Issue 181 - June 14, 2020 | | Mind is the cause of bondage and liberation, and if one can master this mind, one can become not just a mastermind but the master Himself, says Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai. In this series of talks, 'Master the Mind', primarily given to the Ashram residents of Sathya Sai Grama, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai guides us step by step, to take up a 30 day sadhana to understand, analyse, master and finally merge the mind into the divine self. | | INNER VIEW By Sri Madhusudan Naidu
Given To God, Never Goes Waste!
It was during the Navarathri Homas and Dussehra Yajnam 2017 that a child rose on His knees while Swami passed by in Darshan and put forth a very sincere question,
"Swami, we are offering ghee, sarees and several other expensive articles in to the fire, is it not getting wasted? Instead the same money could be better utilized for serving more poor." Swami, paused in His steps bent low to hear him out and then with great patience and compassion explained, "Dear one! Anything offered to God does not go waste instead it comes back manifolds. The farmer who scatters a few grains on to the Mother Earth, might appear to be wasting food which could feed a few more hungry people, but truly the wise farmer knows that if he gives even a little to Mother Earth, she will give back many times more as a rich harvest later."
I could not imagine if the concept of offerings to Gods during Yajnam could have been simplified any further.
Then Swami went on to say, "A little piece of saree that Draupadi tied to the bleeding finger of Krishna, came back manifolds to save her honor in the court of Kauravas."
"Fire is the postman who delivers our letters and parcels to the Gods whose names and addresses are chanted through the Mantras, but without paying the postal duty or attaching the stamp of love, the letter would not reach the addressee. Similarly, we must offer even if little, with great love which is what God wants from us."
The child was satisfied and I, overwhelmed at the implification of such profound truth. | | Annapoorna COVID-19 Crisis Support | | In times of COVID–19 lockdown, many families have lost their means of livelihood. Annapoorna Trust supports those needy families by supplying them with Food Essentials. | | Yelburga – Koppal District, Karnataka
June 3, 2020: Distribution of 5,000 Grocery Kits to Needy Families by the Hon. ex-CM, Siddaramaiah | | Yadgir, Karnataka
- May 30, 2020: Children with Malnutrition in Gurumatkal – Yadgir, Karnataka were Provided with SaiSure Health Mix.
- May 28, 2020: 250 Children with Acute Malnutrition in Yadgir, Karnataka were Provided with SaiSure Health Mix.
| | JP Nagar – Bengaluru
May 24, 2020: Grocery Kits for Essential Service Providers in Bengaluru. One Nation Youth team in collaboration with Annapoorna handed out ration kits, as a part of COVID-19 relief, to essential service providers such as pourakarmikas (people who clear garbage), newspaper boys, milkmen as well as some needy | | Hubli, Karnataka May 19, 2020: Food Relief Kits Distributed to 60 Needy Families in Hubli The Annapoorna team in Hubli packed 60 food relief kits with daily essentials. These Food Relief Kits were distributed to 60 needy families in the areas of Ramnagar, Ganeshpet, Nagashettykoppa, Girnichal, Joladoni, Gauli Galli and many more. | | Ramamurthy Nagar – Bengaluru May 13, 2020: Relief Kits for Eight Needy Families in Ramamurthy Nagar | | Mandya, Karnataka May 9, 2020: Relief Kits for 25 Needy Families in Mandya Annapoorna volunteers in Mandya identified 25 needy families who were unable to earn a livelihood under the extended COVID-19 lockdown. | | Kolar, Karnataka May 6, 2020: Relief Kits Distribution to 2,000 Needy Families in Kolar
Annapoorna volunteers provided support to 2,000 needy families in Kolar with relief kits containing monthly groceries. | | June 5, 2020: Kerala Police Applauds Annapoorna Volunteers for Their Act of Benevolence While engaging in various service initiatives to the needy during the Corona pandemic in Kerala, the Annapoorna volunteers could not miss acknowledging the efforts of the policemen who are working relentlessly to combat the spread of Coronavirus. The team of volunteers committed themselves to provide evening tea and snacks to the policemen carrying out their duty in the scorching heat from Kaithavana to Tumboli checking points at Alappuzha district of Kerala. | | - May 28, 2020: Relief for Migrant Workers Transiting Jamshedpur
- May 11, 2020: Relief Kits for 100 Annapoorna Beneficiary Students' Families in Jamshedpur
- May 6, 2020: Food Relief Kits Distributed to 85 Needy Families
| | - May 17, 2020: Food Served to Several Needy People on the Occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi
- May 14, 2020: 20 Needy Children's Families in Hyderabad Receive Relief
- May 6, 2020: Meals for Migrant Workers in Hyderabad
| | Shramik Train (Chennai – Tripura) | | May 28, 2020: 500 kits for Migrant Travelers in Shramik train Annapoorna team quickly collaborated with Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur and Danirasa Foundation in Chennai to provide train travel food kits for about 500 travelers, in a matter of a few hours. On May 27, 2020, Annapoorna team in Jamshedpur, received a call from Tata Steel Foundation in Jamshedpur to help stranded migrant workers returning to Tripura by a Shramik special train at Chennai. | | May 19, 2020: 87 Needy Families in Remote Villages in AP Receive Relief Anapoorna team in Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh visited 10 remote villages in and around Kothavalasa and L Kota Mandalas such as SitaGorlevanipalem, Thamarapalli, Srirampuram, Karnatakapalli, Kotturu, Sambayyapalem, Gollapeta, Rajanna Colony and Umadevi Colony. | | Sri Sathya Sai Aarogya Vahini Covid-19 And Amphan Cyclone Relief And Building Back | | Commencement Of Phase Three Operations With Relief And Building Back Activities:
With prayers in their heart, Aarogya Vahini joined the mission by providing 125 individual packets of groceries with 4 kg rice, 1 kg dal, 1 kg atta (flour), 1 kg sugar and 1 ltr oil. Additional sacks of essentials were added to the Kitchen store, cumulatively providing 625 kg of Rice, 165 kg of Dal, 50 kg of Potatoes, 144 ltr of Cooking Oil with sacks of Beaten Rice and Jaggery, Puffed Rice, Soya bean, Horlicks pouches and Biscuits. This might suffice for a week, as 100 kg of rice is required for daily cooking. | | Sri Sathya Sai Aarogya Vahini, Amphan Cyclone Relief And Restoration Activities In Chunakhali, West Bengal:
The Aarogya Vahini team with their humble offering were able to initiate two Community Kitchens for serving cooked food twice a day for 600 villagers in the areas of Chunakhali of South 24 Parganas of Dhekberia, Sachiakhali area. | | Dry Ration And Milk Offered To Three Coastal Adivasi Villages:
Amidst oppressive weather conditions with high humidity volunteers, with masks, struggled to overcome fatigue, dehydration and also navigate the slippery alluvial soil of the river banks to reach with boats to three Adivasi villages of Gangdhar Para, Jana Para, Adivasi Para, to deliver dry relief materials. | | Middle East Seva Activities - May 2020 | | Idea behind this Seva in the Middle East where each of the members tries to serve at least one meal every day to another person who might be in need of it.For the month of May 2020, 13 volunteers served 269 meals, the details of which is explained in the chart below. | | | | | | |
