El Dios en un niño y el niño en Dios.
Había pasado mucho tiempo desde que asistí a un bhajan un domingo por la mañana en el mandir de Prashanti Nilayam. En realidad, después de el Mahasamadhi de Baba, que no asistía a las sesiones en el Mandir por un tiempo muy largo.
Los recuerdos juegan un papel divertido - sonrío pensando en todas las veces que se había derramado lágrimas y lloro pensando en todas las veces que había sonreído! .
Extraño pero cierto muy.
Y el salón Sai Kulwant para mí tiene hermosos recuerdos de muchas de sus sonrisas que cada vez que había ido allí, acabé llorando. Fue con gran coraje que yo una vez más comenze a asistir a los bhajans diarios -, pero sólo en las mañanas " los recuerdos eran tan fuertes que yo no estaba seguro de cómo lo iba a tomar.
El primer bhajan domingo por la mañana en asistí, después de mucho tiempo, resultó ser una experiencia increíble!
La experiencia mágica fue provocada por los más pequeños de la escuela primaria. El primer bhajan fue, "Vande Nandanam Uma" y en respuesta, hubo casi una explosión. Cientos de gargantas pequeñas, pero fuertes y agudas se unieron y no pude evitar una sonrisa simple.
Miré hacia atrás y vi a un centenar de lunas llenas ! Cada niño estaba tan lleno de energía y vitalidad y todos tenían un brillante, punto redondo vibhuti en la frente! Era como si me estaba mirando a un campo de girasoles que estaban sonriendo al sol. Su energía, entusiasmo y devoción fueron tan contagiosa y yo tenía tanta alegría en mi interior.
El segundo bhajan, "Sanathana Sarathi Sayeesha" fue uno que no era tan familiar para ellos. El volumen de la canción de inmediato cayó . Aunque las estrofas del bhajan eran un poco complejas, tiene un simple estribillo , "Ram, Ram, Sai, Sai Ram Ram". Era como si los niños estaban conteniendo todas sus energías para la línea mas conocida. Y así, cuando esa línea se acercó, hubo una explosión de energía ¡Qué lección fue para mí -. Siempre que sea posible, da tu mejor esfuerzo y no te detengas.
Los niños siempre han sido especiales para Swami ... (Ocasión - Navidad 2006 - Bienaventurados los que trabajan como niños, porque de ellos es el reino de los cielos)
Fuente: aravindb1982
El aplauso fue tan agradable y pensé que sería tan maravilloso si pudiéramos escuchar a estos niños todos los días. Pensé que iba a perderme en el duelo, pero estos chicos hicieron que tuviera una mañana de sol!
Yo cerré los ojos recordando el pasado sobre cómo Swami jugaba con estos niños en las mañanas de domingo antes de darles dulces y salados.
Swami llamo a uno de estos niños y le pregunta: "¿Dónde está tu hermano?" Él se da vuelta y señala a otro chico. Swami entonces le dice: "¡Ay! Todos son hermanos! "
El chico genero una sonrisa tímida.
Entonces Swami continúo, "¿Dónde está su hermana?" El chico asiente con la cabeza y dice con voz chillona: "¡Swami! No tengo hermanas! "
"¡Ay! Todas son hermanss "y Swami le da una palmadita cariñosa en la mejilla. El chico asiente con la cabeza y regresa a su lugar cuando Swami lo llama de nuevo.
Esta vez la pregunta, "¿Dónde está la esposa?"
Y el chico, con toda inocencia, entorna los ojos y le pregunta: "Todas son esposas?"
Y se genero un estallido de risas ......
Estoy reviviendo esos recuerdos y otros bhajan comenzaron. Se trata de "Shirdi Sai Sankara". El bhajan que transcurría con suavidad hasta que la línea ", Paramatma Shiva Shankara, Pavana Purusha Shankara" llego. Es una línea de tono alto y con todo entusiasmo, dos niños detrás de mí empezaron a cantar fuera de tiempo. Pronto se dieron cuenta de su error y todos los niños a su alrededor, incluido yo, estábamos mirándolos. Sus caras e pusieron de color rojo de vergüenza y se doblan hacia abajo y enterraron sus rostros. Se trata de un espectáculo tan dulce y lindo.
Y entonces, mi mente corre a el correo que había recibido de una chica que había estudiado toda su vida en la escuela primaria de Swami. Ha sido tan bien redactado que lo reproducimos a continuación:
Fuente: aravindb1982
A ella ....
