our Lord Sai. He also blessed the group's upcoming performance. We were all in unalloyed bliss.
Then the day we had all been waiting for arrived, our divine debut came yesterday afternoon Darshan. We all waited breathlessly in our ivory and maroon fringed saris, men and children
in white. Our Lord Sai floated into the Mandir around 4:20PM our hearts were all thumping madly and loudly. We were seated quite close to the Mandir, brimming with anticipation and love.
Swami came to the front of the veranda, the program was announced, while children and members of the group approached Swami, one by one offering red roses and other gifts.
The announcer also cleverly invited Bhagavan to visit the USA, Swami chuckled out loud
at this invitation.
Then the music programme began. We sang out hearts out for the Lord of the Universe.
Swami obviously enjoying the songs, moved his hands in rhythm. The songs were comprised of an eclectic selection of English, Spanish, Hindi, and Native American melodies. Swami's countenance was radiant and brilliant many smiles sparkled over
His sublime face. The programme lasted approximately 40 minutes.
After the programme, permission was granted to conduct bhajans in Sai Kulwant hall.
What Heaven! What Bliss! to hear the voices of our brothers and sisters reverberating
through Prashanti Mandir. Swami left during bhajans and disappered into the interview
room. I had a little thought, Swami maybe saris? Lo and behold our Divine God comes out
with boxes and boxes of saris for the women and white cloth for the men. He lavished His
love on the group, coming down off of the veranda and sitting close to the ladies, calling Neisha and Nita aunties to help distribute the beautiful red raw silk saris with blue border to the ladies and summoning a few other women to also help.
So many loving smiles and tender eye darshan, He blessed the group over and over with both hands held up in abhaya. He spoke to several people and allowed them to take loving padnamaskar. One lady from Coral Springs, Aarthi aunty who is nine months pregnant was called up and received Baba's blessing for her committment and devotion, imagine she is about to give birth and did not allow this to stop her from joining the sacred pilgrimage to our Lord Sai!!! It really felt like a dream come true. Never in our wildest imaginings did we think we would receive such sweet intimacy and contact with our Lord. Baba even circled around the entire group smiling and allowing padnamaskar to those ladies seated in the back. There wasn't a dry eye in the gathering. He acted like He didn't want to leave us.
Finally with great reluctance blessed Swami allowed us to do Aarathi and left us all
in a syrupy puddle of bliss.
This was a day we will all never, ever forget, sending you all crores and lakhs of Sai Love and Blessings.
Lots of Prema
sonya ki