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| The much–awaited
seventy–fifth birthday is here at last. It is an occasion when Sai devotees across
the world acknowledge with prayer and gratitude the unique seventy–five years of our
Lord, lived in sacrifice and service for an ailing humanity. All these years and the many
more to come, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba has been quenching the spiritual thirst of
mankind. He has led from the front when it comes to the service of society. The last ten
years have been significantly highlighted with great service projects. The transformation of the human heart is a silent ongoing process. Echoes of transformation are definitely heard and its effects seen as most devotees tend to become sweeter and nobler than before and continue their pursuit of internal contentment and |
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| peace. Sadly however there are others who are
yet to free themselves from ego-centredness, mad pursuit of power and pelf and the
consequent diseases of frustration, jealousy, depression. But once in the orbit of the
Avatar, they are bound to change for the better, sooner or later. Sai love will slowly,
but steadily and surely will see to that. It has been a glorious period for Sai Towers Publishing with the release of the book Love Is My Form: Volume 1 The Advent (1926–50). The book sold a record number of 2000 copies in 60 days even though the price is in four figures. Sai Towers thanks all readers for their patronage. This issue carries a special run–up to the Birthday Celebrations. There are special updates on the university and the hospitals besides the most significant discourses during this period We also carry extensive reports of events from May through October, especially the summer course at Brindavan and the International Conference on Human Values at Prasanthi Nilayam. You also get an inside view of how Love Is My Form was made. SPIRITUAL IMPRESSIONS celebrates the anniversary of Bhagawan’s Grand Declaration of Divinity on October 20, by carrying a tribute to the first Sri Sathya Sai devotee, Sri Anjaneyulu of Uravakonda, in ‘Faces in Focus.’ With so many events in so short a period, we decided to jump the line and take up Issue:5 after Issue:2 in order to be abreast with the times. Regular subscribers need not worry, we will carry their subscriptions over to the next year. Wish you a grand celebration and good reading. |
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