Cuando estábamos en la escuela, iba a venir todos los días a clase, al comedor, a la tierra mientras que los juegos estaban ocurriendo, para observar la práctica de deportes o la práctica del PT! Esos recuerdos me traen lágrimas de gratitud y alegría, incluso ahora! Una vez cuando estábamos con paperas había venido a vernos. Creo que estaba en cuarto grado. Cada niño se quejaba de problemas mientras comían. Tuve la oportunidad y por eso muy ansiosa-mente le dije: "Swami no puedo ni hablar! Duele mucho!"
Y entonces me puse a llorar, mientras todos a su alrededor parecía estar riendo. Swami estaba divertido por lo que dije, pero él muy amorosamente me preguntó, que comí en el desayuno.
Entonces me dijo que me bebí la leche, pero yo no comí por el dolor de garganta. Luego sonrió y nos dijo a todos: "Si usted no come, cómo va a tener la fuerza para hablar y jugar. ¿Cómo va a ser sano?"
Le dije: "Swami las medicinas son amargas, por favor denos vibhuti en su lugar."
Luego creó vibhuti y le dio a todos nosotros. También nos dijo que tomáramos los medicamentos correctamente y dijo a los maestros que envíe chocolates para nosotros todos los días.
Para ayudar a aliviar los dolores, nos habrían dado paquetes de hielo para colocar en el área hinchada de las mejillas. El se quejo de que algunos de nosotros se acababan el hielo del paquete y en lugar de mantenerlo contra la mejilla hinchada, lo habían metido en agua para beberla fría .
Yo estaba asustado.
Él con mucho amor le dijo al profesor que éramos niños buenos y nos iba a escuchar. Él nos miró y nos preguntó si queríamos ir por el darshan al Mandir. Dijimos que queríamos! Entonces él nos dijo que si colocamos el hielo en la mejilla, tendríamos darshan jueves y domingo. Hicimos exactamente eso desde ese día! Y como había prometido, Él envió a Chiranjeevi Rao señor de los chocolates para nosotros todos los días!
Swami no era Dios sólo para nosotros, él era un padre amoroso, un maestro que sabía cómo hacerse escuchar , un amigo que siempre iba a estar allí cuando sea necesario para confiar en Él, y lo más importante Él estaba allí para cada uno de nosotros - 100 niños en cada clase!
Desde nuestro uniforme escolar, cuellos de las camisas, a nuestra comida y nuestros lápices de colores, se vio involucrado con todo eso. Swami es Swami - eso es todo. No es posible otra descripción..... .
¿Puedes ver a un niño en la sonrisa del Señor?
Fuente: aravindb1982
Se trata de una sesión de bhajans muy maravilloso y alegre para mí. Y suena el famoso dicho en mi corazón: "Puedes ver a Dios en la sonrisa de un niño."
Acabo de mirar a la bella imagen de Swami sonriente delante.
"También se puede ver a un niño en la sonrisa de Dios", mi corazón se completa.
OMSAIRAMMM...
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The God in a child and the child in God.
It had been a long time since I attended a Sunday morning bhajan in the Prashanti Nilayam mandir. Actually, after the Mahasamadhi of Baba, I had not attended the mandir sessions for a very long time.
Memories play a funny role - you smile thinking of all the times that you had shed tears and cry thinking of all the times you had smiled! Strange but very true. And the Sai Kulwant hall for me holds beautiful memories of so many of His smiles that everytime I had gone there, I ended up crying. It was with great courage that I again started attending daily bhajans - but only in the mornings for the evenings’ memories were so strong that I was sure about how I would take them.
The first Sunday morning bhajan I attended after a long time turned out to be an amazing experience!
The magical experience was brought on by the tiny tots of the Primary school. The first bhajan began, “Vande Uma Nandanam” and in response, there was almost an explosion. Hundreds of tiny but loud and shrill throats joined in following and I could simply not resist a smile.
I looked behind and saw a hundred full moons in the day! Each kid was so full of energy and vitality and everyone had a bright, round vibhuti dot on the forehead! It was as if I was looking at a field of sunflowers that were smiling at the sun. Their energy, enthusiasm and devotion were so infectious and I was having so much joy within.
