Somehow bath etc over by 7:30. Sir and Chaitanya had reached SRH (Sai Ramesh Hall) when I did, but hair no oil. After darshan, tested mics - odd sound if increase beyond +6 dB. Finally traced to Ahuja columns earthing the common line. Chaitanya and I had to keep saying "mic testing" for nearly half an hour. Swami went to Kalyanamantap, talked to ATP (women students of the Anantapur campus of the Sri Sathya Sai University), padanamaskar for Seva dal (who laughed when Swami scolded Gen. Mahadevan). How did ATP manage to put aside luggage of 500+? (In those days, when ATP came to Brindavan, they would stay in the Kalyanamantap.) Only Swami's mic given by Sevadal - no translator's. Breakfast after Swami went in - 10:30.
Wrote Physics record, diary, letter to A3 (parents and sister).
Evening ATP group songs! Beginning OK, later jazz drums (on keyboard) and counters spoilt it from Swami's point of view. Jayamma spoke before the singing started. O Maa etc were good. S. G. Sir and Nandagopal Sir to keep and take mics, as Swami accused.
Trayee - love Nature too, just as love God - cowherd calls cow "his cow". Limitless bounties from God. Manu and Kautilya / Vishnupada. Dosa eating from centre like failed King's administration - too centralized. 2% taxes - put for future too. Don't touch capital. Re-engineer sick units.
Indira's coterie gone when lost power - went in taxi. Sacrifice - go ahead in swimming by pushing water away. Simhabhoopala king, Srinatha wrote his praise, Pothana, brother-in-law, wrote His Bhagavata. Gajendra moksha - Rama wrote. When Draupadi took off hand, He helped. Your will to save or not - Pothana in burning house. Nyaaya and Dharma of Kautilya - gold coins in sold field. Good people have troubles. Never forget God, never blame Him.
God is Hridayavaasi - example Papayya Pitchai Shastri searching for spectacles, which were on his nose. [Brahmins' bad habits in context of Pitchai Shastri - Anil Kumar Sir couldn't translate from laughter.] God is in you, You are God. Become a "permanent" devotee (and not a part-time one) by doing world's work with divine feeling. But today, it is vice versa. If you do become a "permanent" devotee, then you will get the pension of love, gratuity of grace, salary of bliss.
Tulsidas tested - won't leave tambura and taalam (cymbals) for wealth. ATP - paapam, (poor things), practice ledu (no practice), instruments ledu (no instruments). So our music boys' prayers answered, laaj rakho giridhaari (meaning that Swami didn't put the boys down too much). Arati ATP.
Next: Parthi boys morning session
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