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<strong>TRANSFORMATION</strong><br />
A FORTNIGHTLY E-ZINE PUBLISHED BY THE SATHYA SAI BABA CENTRAL COUNCIL OF MALAYSIA<br />
VOLUME 2| 22 Sept - 6 Oct 2010<br />
Celebrating<br />
Life Through<br />
Love & Service<br />
A Brief Look at the<br />
Sai Convention 2010
A fortnightly column by Dr.Suresh Govind<br />
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
INNER <strong>TRANSFORMATION</strong>,<br />
OUTER <strong>TRANSFORMATION</strong><br />
Two weeks have passed since 1000 devotees gathered at the last<br />
Sai convention in Port Dickson. The dust has not settled as people<br />
still speak of the convention. The inspiring sessions, the overlowing<br />
love, the wonderful organization of the convention, the<br />
bhajans, the fellowship and most of all the presence of Bhagavan<br />
especially when so much of spirit of unity and purity were felt.<br />
Transformation, our National Newsletter was launched with a<br />
pledge that it will reach the hearts of all members of centres and<br />
bhajan units once in two weeks. The reason for the column is to<br />
trace the development of all centres and council and to offer an<br />
opportunity to consolidate activities. The purpose is also to<br />
remind us in the deployment of all programmes that both inner<br />
transmission and outer transmission must go hand in hand.<br />
Fourteen days have passed. These are important formative days as<br />
the new council needs to re-look at the directions laid out in the<br />
Vision (Way Forward) book released during the convention. 5 days<br />
after the convention the National Wanita coordinator gathered a<br />
team to re-look at the modules to be deployed by November 19th<br />
2010, the Ladies Day. The meeting focused on what is the most<br />
crucial need in the community and reassessed the priority using<br />
the “LIGHT” modular approach. Somehow if we can mobilize the<br />
force of the ladies wing, we can reach to thousands of houses and<br />
convert them to wonderful homes of hope through this “LIGHT”<br />
programme.<br />
I sat in the Sathya Sai Educare Board meeting comprised of all<br />
program coordinators. The Academy formally under the Vice<br />
–President of Education, combed through every programme<br />
deployed under the Education wing and stressed the deployment<br />
methods. The SSE was asked to re-look at the training approach.<br />
The curriculum was asked to be re-evaluated to see if the contents<br />
were universal enough for us to approach a larger section of the<br />
community. The alumni were asked to be identiied. It’s a paradox<br />
that after 25 years of SSE and EHV in the communities that we<br />
haven’t actually seen a visible force of these trained people either<br />
at the centre or state leadership. We need to consolidate this<br />
unique and valuable force for both teaching and offering their<br />
leadership especially when they have been exposed to the<br />
Avathar’s philosophy of value training.<br />
There is a real cry for us to centre stage the Parentcare<br />
programme. I remember Sis Rita Bruce; the doyen of parenting in<br />
the Sai world after reading the entire Parentcare module remarked<br />
that not only we should immediately sent the whole module to<br />
Bhagavan but to patent this beautiful piece of work. The entire<br />
civilization is at the brink of impending disaster largely due to the<br />
generation of social unrest and increasing trends of negative social<br />
behaviour. The root of the problem lies in attitude. If the parents<br />
are empowered to shape this important aspect of human personality,<br />
we have the capacity to save hundreds if not thousands of<br />
families. We have developed the bullets over the years. Unfortunately<br />
the gun to ire, in the form of strong organizational commitment<br />
has yet to be forceful. The Academy board took the decision<br />
that parents sending their respective children for SSE classes must<br />
undergo the Parentcare programme. For this it was suggested that<br />
in January, the Academy will implement a national Parentcare<br />
camp where every state coordinator is to identify a team of 10<br />
trainers to be sent for this important Train the Trainer camp.<br />
Details will follow. This was indeed inspiring as the programme<br />
possesses the potential to transform many families and ignite<br />
the power of love and care in homes.<br />
Last Sunday exactly 14 days later, the National Youth coordinators<br />
team sat in Kuala Lumpur to formulate their action plans.<br />
A national camp is in the pipeline. A structured system of<br />
consolidating the form 5 leavers was discussed. The breakthrough<br />
was the decision to organize in January a Sathya Sai<br />
Alumni evening. This would prove historical. A letter would be<br />
sent out to all centres to please scan, see and identify past SSE<br />
and EHV students who have been exposed to the classes since<br />
1985. There is an urgent call to every one of them and we<br />
would like to invite them for this evening in Kuala Lumpur.<br />
Details by the organizers i.e. National Youth Committee will<br />
follow. The sound of the conch blowing could be heard. The call<br />
to awaken to the need of the hour was again reminded.<br />
In Malacca, newspapers reported a high incidence of teenage<br />
pregnancy. Baby dumping has become a regular feature. A<br />
symposia on “RETAINING INNOCENCE IN YOUTH” was<br />
suggested. Concept paper to state governments would be at<br />
this time would be welcomed and a detailed one was to be<br />
prepared by November end. An amazing “Values at work”<br />
seminar was suggested. An incredible idea on how people at<br />
work can practice values would be timely.<br />
As I left the young and energetic group, it was déjà vu for 25<br />
years before I could visualize us when we were youth sitting in<br />
groups discussing ideas on how society can be transformed.<br />
