Ashadi Ekadasi and Gurupoornima Programme at Puttaparthi

                   

Ashadi Ekadasi and Gurupoornima Programme at Puttaparthi

July 11 and 14 - 16, 2011

Monday July 11

Morning:

8:00 - 8:15 AM:  Veda recitation
8:15 - 8:30 AM: Dindi Palkhi enters Sai Kulwant Hall
8:30 - 9:15 AM: Devotional Music
9:15 - 9:30 AM: Bhajans and Arathi

Afternoon:

4.30 - 5.15 PM: Veda recitation
5.15 - 5.45 PM: Bhajans
5.45 – 6.45 PM: Dance Ballet by Bal Vikas Children of Maharashtra
6.45 PM: Arathi
………………………………………………………………………….

Thursday July 14

Morning

8.00 - 9.00 AM:  Veda recitation
9.00 - 9.45 AM: Musical offering by Malladi Brothers
9.45 - 10.00 AM: Bhajans and Arathi

Afternoon

4.30 - 5.00 PM: Veda recitation
5.00 - 5.45 PM: Musical offering by International Choir
5.45 – 6.00 PM: Bhajans and Arathi
………………………………………………………………………….

Friday July 15

Morning

7.30 - 8.00 AM: Veda recitation
8.00 - 8.10 AM: Unveiling of the Mahasamadhi of Bhagavan Baba and Divya Darshan
8.10 - 8.50 AM: Guru Vandanam by University Students
8.50 - 9.20 AM: Address by Overseas speaker and Indian speaker
9.20 - 9.30 AM: Bhajan and Arathi
9.30 AM: Commencement of Darshan

Afternoon

4.30 - 5.00 PM: Veda recitation
5.00 - 5.45 PM: Musical offering by Aruna Sairam and party
5.45 - 6.30 PM: Musical offering by Hansraj Hans and party
6.30 PM: Arathi
………………………………………………………………………….

Saturday July 16

Morning

8.00 - 8.30 AM: Veda recitatiom
8.30 - 9.15 AM: Musical offering by University Alumni
9.15 - 9.30 AM: Bhajan and Arathi

Afternoon

4.30 - 5.00 PM: Veda recitation
5.00 - 5.45 PM: Cultural programme by Balvikas students of Tamil Nadu
5.45 - 6.00 PM: Bhajan and Arathi
……………………………………………………………………….

Bhagawan's Thought for the day 29-6-2011

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Upaasana means approaching near the Divine. Upaasana is often equated with fasting. This is not correct. When one is immersed in the bliss of Brahma-ananda (divine bliss of rapture), one gives up food of one's own accord. This constitutes true Upaasana. To subject oneself to fasting as a compulsory regimen is not Upaasana, but mere starvation. For instance, to keep awake on Shivaraathri night by watching films or playing cards is a caricature of the sacred vigil that one is expected to observe at that time. The experience of Divine Bliss is not to be achieved by the mastery of various spiritual practices. It is only when the heart is purified that divinity can be realized. There is no room for divinity in a heart filled with egoism, pride and hatred.

-BABA http://www.radiosai.org