Swami is currently in Prasanthi Nilayam. He left Brindavan, Bangalore on Thursday, Dec 28, 2000 at 8:45 AM.

Sai Darshan wishes all A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY AND BLISSFUL NEW YEAR. We pray to Bhagavan Baba to bless us all with His Infinite Grace for the new millenium. Sai Darshan presents excerpts from Bhagavan Baba's New Year Discourses.

The Festival Calendar for 2001 is now available.

1. Sai Darshan wishes all A WONDERFUL, HOLY, BLISSFUL CHRISTMAS, and presents excerpts from Bhagavan Baba's Christmas Discourses.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Christmas.

3. Sai Darshan is happy to present readers with the 75th Birthday Divine Message from Bhagavan Baba written in His own handwriting in Telugu for the special 75th Birthday issue of Sanathana Sarathi.

4. The following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Righteous Practice - the True Sadhana - 7th World Conference, November 24, 2000
   2. Education Must be Value-Based and Free - Convocation, November 22, 2000
   3. Wings for Flight to the Divine - Love and Service - 7th World Conference, November 20, 2000
   4. Role of the Mother - Ladies Day, November 19, 2000
   5. Tread the Path of Truth - Dasara, October 5, 2000
   6. The Pancha Kleshas (Five Miseries) - Dasara, October 4, 2000
   7. Lead a Meaningful and Virtuous Life - Dasara, October 3, 2000
   8. Lead a Virtuous Life to Earn God's Grace - Dasara, October 2, 2000
   9. Memories of Bhagavan's Childhood - Dasara, October 1, 2000
   10. Splendor of Divinity - Summer Course, May 18, 2000

Swami's 75th Birthday Discourse, Love and Character - the Way to God, November 23, 2000 has been added to the Divine Discourse section.

1. The 75th Birthday of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba will be celebrated on November 23, 2000. On this auspicious occasion, we offer our humble Pranams at the Lotus Feet of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba and thank Him for allowing us to do this seva. We invite all our readers to read Bhagavan Baba's Birthday teachings and find out how He wants us to celebrate His Birthday. You are also invited to enjoy the wonderful sight of Bhagavan Baba sitting on the Jhoola (Poornachandra Auditorium, Nov 23, 1988).

2. Women's Day will be celebrated on November 19, 2000. Bhagavan Baba has spoken at length about the dedication of women and the important role played by mothers in the society. On this occasion, we are pleased to present our readers with excerpts from Bhagavan Baba's Women's Day Discourses.

3. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Birthday and also Women's Day

1. The following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Conference on Values Education (September 29, 2000)
   2. Conference on Values Education (September 26, 2000)

1. This year the annual Akhanda Bhajan (24 hour non-stop Bhajan) will start at 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 11, 2000 and end at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 12, 2000. Sai Darshan is pleased to present devotees with some Divine Words of advice on the importance of singing Bhajans and what we can accomplish with community singing.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Akhanda Bhajan.

3. The following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Inaugural Discourse - Conference on Values Education (September 25, 2000)
   2. Onam Discourse (September 10, 2000)

1. On October 26, 2000 we celebrate Deepavali, the festival of lights. People celebrate this festival by lighting arrays of lamps and bursting firecrackers, signifying the victory of good over evil. Bhagavan Baba has spoken about the inner significance of this very important festival on a number of occasions. Sai Darshan is happy to share some of these Divine Words.

2. Updates have been made to the Sathya Sai Baba Centers schedule page. The Sarva Dharma Service Center is undertaking the construction of a mandir in Howell, New Jersey, USA.

3. The following Discourse has been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Dasara Discourse (October 6, 2000)

1. In connection with the celebration of Dasara, a new section of Slokas on Devi has been added to the Sloka page.

2. The following Discourse has been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Summer Course Discourse (May 17, 2000)

1. Dasara is a ten day festival that begins with the first day of the month of Aashvayuja in the Lunar calendar. The first nine nights, Devi Navaraatri, are dedicated to the maternal feminine Shakti aspect of the Divine. The tenth day is Vijaya Dasami, commemorating the day that Rama achieved victory over Ravana. This year, Dasara is being celebrated from September 28, 2000 to October 7, 2000. Bhagavan Baba has spoken about the inner significance of this very important festival on a number of occasions. Sai Darshan is happy to share some of these Divine Words.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Dasara and also Onam

3. A number of new Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Ganesh Chaturthi Discourse (September 1, 2000)
   2. Krishna Janmashtami Discourse (August 22, 2000)
   3. Varalakshmi Vratha Discourse (August 11, 2000)

4. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations page and also EHV sites page.

1. On September 1, 2000 we celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi, a day dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha who is the remover of obstacles. To mark the occasion, Sai Darshan is pleased to provide devotees with a variety of quotations from Bhagavan Baba on the importance of Vinaayaka (Ganesha) worship.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Ganesh Chaturthi.

3. A number of new Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Summer Course Discourse (May 16, 2000)
   2. Summer Course Discourse (May 15 PM, 2000)
   3. Shivarathri Discourse (March 5, 2000)
   4. Dasara Discourse (Swami's Childhood Days) (October 18, 1999)

1. The following Discourse has been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Guru Poornima Discourse (July 16, 2000)

1. On August 22, 2000 we celebrate Krishna Janmaashtami, the day when Lord Krishna was born. On this occasion, we are happy to present the readers with a few quotations from our dear Lord Sai on the significance of the Krishna Avatar.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Krishna Janmashtami.

3. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations web page.

4. Updates have been made to the center schedules page.

1. On July 16, 2000 we celebrate Guru Poornima, a day dedicated to the remembrance and worship of our Sadguru. On this occasion, we are happy to present the readers with a few quotations from our dear Lord Sai on the significance of Guru Poornima.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Guru Poornima.

