History
The object of the Sai Baba Organisation is to reveal the inherent divinity within, by providing opportunities for selfless service.
In the late seventies a handful of people in Sydney and around Australia became aware of Sri Sathya Sai Baba as a Supreme Holy Man through Howard Murphet. Those in Sydney devoted to Sai Baba started meeting regularly at the residences of Jack & Pearl Harrison in Greenacre and Lyn Penrose in Balmain. Early eighties witnessed the emergence of more Sai Groups and Centres. There was no official organisation in Australia at the time, until Sri Indulal Shah, the chairman of the then World Council, visited Sydney in March 1983. Apart from a public meeting held at the University of New South Wales, Sri Indulal Shah met with some of the key devotees a few times at the Pavan residence in Homebush, to set up an interim Coordinating Committee for the Sathya Sai Organisation in Sydney and surrounds.
The Sai Organisation has since grown to have groups and centers in every state of Australia, and in Papua New Guinea. There is a Sai School in NSW.
Leadership
The Sai Organisation of Australia is led by a Central Coordinator, and has zones in every state. The leaders of each zone form the Central Council, which is the governing body of the Organisation.
There are three main wings of the Organisation, Spiritual, Education and Service. Later on, the Ladies wing and the Young Adults Wing were added.
Structure
The object of the Sai Baba Organisation is to reveal the inherent divinity within, by providing opportunities for selfless service. This object is achived through providing opportunities for Sai Baba devotees to come together to do selfless service, study of the teachings of Sai Baba, and devotional activities in common.
The structure of the Sathya Sai Organisation is as follows:
Central Coordinator
The Central Coordinator receives reports and advice from the Central Council and and from appointed task committees. The Central Coordinator is assisted by:-
- Deputy Coordinators
- The Chairperson of the Central Council
- The Secretary
- Special Task Committees, Consultants and Advisors
Vision and Direction
The Central Coordinator, as national leader for the organisation, sets the vision for the Sai Organisation in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Vision Statement and White Paper for Australia were recently presented to the National Conference in Melbourne, 2006.
Central Council
The Central Council deals with the day to day matters of the Sai Organisation and oversight of state and national projects. This council comprises:-
- The Chairperson of the Central Council
- The Deputy Chair
- Zone Coordinators of each State
(of which there are 18 coordinators at present)
- Two Young Adult representatives
The Five Wings
The five wings in the Sai Organisation conduct the activities where devotees and spiritual aspirants come together to do selfless service, study the teachings of Sathya Sai Baba, engage in devotional activities and have community service activities together, e.g. Sai Young Adults, Ladies Wing.
- Spiritual Wing
- Education Wing
- Service Wing
- Ladies Wing
- Young Adults Wing
The Zones in Every State
The zones in every state comprise of:
- A Zone Coordinator
- The Sai Centers and Groups in that zone
- The Wing Coordintors of each state
Some states have more than one zone. NSW, for example, has five zones.
Institutes and Other Units
There are a number of institutes and units devoted to specific service activities.
These comprise:-
- The Sathya Sai World Foundation
- The Sai Institute of Education
- The Sai Medical Unit
- Sathya Sai Uturn Training School
Ther is a permanent charter of the Sathya Sai Organisation.
It is
available on this page. The Sathya Sai
School, NSW, Inc, of Murwillumbah, receives oversight of the Sai Institute of
Education and communicates jointly to the Central Coordinator and the Sai
Institute of Education.
Contacting the Sathya Sai Organisation
Please see our contact page.
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