Sri Sathya Sai Youths of Goa

Sai Unity Cup- Group photo 2007. Around Eight teams participated in this One-day Knock out match. Sai Kundaim Cricketers were the winners, while Sai Ponda Cricketers won the second position.

Easwaramma Day Celebration in Sneha Mandir, Ponda (6 May 2007): was one of the most memorable functions. Youths had conducted various programs for the aged citizen. Also a highly praised one-act play was performed by them. Above is a group photo of sai youths. Sai Ram.

The Akhanda Bhajan in Panjim was celebrated in the month of November (2007). Quality decoration and Sound system still bring smiles on those faces who had witness it. Below are the group photo of Youths.

Maharashtra and Goa Youth Conference: Hundreds of youths from Maharastra and Goa flooded into the Kulwant hall in Prashanti Nilayam to recieve the blessing of Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Above is a photo of Goan Youths with Swami.

Margao Medical Camp (Feb 2008): Medical Camp is Margao province witnessed more than 200 patients. Each was diagnosed and prescribed with medicine for free. Also Narayana seva was performed. Above is the group photo of some of the participated youths. Truly, Great Service. SaiRam.

Mahashivaratri Akhanda Bhajan (6/3/08) : Those fortunate ones who had attended the blissful event of Mahashivaratri Akhanda bhajan will tell you their happy experiences. Bhajans were sung for a continuous 12 hour in Shree Hanuman Temple Hall at Kundaim.

Events recorded from March 2007 to March 2008.

Sai Ram!

Emphasizing the need for ‘Education for life and not mere living’, the district president of Sri Sathya Sai Organisation of Goa clearly chalked out the motto of the seminar on Value education attended by 120 delegates compromising of school principals, management members and teachers representing 40 institutions in and around Goa. It was an appeal to teachers to take value back to their own schools and enable the child to journey one inch inwards despite man’s ability to externally conquer the frontiers of the universe.

The first speaker Mr. Nimish Pandya, a leading advocate and international faculty member for education in human values, considered the teacher as an effective medium for propagation of human values. The speaker averred that if education genuinely meant all-round personality development of the child, then a child scoring a hundred in moral science and whose soul is stirred by the sweet voice of the church anthem should have equal recognition as a child scoring hundred marks in mathematics. He condemned the education system where children in classrooms were made to think and say how man belonged to animal kingdom. Calling this a fundamental flaw’, he urged teachers to call upon the spark of divinity latent in each child enabling him to explore his own potentiality. The task of spreading value education was an individual enterprise that rested heavily on a noble saying – “practice should always match percept”. The speaker lamented the fact that society always experienced the dearth of good people and how a veteran lawyer like Nani Palkhivala had once mentioned to him that the greatest bane of Indian life is the “Crisis of character”.

The second speaker of the day, B.G. Pitre, Director of the institute of Sri Sathya Sai education for values in Mumbai also stressed on the need for ‘people with the sterling moral character’. Education , he stated, should not have the teacher ‘putting into’ the child chunks of information but should have him ‘bring out’ the best that is hidden in the child. It is the sculptor’s vision and skills that enable him to transform a patch of mud onto a statue . So likewise, the teacher should play role of sculptor in the classroom. The speaker’s presentation had a relevant saying the words of Confucius: Every piece of marble has a statue waiting to be released… As sculptor to the stone, so the teacher to the child…

The speaker then detailed the curriculum for value education compromising of prayers, positive thinking, tales of heroic adventures despite adversity, role playing and value-games. The speaker concluded the session by stating that every individual should be keen on practicing the values in his own life for children close their ears to advise but open their eyes to example.