We are so very grateful to have Him in our lives.Īll visitors and new comers are always welcome. Even as a child, His spiritual inclination and contemplative nature set Him apart from other children of His age, and He was known as ‘Guru’ and Brahmajnani’ (knower of Brahman or Godhead) among His peers and others in the village. Individually and collectively we continue to strive to put Swami’s teachings into practice in our daily lives. Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born as Sathyanarayana Raju on Novemin the village of Puttaparthi, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. Pictures of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Babas 94th Birthday Celebrations : Sathya Sai Baba 94th Birthday Videos : Lotus Feet Of Sai Baba - Vibhuti Darshanam : Lets Pray Any mighty task can be accomplished by prayer. Mostly, we are available to anyone anytime we are asked.
We have done yard work for a house bound lady and have entertained nursing home patients with our singing a number of times but that was about it. The Sri Sathya Sai Center of Flushing, New York endeavors to provide a meeting place where spiritual aspirants of all faiths, races and walks of life can meet together to study and practice the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba and take part in selfless service in accordance with the principles laid out by Him.
We usually have only 4 or 5 attending the Thursday meetings but sometimes as many as 14 at the Sunday gathering.įor service activities we do very little as a group. Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju 23 November 1926 24 April 2011)was an Indian guru and philanthropist.At the age of fourteen he claime. Our island is very large (all the other islands can fit into this one) and our members are spread out some living as far as 2 hours away. We now meet every Thursday evening at 7:00 and offer a public meeting one Sunday a month. A puja room was constructed in 2003 and meetings began on a regular weekly basis. Wanting to have meetings on a weekly basis a couple living in Leilani Estates, Pahoa area, offered their home. We haven’t had to use tapes or c.d.’s since. In the mid 90’s we took the big step and some of us decided to let the tapes fade away (they were getting too moldy anyway) and lead the bhajans ourselves. His birthday, November 23, is celebrated as Sathya Sai Baba Jayanti by his devotees. Like so many other budding centers ours was small and bhajan leaders few so we sang our Love to Sai with the aid of bhajan tapes. Sathya Sai Baba (November 23, 1926April 24, 2011) was born as Sathyanarayana Raju in the village of Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. At that time the meetings were held in Hilo at a devotee’s home and we only met once every couple of months. Located on the East or wet side (we get about 170″ of rain a year) of the Big Island of Hawaii, our center got started in the late 80’s.