USA National Pilgrimage Rural Village Service 2017

As part of the USA pilgrimage 2017, I had the blessed opportunity to participate in the Rural Village Service (Grama Seva) in July 2017.  On the day of the Rural Village Service, we boarded the waiting buses and left as a convoy, travelling into remote villages a couple hours away from Puttaparthi.  As we arrived closer to our destination, the convoy split and each bus went to a different neighboring village to serve.                                                  As we got off the bus, we were greeted joyously by several villagers who had gathered to receive us with full fanfare and music. A huge banner with Sai Baba’s picture welcomed us. The villagers surrounded us and led us in a procession to the village temple to pay obeisance to the deity. We then split into teams to serve different areas of the village. The Sai Volunteers from Parthi who had accompanied us, guided us as to what had to be done at each home we visited-  Indian clothing (saree and dhothi), packets of tamarind rice and sweet desserts (laddoo) were handed to the family of the house. Continue Reading

Interfaith Conference on Love, Santa Ana, CA

On April 2, 2017, the Sathya Sai Organization of USA hosted an Interfaith Conference in Santa Ana, California, which was attended by more than 250 people. All the speakers both enlightened and inspired attendees with their profound Continue Reading

Gratitude Offerings to Unseen Heroes, Upstate New York

The Sai Spiritual Education (SSE) students of the Albany and Rochester Sai Centers in upstate New York sprang into action by sharing their reflections and expressing their gratitude to the unseen heroes in their respective communities. During the winter of 2017, when a major wind storm led Continue Reading

Human Values Festival, Austin, TX

The Institute of Sathya Sai Education (ISSE) - USA with support from our organization’s public outreach mission initiated a new community outreach platform titled Human Values Fest: A family-centric festival expanding the awareness of the five human values and the practice of love and service in the community. Continue Reading

Santa Rosa Wildfire Relief, Northern California

In October of 2017, raging wildfires ripped through the northern part of California. Recorded as the deadliest in state history, these catastrophic fires killed more than forty people, damaged thousands of homes and forced   Continue Reading