We formed in the last 14 days a committee to re-look at the<br />
secretarial and inancial matters of the council. We met and the<br />
three hours discussion ended with a generation of irm guidelines<br />
for these important tasks.<br />
An Exco meeting was called last Wednesday. The team<br />
returned. Many with new positions, but they were all there. Till<br />
midnight we discussed all the relevant issues. As I drove back<br />
home that night I wondered what made these incredible souls<br />
dedicate so much time and care for others. What do they gain?<br />
What keeps them going? Indeed consciousness is a perplexing<br />
subject and more perplexing is the subject of transforming<br />
consciousness which is core business of the council.<br />
The next few months will see the council members travel to<br />
every state to monitor, understand and provide solutions if not<br />
learn from everyone where they are and what they would want<br />
to do as far as the wing activities are concerned. The only<br />
prayer we have is that state coordinators must call and ensure<br />
that centre leaders must compulsorily be present for these<br />
sessions for the council leaders are there to help and make<br />
centres and state relevant to a greater cause.<br />
In February 2011 we travel to Swami. There are only a few<br />
months left. The national wing committees are at present meeting<br />
to formulate the new plans and reinforce the older ones.<br />
The birthday celebrations in every state will take place. There<br />
is plenty to do but in doing all what we do, we must ensure we<br />
are having peace, love and most of all possess the attitude of<br />
enjoying what we do…for after all, life is both inner transformation<br />
and outer transmission.
A Cause For Celebration<br />
by R.S. Kamini<br />
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
Intense lushes of grace showered the three-day Sai<br />
Convention 2010 that was held recently, at the Glory Beach<br />
Resort in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, between 3rd and<br />
5th September. Themed Celebrating Life, the convention<br />
was universal in nature to reinstate the joy of celebration,<br />
embark an inward journey and transform in order to break<br />
the barriers of love and faith that conceals our very nature.<br />
The Sai Convention 2010 or SaiCon as it’s fondly known<br />
was truly a cause for jubilance, thrilling discoveries and<br />
informative congregation of the inquisitive as well as the<br />
experienced hearts and minds.<br />
DAY ONE<br />
The convention kick started at roughly 2pm with uplifting<br />
Bhajans by the National Bhajan Team who illed the atmosphere<br />
with sweet kirtans that helped narrow the attention<br />
of hundreds of convener towards divinity. Vedic<br />
chanters made their way through the red carpet 45<br />
minutes after the Bhajans carrying Bhagawan’s padukas to<br />
symbolise the grand entrance of the Eternal Master amidst<br />
a highly-charged environment. As Swami’s padukas was<br />
placed at the gloriously decorated seating arrangement,<br />
the Elders and leaders witnessed the lighting of the Jyothi<br />
to signify the start of the three-day convention. The<br />
programme was followed by a spiritually elevating<br />
welcoming speech by the Chairman of the Zone 4, Bro. Dr<br />
V.K. Ravindran.<br />
The convention was further graced with the presence of<br />
the honourable Yang Berhormat Datuk Ghazali Yusof who<br />
delightfully witnessed the opening performance by the<br />
Klang Valley Youth. The youths presented a drama that<br />
was aptly titled Celebrating Life depicting the life story a<br />
youth who faced a sudden death and went to the heavens.<br />
His conversation with God narrated a series of lashback<br />
which revealed how he had lived a mundane life. While his<br />
character had the opportunity to live a beautiful life, he<br />
was too wrapped up in his own humdrums that he forgot<br />
to celebrate life as the years swept through. The drama<br />
ended with the youth realising that his life was indeed a<br />
missing puzzle. He soon repented before being a given a<br />
chance by the Almighty to relive his days.<br />
As the drama came to an end, the organisers invited the<br />
guest of honour to deliver his opening address on<br />
Celebrating Diversity for Peace and Harmony. Centre<br />
delegates then made their way to the Annual General<br />
Meeting (AGM). After a dinner break, the night programme<br />
resumed with several cultural performances including an<br />
elevating choir performance by the SCA Group and Multicultural<br />
Dance extravaganza by the SSEHV children of Alor<br />
Setar. The convention which was also organised in<br />
conjunction with Bhagawan Baba’s 85th Birthday saw<br />
a unique presentation that followed soon after the<br />
spectacular performances.<br />
Participants were given a heads on the latest development<br />
of the Sai Care Project, an on-going national<br />
welfare project that was being done in conjunction<br />
with the 85th Advent of the Avathar, through ‘News you<br />
would like to hear’. A couple of newsreaders presented<br />
the development of each project in the form of news<br />
headlines. Several ‘value advertisements’ and community<br />
service messages, in line with the SaiCare projects<br />
were slated in between the news segments that<br />
impressed the guest of honour who was witnessing the<br />
event that night. The honourable Minister from the<br />
Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Unity Yang<br />
Berhormat Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon was then<br />
called to deliver his keynote address. The outgoing<br />
Central Council president Bro. Billy Fong, accompanied<br />
by deputy president Prof Dr Suresh Govind presented<br />
Tan Sri Koh with a compilation of the latest reports on<br />
the SaiCare project to be handed over to the government<br />
for further action. The highlight concluded the<br />
irst day of the convention.
