1994-07-22 - Friday - Gurupoornima

Screenshot from this video - "Have unity and NEVER forget God" - excerpt from 1988 Guru Poornima discourse by Sri Sathya Sai Baba

Early waking courtesy Vishnu Vardhan + Pingali - 4:30. So, ready by 5:30. Sir said go by 6, finally he came by 6:20. Told us to make connectors. Only 3 made, enough. Used MX-15 mixer also for music program. Group songs + individual songs, mixed, after Vedam + stotras. Swami wanted only group songs. S. G. Sir - Ved Narayan Sir and Shiva Kumar Sir for not starting when sent word - Swami had asked to start. Reaction after program - sleepy. 

Sai Prakash and Gurudev Dutt horror movie discussion in our room. Belatedly interrupted by me. 

Evening again procession + Vedam - Swami told S. G. Sir, feedback shouldn't come. Warden ordered echo box to be used! Sweat. Lots of feedback for all speakers, as ladies' side stage speakers also put on Ahuja instead of Peavey amp - also according to ladies' request, speaker kept lying down, so that they can see Swami. Discourse - feedback due to echo box. S. G. Sir ran back from stage, disconnected echo box, all OK - just in time for Swami's first words. 

Very loving Discourse. Practice what you preach - children are very clever. After Discourse, TV projector from Mr. Grover for showing "Scarlet and the Black". Nazi times priest's story. I wrote songs down and slept. Marathon 10 pm to 6:45 am on 23rd! Never slept so much even in holidays!

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