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November 2020


 
Master the Mind
Audio and Video Series
Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai's has given step-by-step guidance for a 30-day Sadhana (Spiritual Practice) to understand, analyze and master the mind, and to finally merge into the Divine Self.

Master the Mind Audio Series can be accessed HERE.  Video Series here on Sai Vrinda Official YouTube Channel and on Divine Will Foundation YouTube Channel.
Degree Programs in Dance, Music
and Vedic Studies Launched at
Sri Sathya Sai University for
Human Excellence
The Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence under the guidance of Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai has inaugurated three new degree programs.  It will be offering two bachelor’s degrees in Fine Arts in both music and dance as well as a B.A. in Vedic studies. This is a natural progression as Swami has directed that all of the schools return to the ancient Indian holistic approach towards a more “complete” education: the Gurukulam, which integrates the sciences, arts, humanities and fine arts with deep spirituality. In effect, it is an education for the “whole” person. Swami has emphasized in particular that the Vedic Studies degree program is His. He will be the “professor”.
 
As we are sure you have heard by now, Swami has shifted the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Group of Educational Institutions from the “regular” type of educational programs to that of the classical Indian/Vedic style of education becoming the Sri Sathya Sai Loka Seva Gurukulam.  In effect, we have returned to the ancient Indian system of education (the Gurukulam) which provides both Apara Vidya (education as it is considered in the west) and Para Vidya (deep spiritual education). This blend provides all of the students with a powerful opportunity to develop professionally and spiritually.
 
 
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Glorious Dussehra Celebrations
Homas and Durga Pooja during the nine days of Navaratri began with Ganapathi and Navagraha Homas and culminated with Rudra Homa and Maha Poornahuthi on the tenth day of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashami. Cultural programs were presented each evening of the ten days with Veda chanting and speeches by students followed by a talk and a discourse from Swami and concluded with a special performance of music and dance.
Homa and Pooja in the Morning
For Videos of Morning and Evening Events for All Ten Days: View Here
Durga Pooja in the West Bengal Tradition
ATHI RUDRA MAHA YAGNAM  
with Maha Poornahuthi at

Sathya Sai Grama for Swami's 95th Birthday on November 23, 2020
In this time and age when Yajna, Yagya, Homas, Poojas are all declining with time; in this holy place with the blessings of Swami, the Navaratri Homa and Durga Pooja has been conducted in such a beautiful and proper way and that gives great joy to all of us. This is our culture. Ours is a vaidik sanskriti and till we chant Vedas and perform the duties towards the Vedas and towards the Devatas there is no doubt India as a country, Bharatvarsha, will continue to prosper and generations of Indians will benefit from these sacrifices. 

All the actions have to be performed as Yajna. Everything we do should be done for the sake of the Divine. Not for our selfish sake. Not even for the sake of the society. If we do it for the Divine, everything will be looked after. When God is happy, everyone will be happy and we do it only for God. With this feeling we should continue the Yagnam. It should not end with nine or ten days' festivities. It should be a lifelong process where we continue to worship the Divine in all. 


We had a lot of doubts and apprehensions about whether we should conduct the Navaratri Homa and Durga Pooja this year due to the prevailing situation. But My feeling is that it’s a tradition, a parampara. It should not break. Everything else can wait. God should not wait. God’s work should not wait. 

On the occasion of the 90th Birthday of Swami, we had performed Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam and we had taken a sankalpa that every five years we will continue to perform Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam in Sathya Sai Grama. I wanted to test if this (Navaratri) Yagnam could be performed properly. It has happened well.  And by the Divine Grace, we will also have Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam on the occasion of celebrating the 95th Birthday of Swami in November 2020. I request the priests to make the preparations. It’s an elaborate function and it requires tremendous amount of effort and detail. We will perform Athi Rudra Maha Yagnam with the Maha Poornahuthi on the morning of November 23, 2020. We will do it for the welfare of the world. 

It was Swami’s sankalpa. It has to happen. There is no other way. When Swami says something, it has to happen. No other way exists other than the way to do whatever the Divine ordains. 

Let the world come out of this state of pandemic, worries and anxieties. Let something good come out of this whole thing. Let all those dear to us be protected by the grace of Rudra and let nobody suffer.
  - Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai during the Maha Poornahuthi of Navaratri Homa and Durga Pooja (Oct 26, 2020), Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli

 
5th Ideal Village Conference
at Stanford
This conference has been held every year at Stanford since 2016, and is part of Swami's Mission for rural uplift. This year, the 2020 Ideal Village Conference was held online through Zoom Webinar over 3 days - October 13th, 14th and 15th. The focus was on Sustainability and the Pandemic: Ensuring Human and Environmental Well-being. The topics covered were Healthcare and Nutrition, Values based Education, Sustainable Livelihoods, Clean Energy and Water and Eternal Values for Sustainability. There were many eminent speakers who contributed their expertise in achieving sustainability.
October 13th, Day 1 Video: Healthcare & Nutrition / Values based Education
October 14th, Day 2 Video: Sustainable Livelihoods / Clean Energy & Water
October 15th, Day 3 Video: Eternal Values for Sustainability
Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai, Closing Keynote Speaker - View His Video
Essence of Sustainability
Prashanti Center for Human Excellence
November Virtual Workshop
Living Human Values In Our Everyday Lives - Part II
November 14th 2020
Saturday, 4 PM PST Via Zoom
in Collaboration with US Academy for Human Excellence
and The Australian Academy for Human Excellence
AAHE (Australia) Website: http://heacademy.org.au/
 
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
Living Human Values In Our Everyday Lives Part II
Audio & Video Series
Radio Programs
Study Circles & Satsangs
Swadhyaya Series Radio Program at 8 PM IST Daily: An hour-long program that features Swami's past discourses on Sanathana Vani Radio. Download and Install Sanathana Vani App: Google Play Store; App Store; Website 
Online 90-minute Rudram/Mantras/Bhajans/Discourse from MDH:
Sanathana Vani Radio from 8:30 AM to 10 AM IST. See App above.

Study Circles have been scheduled every day of the week. They are taking place in the US, Canada, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia. Please contact the facilitator of the Study Circle you wish to join by checking the link below. Special Events for August 2020 are also included. Please Bookmark this web page and refer back to it for latest information. Click Here
Important Links

There is so much happening in the world of Sai that it is almost impossible to keep up with everything.  Below are a few links to sites that provide updated info, videos, summaries of talks and much more.  What a delight it is to be a part of Swami’s ongoing mission of love and service.
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