|
BETWEEN YOU AND US
Dear Reader,
Sai Ram and Greetings from Prashanti Nilayam. First of all,
we must thank you from the bottom of our Hearts, not only
for the wonderful and most encouraging mails that we keep
on receiving, in larger numbers we must say, but also for
various other expressions of love and encouragement. Lately,
not a day passes without some listener or the other dropping
in to say thanks, give a gift, have a chat, or offer suggestions.
This is simply overwhelming. We have people visiting us from
America, South Africa, Singapore and Malaysia, to name just
a few countries. Recently, a devotee listener from America
left behind a box of chocolates! No doubt some of our younger
members do confess to having a sweet tooth as they say, but
what really touches us immensely is the love that is shown
to us. So many people are offering to help us in so many different
ways, and what can be more satisfying than that? It is as
if Swami Himself is coming over here to say, "Keep it
up boys, but don't forget to do better!" Yes, for us,
everyday's best has to bettered on the following day. And
what is nice is that more and more people are now beginning
to talk of, "Our Radio Sai". For us, that is the
ultimate tribute. If you recall, in one of our earliest issues
we talked about e-satsangh. Frankly, we did not think it would
come true so fast. By the way, this news might interest you.
Many devotees told us and also wrote to us: "For heaven's
sake, why don't you also print HEART TO HEART? Not all of
us can download easily, and we would like hard copies."
We were wondering what to do about it, because we certainly
do not have either the time or the resources to get into the
printing business. But you know what? Swami has set that up
for us! A devotee has come forward to print a limited number
of copies, and if all goes well, INSAHALLAH as they say, these
copies may even soon become available in the book stores in
Prashanti Nilayam and Brindavan!
Now on to an important article in this issue. It is about
Swami's Super Speciality Hospital in Whitefield Bangalore.
They say that the Taj Mahal is a temple of love. May be architecturally,
but the Whitefield Hospital is the true Temple of Love. Along
with its sister hospital in Puttaparthi, it is not only a
Temple of Love but also of Healing. The Taj, beautiful though
it is, is but a tomb but this Temple is all about life and
living. When you go though the feature story here, do not
just glance at the pictures but reflect deeply on what it
all means.
The other day, I heard a leading TV personality say in a
talk-show in America, "You know, I always tell myself:
'The world is so full of suffering. What can I do to make
at least a bit of one day in the life of one such suffering
person that would make that person forget suffering and experience
joy, even if it be for a short while? I have received so much
form so many. What am I giving back, if at all?" This
is the sort of question we all ought to be asking ourselves
all the time, if we claim we are really Swami's devotees.
Swami built a temple with brick and mortar in Whitefield.
But all of us also are temples built by that same God, cell
by cell. And all of us can be become [moving] Temples of Love
and Compassion, if only we choose to. But are we considering
that option? Think about it!
God bless and Jai Sai Ram.
SGH TEAM
|