3. A number of Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Buddha Poornima Discourse (May 21, 2000)
   2. Summer Course Inauguration Discourse (May 15, 2000)
   3. Eswaramma Day Discourse (May 6, 2000)

4. The Shree Sai Chakra article by Sri Ghandikota V. Subba Rao has been updated with color versions of the Sai Yanthra in Sanskrit, Thelugu and English.

1. Swami is currently in Prasanthi Nilayam. He left Brindavan on Sunday, June 11, 2000 at 9:30 AM, after morning darshan, and arrived in Prasanthi Nilayam at 2 PM. On the way, Swami stopped at Bagepalli and inaugurated a Ganesha temple.

1. A children's section has been added to Sai Darshan in this update. Currently this section has a detailed account of Swami's School Days (based on His Divine Discourses). In future we plan to add stories and other material that will be of interest to children.

2. New photos and messages have been added to the Wisdom Wall .

3. Updates have been made to the center schedules page.

4. New additions have been made to the Sai Organizations page.

5. A number of Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section, which has been enhanced to include collections of discourses on specific topics such as Namasmarana, Pranava (Aum), Bhajan Singing etc.:

   1. Sree Raama Navami Discourse (April 12, 2000)
   2. Ugadi Discourse (April 5, 2000)
   3. Shivarathri Discourse (March 2, 1992)
   4. Pranavopasana (October 1, 1987)
   5. The Primary Principle (December 12, 1986)

6. A new article on Mahavakyas written by Sri Ghandikota V. Subba Rao has been added to the Articles section.

1. We celebrate Eswaramma Day on May 6, 2000. This day is dedicated to the memory of Eswaramma, mother of Bhagavan Baba, and is celebrated as Children's Day by devotees of Bhagavan Baba all over the world. Bhagavan Baba has talked about the glory of motherhood and the important role played by mothers in society. Sai Darshan is pleased to present its readers with excerpts from selected Divine Discourses delivered by Bhagavan on this occasion.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Eswaramma Day.

3. The Sai Darshan Home Page has been reorganized to provide easier access to the contents on the web site. All the links are now categorized by types (such as Bhajans, Discourses etc.). Links that belong to each category are grouped together and displayed as a block with a header for the category.

4. A new section on Audio Clips, Gaayathree Manthras, has been added. Currently this section contains the following audio clips:

   1. Gaayathree (recited by Bhagavan Baba)
   2. Sai Gaayathree (recited by Sri Ghandikota Subba Rao)
   3. Sai Suurya Gaayathree (recited by Sri Ghandikota Subba Rao)
   4. Sai Hiranyagarbha Gaayathree (recited by Sri Ghandikota Subba Rao)

5. The section on Web sites has been reorganized to provide separate links for Sai Organization web sites, Book stores around the world and EHV sites.

1. On April 12, 2000 we celebrate Sree Raama Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama. On this holy occasion, Sai Darshan invites all devotees to listen to our dear Lord Sai Ram, as He descibes the greatness of the Raama Naama (name of Raama).

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Sree Raama Navami.

3. The Web Sites page has been updated with links to Sri Sathya Sai Organizations in different countries of the world.

1. On April 5, 2000 we celebrate Ugadi (Yugadi or New Year, according to the Indian Lunar Calendar.) The New Year is named Vikrama. Sai Darshan wishes all devotees A HAPPY UGADI and invites them to ponder selected excerpts from Swami's Divine Discourses on Ugadi.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Ugadi.

3. The Sloka section has been enhanced with a page on Bhagavad Geetha. Currently this page contains an introduction to Bhagavad Geetha and the slokas from Chapter 12 (Bhakthi Yoga) of Bhagavad Geetha. There are audio files attached to each sloka and these can be used to learn the correct pronounciation. A Real Player is needed to play the audio files.

4. The following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section:

   1. Upanayanam Discourse [on Gayathri] (February 10, 2000)
   2. On Bhagavad Geetha (June 24, 1961)

1. On March 4, 2000 at 7:00 PM, in Sai Kulvanth Hall, while Shivarathri bhajans were being sung, Bhagavan Baba manifested and brought up a large golden Linga from His mouth. Sai Darshan is pleased to provide fellow devotees with the following multimedia presentations of this memorable event.

   1. Slide Show of Lingodbhavam
   2. Photos of Lingodbhavam
   3. Video clip of Lingodbhavam (size 2.774 MB) - please right-click on the following link and save (download) the video clip, which can be played with Windows Media Player or RealPlayer: Video Clip of Lingodbhavam

2. The following Discourse has been added to the Divine Discourse section:

   1. Shivarathri Discourse (March 4, 2000)

1. Swami left Prasanthi Nilayam at 5:00 AM on Thursday, March 9, 2000, and is currently in Brindavan, Bangalore.

1. On March 4, 2000 we celebrate Shivarathri, which is a festival devoted to the worship of Lord Shiva. It is normally observed with night long devotional singing and chantings. Bhagavan Baba has talked at length about the significance of this important festival and how it has to be observed by us. Sai Darshan is pleased to present excerpts from Bhagavan Baba's Shivarathri Discourses.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Shivarathri.

3. The Visiting Prasanthi Nilayam page has been updated with more information.

1. The following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section:

   1. Sankraanthi Discourse (January 14PM, 2000)
   2. Sports Day Discourse (January 14AM, 2000)
   3. Convocation Discourse (November 22, 1999)

2. The Visiting Prasanthi Nilayam page has been updated with more information.

3. The Book List has been updated with information from the latest Sanathana Sarathi.