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Towards Destination
- Sai's Message to Aust-NZ-Fiji Youth Conference, 2005
Sai's message from heart to heart
by Venkatesan Kumar
How thrilled and excited would you be if you received a handwritten letter from GOD? The answer is left to one's imagination. This is the feeling every Sai Young Adult from Australia, Fiji and New Zealand felt on receiving his grace through his letter. Swami says 'I am talking to you, walking with you, joking with you to take you to my level and to confirm that I am with you, around you, inside you, above and below you'.
Event brief:
A regional youth retreat involving young adults from Australia, Fiji and New Zealand was planned to be held in Fiji from 25th March to 28th March, 2005. The theme for the conference was 'Transformation Through Practical Spirituality'. We youths from Australia planned to leave on 23rd March (Wednesday) as per the flight availability. I packed my bags on 21st night which was more of dumping all the clothes and covering it up with a nice towel. 22nd March was a normal day as hectic as it could be, at work.
I came home at 7pm and was trying to make a mental list of what I needed to take. It was then, I remembered to take CD's of 'Bridge across time' to Fiji to play it there if asked. I packed them in a CD folder and came to my bedroom to finally check and lock the suitcase for the early morning flight. I opened the suitcase and was about to place the CCD's and lo! I found 2 letters carefully folded and kept on top. My first thought was if I had placed a bhajan list with scales being a bhajan singer. But I realised that I never had time to do that exercise.
I opened one of the letters and my joy knew no bounds. Tears of joy streamed down for next half hour with no control. My wife Deepa was amazed and she joined me in these moments of bliss. This was Swami's reminder that He is the doer and we are mere instruments. This was HIS message to His children for practical spirituality. This reminds us of the basics of our daily life when followed will be spirituality in daily life which will equip us with more time and unconditional love for doing more and more service.
Swami! you are the doer, let us be a hollow bamboo flute for you to play more and more melodious tunes.
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My dear children,
Life is so complicated. I can see that all of you are going through various stages. The awakenings are there. Remember something. Enjoy every single second, yet know your priorities. You can do everything in life. With good time management and love you can achieve great feats. Make the most of your time. Do the things you want, but also share the worlds of your friends, brothers and sisters.
There are no such things such as my or your world. Know how each of you are and try to be one with each other. I am your Guru, Father and Protection. I love you and I will guide you. Remember, that life is like a highway. There are all kinds of signs and indications which show you the ways.
Many roads can lead to the same destination, but when the roads cross, this is where the minds and the worlds meet. Life is like the slopes of a mountain, you always climb up, but sometimes you may fall, but always remember, that you have got the power to stand up on your feet again.
Towards destination
God's Guidance, Love and Protection
Sai
Postscript
- Sai's Message to Aust-NZ-Fiji Youth Conference, July 2005
The material on this page is copyright of the Sathya Sai Organisation of Australia and PNG. Venkatesan Kumar was National Youth Coordinator of the Sathya Sai Organisation of Australia and PNG from 2004-2006. It was during July 2005 that a Joint Youth Camp was organised with youth from Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. Kumar has since returned to Prashanti Nilayam. The narrative and the letter given by Swami to Kumar may be reproduced elsewhere, provided the source is always cited.
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"Transcription" of Swami's handwriting
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