In one of the
Satsangs
during Swami's 2016 visit to Croatia, a devotee asked the role of an individual's connection with the formless.
And here is what Swami said:
There are many radios through which the same song can be heard. It is the same sun that shines in all water bodies around the world. It is the same knowledge which is taught by the many teachers and many schools. In the same way, I have many instruments to do My work. Not only one lady, or boy, or man – all of you are My instruments in some way or another and you all have a role to play in My mission. Just like the rest of you, she has a role to play. If one person can experience and listen to God within, so can everybody else. All it needs is to be tuned always to the station of God; to be constantly thinking of God and nothing else and then you become a flawless instrument in the hands of the Lord and you can be connected to God all the time. Just as, in a class, there are many students who are learning, but some work hard and excel, whilst some do not make enough effort, so they struggle. Though the teacher is the same, the students’ achievements will depend on their efforts. So, if one student can pass the exam, everybody else can, too. People like that are examples of such instruments. Like them, I have many mouths through which I speak, many hands through which I serve, many feet through which I walk and many hearts through which I love. Everyone’s mission is to become a flawless instrument in the Lord’s hands and to inspire others to do the same.
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Annapoorna Receives Social Audit Certification
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Annapoorna is excited to share that the Social Audit Certification has been conferred upon it from the auditors at the
Social Audit Network - SAN INDIA
on the June 20, 2018.
Social Audit is a great method for organizations such as Annapoorna to plan, manage, monitor and measure the internal and external impact of its social operations and to ensure that it is indeed making a positive difference in the society while living up to its shared values and objectives.
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Annapoorna Team Meets Karnataka's Education Minister
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The Annapoorna team met Sri N. Mahesh, Karnataka State's newly appointed Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. The team provided him with details about Annapoorna's flagship breakfast programme that currently serves free nutritious breakfast to over 1.1 Lakh school going children in rural and underprivileged centers across the country. In Karnataka alone, Annapoorna reaches out to 850 government schools, benefitting 51,000 children.
With the recent MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) sign-up, Annapoorna now plans to provide cookies/biscuits to Government schools in Gulbarga district that will complement the current Ksheera Bhagya Milk Scheme of the Government of Karnataka. This will benefit over 1.9 Lakh more children across 1500 Government schools in Gulbarga district.
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Annapoorna Breakfast Commences in Chikkaballapur Government Schools for the New Academic Year
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The Annapoorna team met Sri N. Mahesh, Karnataka State's newly appointed Minister for Primary and Secondary Education. The team provided him with details about Annapoorna's flagship breakfast programme that currently serves free nutritious breakfast to over 1.1 Lakh school going children in rural and underprivileged centers across the country. In Karnataka alone, Annapoorna reaches out to 850 government schools, benefitting 51,000 children.
With the recent MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) sign-up, Annapoorna now plans to provide cookies/biscuits to Government schools in Gulbarga district that will complement the current Ksheera Bhagya Milk Scheme of the Government of Karnataka. This will benefit over 1.9 Lakh more children across 1500 Government schools in Gulbarga district.
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Annapoorna Breakfast Launch in Hubbali Government School
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The Hubbali Annapoorna team recently reached out to the Hubbali Block Education Officer who graciously permitted the team to commence the breakfast programme to fit the academic year.
The team started serving breakfast to 120 children in the Government School No. 6 in Janata Bazaar in Hubbali in the state of Karnataka from Monday, June 25, 2018. The children relished the Upma served on the first day!
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Joint Efforts in Providing Uniform
and School Bags for
Sengalipuram Village Children
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The Panchayat Union Primary School in Sengalipuram Village in Thiruvarur District in Tamil Nadu State that receives Annapoorna breakfast, recently saw a wonderful blend of efforts from villagers, other groups, and Annapoorna that led to the distribution of new uniforms and school bags for the 130 children studying there. Apart from this, the united efforts of various people involved, also helped the school with necessities such as cupboards, fans and so on. Annapoorna has been serving the school children with biscuits daily, and the strength of the school is seen to have improved!
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Building a Spiritual Abode in the Wilderness
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At four am on a serene Monday morning, some youth from Colombo left on a five hour journey to Ambagaswewa, located in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, a city that oozes with the rich history of Sri Lanka. The youth arrived at the forest monastery where a recently built kutiya (lodging) constructed for a monk to peacefully engage in meditation and spiritual activities protected from the harsher aspects of Mother Nature, was being inaugurated. The only sounds that could be heard were the rustling of the leaves, and the chirping of the birds as soft gusts of wind blew past and green vistas could be seen for miles around, a far cry from the bustling city life they were accustomed to.
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Nigeria
Seva
for the Month of June
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The Thursday School Breakfast
Seva
activity as Blessed by Swami, is being observed religiously on every Thursday.
Two Schools are being catered to:
- Ereko Methodist School Lagos
- Flyingdove Nursery Lagos
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Middle East Youth Service Activities
June 2018
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Service at construction sites has been the prime
Seva
of the youth of Middle East which is now benefitting over 600 labourers from four different areas in the region. These men toil under the sun, day in and day out, to build magnificent edifices, yet they are paid very little for the hard labour they undertake. A major share of whatever they earn is sent to their homes for taking care of their kith and kin, leaving a bare minimum, just to keep themselves alive. The youth derived inspiration from such selfless and sacrificing souls whose hearts are richer than their pockets.
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The energetic youth of Middle East dived into action on yet another occasion when they learned about shortage of blood at the central Blood Bank in the region. A blood donation drive was thus planned which saw the participation of several self-motivated youth coming forward to donate blood. This was a unique act of sharing liquid love. With prayers in their hearts and lips, these youth leave no stone unturned when it comes to making a difference in the society they live in. They believe in initiating small streams of selfless actions which they know, will one day, turn into a river of pure and selfless work as taught by their Guru - Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
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Every Friday, under the able guidance of Alumna of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, Anantapur campus, a group of ladies impart Basic English and Computer skills to working women living in labour camps in the region. Also, there are special yoga and healthy-living sessions held at these labour camps which enable these women to cope with the ever-increasing stress arising in both professional as well as personal lives.
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My name is Sanjika Shiva. Currently, I am a student waiting for admission at Vincent Girls’ High School, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, to study in the A/L Mathematics (Math) Division. .
Firstly, I would like to narrate how I entered Educare, Kirankulam.
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Swami has fulfilled many of my desires. I wrote a letter to Swami when He visited Educare on January 4, 2018 asking for His Blessings to be successful in GCE O/L exams. I was overwhelmed when I obtained eight As and one C. My love for Swami has increased tremendously.
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