Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Satsang News (‘Rishi Prasad Correspondent’)

Noida (UP) 16th and 17th August: The festival of Rakshabandhan and Purnima of Shravan was celebrated in a unique style at the spacious ground at Noida. Longing for spiritual peace, lakhs of devotees of the Guru braved strong winds and rains to imbibe the nectar of Pujya Bapuji’s satsanga, the lovers of Pujya Bapuji ignored the external difficulties. They treated the smear campaign and the rumours spread by the detractors too with utter contempt. Not one or two, but the entire assembly in the pandal was enchanted by Pujya Bapuji’s darshana and satsanga.

Lakhs of devotees were availing themselves of the darshana and satsanga at the satsanga site, and an even greater number was doing so in their home as the satsanga programme was broadcast live by Shraddha TV. Channel.

As brothers and sisters were celebrating the pious festival of Rakshabandhan throughout the country, sadhakas and devotees were tying the thread of heartfelt faith around the Guru’s wrist and were safeguarding their lives against fear, disquiet, attachment and hatred.

The presence of devout devotees seemed to convey that the efforts of detractors were unable to shake the faith of devotees.
‘On the pious festival of Rakshabandhan,
lakhs of devotees arrived.
Trampling the smear campaign under their feet,
they lit the lamps of faith.’
Shri Dhiraj Ji, the Mahant of ‘Baba Balaknath Siddha Pitha, Noida’ also came to greet Pujya Bapuji. He refuted the slandering attacks on Pujya Bapuji and on the Indian culture. He severely denounced the anti-social elements engaged in a conspiracy to weaken India through the insulting treatment, false propaganda and baseless criticism mounted against Jayendra Saraswati, Swami Ramdev, Satya Sai Baba, Amritanandmayi Ma and many other saints, and warned people against such elements.

Janmashtami, Surat (Gujrat), 23rd and 24th August: The festival of Janmashtami which celebrates the incarnation of the author of the Gita, Lord Krishna, whose praises have been sung in Vedas, Puranas and Upanishads, who is untiringly eulogized by Lord Brahma and other gods, who is worshipped by the whole universe comes every year to fill us with joy and zest.

Lord Krishna, by the mere remembrance of whom, our mind is filled with bliss and self-awareness, says in the Gita – ‘Such great souls, (who behold the Lord in all beings,) are very difficult to find.’

Lakhs of devotees rapturously celebrated the festival of Janmashtami singing and dancing with joy in the satsanga of Pujya Bapuji, a saint of the class the Lord Krishna thinks to be very difficult to find. The people of Surat availed themselves of the great fortune of listening to the tattvic satsanga.

Lakhs of devotees availed double benefit of Janmashtami. They nourished their bodies with butter and sugar candy and their minds with the nectar of satsanga. The ritual of breaking the Mataki hanging overhead provided spiritual zest to the people and they became free from ego relishing the spiritual butter and sugar candy of Krishna Consciousness, Sachchidananda. Blessed way every soul in the satsanga programme!

The faces of all, young and old alike reflected the joy that permeated their whole beings. Sanskar Channel telecasted the grand celebrations live.
The false and vicious propaganda against Pujya Bapuji strengthened the faith of devotees even more. Their faith was metamorphosed into divine faith. Lord Krishna referred to such divine faith, when He said, ‘the one with faith attains Knowledge.’ Ashtavakra too was referring to the same when he said to King Janaka, ‘Have faith O Dear! Have faith.’ The devotees assimilated this message and celebrated Janmashtami in a perfect manner. Students of Surat Gurukul presented a spiritual group dance, displaying their talents adding joy to the Janmashtami celebrations.

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