The second bhajan, “Sanathana Sarathi Sayeesha” was one that was not so familiar to them. The volume of the singing immediately went down. Though the lines in that bhajan are a little complex, there is one simple line which goes as ,"Ram, Sai Ram, Sai Ram Ram”. It was as if the kids were holding back and damming all their energies for the familiar line. And so, when that line came up, there was a burst of energy. What a lesson it was for me - wherever possible, just give your best and do not hold back.
Children have always been special for Swami... (occasion - Christmas 2006 - Blessed are the children for their's is the kingdom of heaven)
Source: aravindb1982
The clapping was so nice and I felt that it would be so wonderful if we could loan these kids for everyday morning bhajans. I thought that I would be lost in mourning but these kids made it for me a Sunny morning! And I closed my eyes reminiscing on how Swami would play with these kids on Sunday mornings before giving them sweets and savouries.
Swami calls one of these kids and asks him, “Where is your brother?” He turns around and points to another kid. Swami then tells him, “Ay! All are brothers!”
The kid has a sheepish smile.
Then Swami continues, “Where is sister?” The kid nods his head and says in a squeaky voice, “Swami! No sisters!”
“Ay! All are sisters” and Swami gives him a gentle pat on his cheek. The kid nods and is returning to his place when Swami calls out to him again.
This time the question is, “Where is wife?”
And the kid, in all innocence, narrows his eyes and asks, “All are wife?”
There is such a burst of laughter......
Am reliving so many such memories and another bhajan begin. It is “Shirdi Sai Shankara”. The bhajan is going on smoothly till the line, “Paramatma Shiva Shankara, Pavana Purusha Shankara” comes. It is a high pitched line and in all enthusiasm, two kids behind me start singing once the first half is over. Soon they realize their mistake and all the kids around them, including me, are looking at them. Their faces are red in embarrassment and they bend down and bury their faces in their own laps. It is such a sweet and cute sight.
And then, my mind races to the mail that I had received from a girl who had studied all her life in Swami's Primary school. It has been so beautifully worded that I reproduce it below:
Source: aravindb1982
Over to her....
When we were in school, He would come everyday to class, to the dining hall, to the ground while games were on, to watch sports practice or PT practice! Those memories bring tears of gratitude and joy even now! Once when we were down with mumps He had come to see us. I think I was in 4th standard then. Every kid was complaining of trouble while eating. I got a chance and so I very eagerly went and told Him, "Swami I can't even talk! It pains a lot!"
And then I started crying while everyone around seemed to be laughing. Swami was amused at what I said, but He very lovingly asked me what I ate for breakfast.
Then I said that I drank milk but I didn't eat because of throat pain. He then smiled and told us all, "If you dont eat, how will you have strength to talk and play. How will you get well?"
I said, "Swami the medicines are bitter, please give us vibhuti instead."
Then He created vibhuti and gave it to all of us. He also told us to take medicines properly and told the teachers that He will send chocolates for us everyday.
One more point here - to help ease the pains, we would be given ice packs to place on the swollen area at our necks.The teachers complained to Him that some of us would remove the ice from the packet and, instead of holding against our swollen cheek, we'd put it into water and drink the chilled water when they weren't around.
I was scared because I had started that practice!
He very lovingly told the teacher that we were good children and we would listen to Him. He looked at us and asked if we wanted to go for darshan to mandir. We said we wanted to! Then He told us that if we took the ice on our cheek as the teachers said, we'd be taken for darshan thursday and sunday. We did just that from that day on! And as promised, He sent Chiranjeevi Rao sir with chocolates for us everyday!
Am also reminded of the innumerable times when He'd ask, "Did you have breakfast", and I'd have missed but I would still just nod and then further He would ask me as to what was for breakfast?
I would simply be blank!
Swami was not just God to us, He was a loving parent, a teacher who knew how to get us to listen to Him, a friend who'd always be there when we needed to confide in Him, and most importantly He was there for each of us - 100 kids in every class! Right from our school uniform, shirt collars, to our eating and our color pencils, He was involved with all of that. Swami is Swami - thats it. No other description is possible......
Can't you see a child in the Lord's smile?
Source: aravindb1982
It is a very wonderful and cheerful bhajan session for me. And a famous saying rings in my heart, “You can see God in a child’s smile.”
I just look up at the beautiful picture of Swami smiling in front.
“You can also see a child in God’s smile”, my heart completes.
OMSAIRAMMM...
