1995-11-19 - Sunday - Ladies' Day

Usual schedule. (Meaning that in the Hostel, the previous night, there would have been an announcement, 'Usual Sunday schedule will be followed'; Suprabhatam would be optional, breakfast would start immediately after, and lines would start to leave for Mandir around 6:30 am.) Morning Mandir to Poornachandra procession, so we also followed. Working in Sai Prerna (upcoming garden in Hostel) nights till 11 pm. Evening, again in Poornachandra - speeches, discourse, Harikatha, dance, songs, watching You on CCTV.


Ladies' Day started with a bang - a lady holding umbrella over You, Nadaswaram, Vedam, all ladies. Go-daanam some confusion, as in ladies' bhajans in Poornachandra (English unknown bhajans sung). Evening gents also in Poornachandra, contrary to yesterday's announcement. You patiently listened to one hour of speeches; ladies great, gratitude to Swami. 


Then You started off by saying ladies are ahead in the spiritual field. All greats - Gandhi, Shivaji, became great due to their mothers. Victoria and Indira Gandhi ruled best! Goddess, Vedamata [Jayamma mistranslating half - couldn't hear?] Neglecting women as second-class citizens - very bad. Today's fathers are like Hiranya / Dhritarashtra. So, children are spoilt. Both parents - two hands are needed to clap. Some shamelessly spread family troubles outside - "Aadol" (pun on the word Aadavaallu in Telugu, dol meaning drum) - chattering like drum, even now. Men roam without discrimination. All want Aananda Samsaaram, not Aadarshamaina Samsaaram (pleasurable family life and not an ideal family life.) Both (men and women) must mend their ways, lead an ideal life.  

You waited so much for the cultural program - finally quietly went inside without anyone noticing at 8:40 pm, didn't come out.

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