1. 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 year.

2. The new Festival Calendar for the year 2002 is now available.

3. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for New Year.

4. A new link has been added under the Divine Discourses section for Sathya Sai Speaks (Volumes 1 to 30). This link is provided by the international Sathya Sai Organization and has in it all the 30 volumes of Sathya Sai Speaks in PDF by volume or chapter.

5. More quotations have been added to Quotable Quotes.

6. Sai Darshan is very happy to make available the inaugural issue of Sai Jewels , the quarterly newsletter of the Sri Sathya Sai Organizations, Region X (South-East Asia).

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 very happy to make available the November 2001 issue of Sai Jewels , the quarterly newsletter of the Sri Sathya Sai Organizations, Region X (South-East Asia).

Four new Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

1. Women's Day, November 19, 2001
2. Inauguration, World Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Schools, November 20, 2001
3. Valedictory Function, World Conference of Sri Sathya Sai Schools, November 21, 2001
4. Swami's 76th Birthday Discourse, November 23, 2001

1. The 76th Birthday of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba will be celebrated on November 23, 2001. 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 imbibe the Divine Necter of Bhagavan Baba's Birthday teachings and learn 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. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Birthday.

3. Eight new Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section.

   1. Paaduka Puja, October 9, 2001
   2. Dasara, October 20, 2001
   3. Dasara, October 21, 2001
   4. Dasara, October 22, 2001
   5. Dasara, October 23, 2001
   6. Dasara, October 24, 2001
   7. Dasara, October 25, 2001
   8. Dasara, October 26, 2001

Sai Darshan is very happy to make available four additional issues of Sai Jewels , the quarterly newsletter of the Sri Sathya Sai Organizations, Region X (South-East Asia).

1. Women's Day will be celebrated on November 19, 2001. 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.

2. The Festival Calendar has been updated with the Divine Message for Women's Day

On November 14, 2001 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.

1. This year the annual Akhanda Bhajan (24 hour non-stop Bhajan) will start at 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 10, 2001 and end at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 11, 2001. 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.

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 October 17, 2001 to October 26, 2001. 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.

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

   1. Maharashtra Visit (July 16, 2001)
   2. Krishna Janamashtami Discourse (August 11, 2001)
   3. Ganesh Chaturthi Discourse (August 22, 2001)
   4. Onam Discourse (August 31, 2001)

1. On August 22, 2001 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. Eswaramma Day Discourse (May 6, 2001)
   2. Buddha Purnima Discourse (May 7, 2001)
   3. Mumbai Visit (June 1, 2001)
   4. Whitefield Hospital Anniversary (June 10, 2001)
   5. Bal Vikas Conference (July 4, 2001)
   6. Guru Poornima (July 5, 2001)

4. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations page. A new link has been added for the Sri Lanka Sathya Sai Organization.

1. On July 5, 2001 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. Sai Darshan is very happy to make available Sai Jewels , the quarterly newsletter of the Sri Sathya Sai Organizations, Region X (South-East Asia).

4. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations page. New links have been added for the following:

   1. Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Rosefield, UK
   2. Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Central London, UK
   3. Sri Sathya Sai Baba Center of Toronto, Canada

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

   1. Summer Course Discourse (May 19, 2000)
   2. Tamil New Year Discourse (April 14, 2001)

1. We celebrate Eswaramma Day on May 6, 2001. 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 following Discourses have been added to the Divine Discourse section:

   1. Ugaadi Discourse (March 26, 2001)
   2. Sree Raama Navami Discourse (April 2, 2001)

4. New links have been added to the Home Page for the following Prashanti Nilayam web sites:

   1. Prashanti Nilayam
   2. Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Science

5. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations page. A new link has been added for the Brazil Sathya Sai Organization.

1. On April 2, 2001 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 describes the greatness of the Raama Naama (name of Raama).

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

1. On March 26, 2001 we celebrate Ugadi (Yugadi or New Year, according to the Indian Lunar Calendar.) 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. On February 21, 2001 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 a Lingodbhavam 2001 Photo Album of this memorable event.

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

   1. Mahashivarathri Discourse (February 22, 2001)
   2. Mahashivarathri Discourse (February 21, 2001)
   3. Hospital Inauguration Discourse (January 19, 2001)

5. Updates have been made to the Sai Organizations page. A new link has been added for the UK/Ireland Sathya Sai Organization.

6. We welcome Kutumba Rao Lanka to the Sai Darshan Web Sevaks.

7. We regret that due to a virus attack and disk crash, about 10 days of e-mail sent to Aryama March 1 - March 10 was lost before responses could be sent. This also caused a delay in updating Sai Darshan.

Selected chapters from Swami's Sathya Sai Vahini - Eternal Truths and Prasnottara Vahini - Brahma Vidya and Women, on the universality of the Vedas and Brahma Vidya, have been added to Sai Darshan.

1. Swami is currently in Prashanti Nilayam. He left Brindavan, Bangalore on Monday, Feb. 5, 2001 at 6:35 AM.

2. On February 21, 2001 we celebrate Mahaashivarathri, 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.

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

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

1. On January 14, 2001 we celebrate Sankraanthi, which is a festival that celebrates the glory of the Sun God. This day marks the entry of the sun into Uttarayana, or the zodiac house of Capricorn. Special sacredness is attached to this movement of the sun. To mark the occasion, excerpts from Bhagavan Baba's Discourses on the importance of Sankraanthi are presented.

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

Swami's New Year Discourse, January 1, 2001 has been added to the Divine Discourse section (Corrected version updated Jan 5, 2001).

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.

Swami's Christmas Discourse, December 25, 2000, answering critics, has been added to the Divine Discourse section. (Corrected version updated Jan 3, 2001)