A ella ....
Cuando estábamos en la escuela, iba a venir todos los días a clase, al comedor, a la tierra mientras que los juegos estaban ocurriendo, para observar la práctica de deportes o la práctica del PT! Esos recuerdos me traen lágrimas de gratitud y alegría, incluso ahora! Una vez cuando estábamos con paperas había venido a vernos. Creo que estaba en cuarto grado. Cada niño se quejaba de problemas mientras comían. Tuve la oportunidad y por eso muy ansiosa-mente le dije: "Swami no puedo ni hablar! Duele mucho!"
Y entonces me puse a llorar, mientras todos a su alrededor parecía estar riendo. Swami estaba divertido por lo que dije, pero él muy amorosamente me preguntó, que comí en el desayuno.
Entonces me dijo que me bebí la leche, pero yo no comí por el dolor de garganta. Luego sonrió y nos dijo a todos: "Si usted no come, cómo va a tener la fuerza para hablar y jugar. ¿Cómo va a ser sano?"
Le dije: "Swami las medicinas son amargas, por favor denos vibhuti en su lugar."
Luego creó vibhuti y le dio a todos nosotros. También nos dijo que tomáramos los medicamentos correctamente y dijo a los maestros que envíe chocolates para nosotros todos los días.
Para ayudar a aliviar los dolores, nos habrían dado paquetes de hielo para colocar en el área hinchada de las mejillas. El se quejo de que algunos de nosotros se acababan el hielo del paquete y en lugar de mantenerlo contra la mejilla hinchada, lo habían metido en agua para beberla fría .
Yo estaba asustado.
Él con mucho amor le dijo al profesor que éramos niños buenos y nos iba a escuchar. Él nos miró y nos preguntó si queríamos ir por el darshan al Mandir. Dijimos que queríamos! Entonces él nos dijo que si colocamos el hielo en la mejilla, tendríamos darshan jueves y domingo. Hicimos exactamente eso desde ese día! Y como había prometido, Él envió a Chiranjeevi Rao señor de los chocolates para nosotros todos los días!
Swami no era Dios sólo para nosotros, él era un padre amoroso, un maestro que sabía cómo hacerse escuchar , un amigo que siempre iba a estar allí cuando sea necesario para confiar en Él, y lo más importante Él estaba allí para cada uno de nosotros - 100 niños en cada clase!
Desde nuestro uniforme escolar, cuellos de las camisas, a nuestra comida y nuestros lápices de colores, se vio involucrado con todo eso. Swami es Swami - eso es todo. No es posible otra descripción..... .
¿Puedes ver a un niño en la sonrisa del Señor?
Fuente: aravindb1982
Se trata de una sesión de bhajans muy maravilloso y alegre para mí. Y suena el famoso dicho en mi corazón: "Puedes ver a Dios en la sonrisa de un niño."
Acabo de mirar a la bella imagen de Swami sonriente delante.
"También se puede ver a un niño en la sonrisa de Dios", mi corazón se completa.
OMSAIRAMMM...
............................................................................................................
The God in a child and the child in God.
It had been a long time since I attended a Sunday morning bhajan in the Prashanti Nilayam mandir. Actually, after the Mahasamadhi of Baba, I had not attended the mandir sessions for a very long time.
Memories play a funny role - you smile thinking of all the times that you had shed tears and cry thinking of all the times you had smiled! Strange but very true. And the Sai Kulwant hall for me holds beautiful memories of so many of His smiles that everytime I had gone there, I ended up crying. It was with great courage that I again started attending daily bhajans - but only in the mornings for the evenings’ memories were so strong that I was sure about how I would take them.
The first Sunday morning bhajan I attended after a long time turned out to be an amazing experience!
The magical experience was brought on by the tiny tots of the Primary school. The first bhajan began, “Vande Uma Nandanam” and in response, there was almost an explosion. Hundreds of tiny but loud and shrill throats joined in following and I could simply not resist a smile.
I looked behind and saw a hundred full moons in the day! Each kid was so full of energy and vitality and everyone had a bright, round vibhuti dot on the forehead! It was as if I was looking at a field of sunflowers that were smiling at the sun. Their energy, enthusiasm and devotion were so infectious and I was having so much joy within.
The second bhajan, “Sanathana Sarathi Sayeesha” was one that was not so familiar to them. The volume of the singing immediately went down. Though the lines in that bhajan are a little complex, there is one simple line which goes as ,"Ram, Sai Ram, Sai Ram Ram”. It was as if the kids were holding back and damming all their energies for the familiar line. And so, when that line came up, there was a burst of energy. What a lesson it was for me - wherever possible, just give your best and do not hold back.
Children have always been special for Swami... (occasion - Christmas 2006 - Blessed are the children for their's is the kingdom of heaven)
Source: aravindb1982
The clapping was so nice and I felt that it would be so wonderful if we could loan these kids for everyday morning bhajans. I thought that I would be lost in mourning but these kids made it for me a Sunny morning! And I closed my eyes reminiscing on how Swami would play with these kids on Sunday mornings before giving them sweets and savouries.
Swami calls one of these kids and asks him, “Where is your brother?” He turns around and points to another kid. Swami then tells him, “Ay! All are brothers!”
The kid has a sheepish smile.
Then Swami continues, “Where is sister?” The kid nods his head and says in a squeaky voice, “Swami! No sisters!”
“Ay! All are sisters” and Swami gives him a gentle pat on his cheek. The kid nods and is returning to his place when Swami calls out to him again.
This time the question is, “Where is wife?”
And the kid, in all innocence, narrows his eyes and asks, “All are wife?”
There is such a burst of laughter......
Am reliving so many such memories and another bhajan begin. It is “Shirdi Sai Shankara”. The bhajan is going on smoothly till the line, “Paramatma Shiva Shankara, Pavana Purusha Shankara” comes. It is a high pitched line and in all enthusiasm, two kids behind me start singing once the first half is over. Soon they realize their mistake and all the kids around them, including me, are looking at them. Their faces are red in embarrassment and they bend down and bury their faces in their own laps. It is such a sweet and cute sight.
And then, my mind races to the mail that I had received from a girl who had studied all her life in Swami's Primary school. It has been so beautifully worded that I reproduce it below:
Source: aravindb1982
Over to her....
When we were in school, He would come everyday to class, to the dining hall, to the ground while games were on, to watch sports practice or PT practice! Those memories bring tears of gratitude and joy even now! Once when we were down with mumps He had come to see us. I think I was in 4th standard then. Every kid was complaining of trouble while eating. I got a chance and so I very eagerly went and told Him, "Swami I can't even talk! It pains a lot!"
And then I started crying while everyone around seemed to be laughing. Swami was amused at what I said, but He very lovingly asked me what I ate for breakfast.
Then I said that I drank milk but I didn't eat because of throat pain. He then smiled and told us all, "If you dont eat, how will you have strength to talk and play. How will you get well?"
I said, "Swami the medicines are bitter, please give us vibhuti instead."
Then He created vibhuti and gave it to all of us. He also told us to take medicines properly and told the teachers that He will send chocolates for us everyday.
One more point here - to help ease the pains, we would be given ice packs to place on the swollen area at our necks.The teachers complained to Him that some of us would remove the ice from the packet and, instead of holding against our swollen cheek, we'd put it into water and drink the chilled water when they weren't around.
I was scared because I had started that practice!
He very lovingly told the teacher that we were good children and we would listen to Him. He looked at us and asked if we wanted to go for darshan to mandir. We said we wanted to! Then He told us that if we took the ice on our cheek as the teachers said, we'd be taken for darshan thursday and sunday. We did just that from that day on! And as promised, He sent Chiranjeevi Rao sir with chocolates for us everyday!
Am also reminded of the innumerable times when He'd ask, "Did you have breakfast", and I'd have missed but I would still just nod and then further He would ask me as to what was for breakfast?
I would simply be blank!
Swami was not just God to us, He was a loving parent, a teacher who knew how to get us to listen to Him, a friend who'd always be there when we needed to confide in Him, and most importantly He was there for each of us - 100 kids in every class! Right from our school uniform, shirt collars, to our eating and our color pencils, He was involved with all of that. Swami is Swami - thats it. No other description is possible......
Can't you see a child in the Lord's smile?
Source: aravindb1982
It is a very wonderful and cheerful bhajan session for me. And a famous saying rings in my heart, “You can see God in a child’s smile.”
I just look up at the beautiful picture of Swami smiling in front.
“You can also see a child in God’s smile”, my heart completes.
OMSAIRAMMM...
OMSAIRAMMM...
CENTRO SAI HISPANO...
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