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DAY 2<br />
For the irst time, a congregation of almost 1,000 people<br />
were broken up into 40 mini groups to facilitate the workshop<br />
sessions which served as sathsangs on Celebrating<br />
Self, Health and Environment’. The workshop was moderated<br />
by selected candidates including state coordinators<br />
and centre chairpersons. Workshop participants were<br />
given personal evaluation questionnaires and were asked<br />
to evaluate their personal progress on all three categories.<br />
The workshop was mainly aimed at guiding them in their<br />
spiritual journey as well their health progress and their<br />
contribution towards the environment, which serves as a<br />
cause for celebration in their daily lives. The afternoon<br />
session witnessed a meaningful Educare Convocation<br />
ceremony to celebrate the graduating Group 4 SSE<br />
children who received their honorary certiicates from the<br />
Educare Academy, an arm of the Education Wing. The<br />
certiicates were presented by the honorary educationist<br />
and renowned historian Tan Sri Prof Emeritus Dr Khoo<br />
Kay Kim.<br />
Participants were once again broke into their respective<br />
groups to attend a second round of workshop. This time<br />
around, individuals and families came together to share<br />
their thoughts and pick up pointers from the sea of information<br />
shared by subject matter experts such as Bro Dato’<br />
J Jegadeesan who spoke on Family Bonding. ………who<br />
moderated on Harmony at Home and Sis Vijaya<br />
Ramachandran and Sis Sitpah who deliberated on Parent<br />
Care for the afternoon session. After an inspiring<br />
experience-sharing session by a few devotees, audience<br />
were thrilled with yet another startling display of talents<br />
through a drama presentation entitled “Unity in Diversity”<br />
depicting the importance of upholding values regardless<br />
of the environment or circumstances. The story<br />
revolved around the a family where each member<br />
opting to have things done their way. Modesty and<br />
honesty were far from their lives until the senior most<br />
member of the family shared a few tales that portrayed<br />
values such as unity, ilial piety, trust, right conduct and<br />
love. The family members reunited upon hearing these<br />
tales only to realise that Sai Baba Himself had came in<br />
disguise to teach them a very precious lesson. This<br />
very play was staged in Prashanti Nilayam, in the<br />
physical presence of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, in<br />
conjunction with Chinese New Year early this year.<br />
A sea of change swept the Sathya Sai Baba Central<br />
Council of Malaysia as outgoing leaders paved the way<br />
for new blood to carry on the Master’s Mission and lead<br />
the Sai Organisation in Malaysia.. The new ofice bearers<br />
inclusive of state and national project coordinators<br />
were oficially introduced to the entire congregation<br />
shortly after Prof Dr Suresh Govind delivered his<br />
acceptance speech as the new president of the Sathya<br />
Sai Central Council of Malaysia. It was an emotional<br />
affair as the council bid farewell to the outgoing president<br />
Bro Billy Fong. Bro Suresh Govind presented a<br />
special token of appreciation to honour Bro Billy and<br />
his wife for their relentless contribution and transformation<br />
they had brought forth.<br />
Bro Suresh Govind also took the opportunity to launch<br />
the ‘Way Forward’ booklet, which will serve as guideline<br />
for all council members, state and national project<br />
coordinators in executing their duties.
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
DAY 3<br />
For the irst time, a congregation of almost 1,000 people<br />
wDAY 3.<br />
The inal half-day journey saw the launch of the Self-<br />
Transformation Programme under the guidance of Bro<br />
Jeothish Babu the chairperson of Willeton Centre, Australia.<br />
The STP Programme is a powerful tool of transformation<br />
that was proven to be great hit in Australia in transforming<br />
the minds the hearts of each sadhaka to imbibe,<br />
live and inspire others by practicing Bhagawan Baba’s<br />
teachings.<br />
Prior to the SaiCon 2010, the organisers had introduced a<br />
short ilm competition for the Youths. The winners were<br />
feted at the event. The winning entry titled ‘ANTaryami’<br />
was submitted Bro Jaidev Dorai and team from the Klang<br />
Valley. The short ilm lasting three minutes told the story<br />
of an ant that travelled aimlessly until it met a master ant<br />
that helped set some directions and transform its life. The<br />
irst runner-up was an entry by a group of youths from<br />
Ipoh, Perak while the second runner-up was for short-ilm<br />
by youths of Johor. Winners took home hampers worth<br />
RM100, RM50 and RM30, respectively.<br />
The highlight of the day was a two-hour speech by the<br />
newly elected president Dr Suresh Govind who spoke on<br />
Celebrating Life Forever-the Way Forward, where he<br />
shared the organisations’ aspirations, Swami’s expectations<br />
and a preview of the much needed paradigm shift for<br />
the organisation as well as individuals as the next step<br />
forward.<br />
The convention ended with simple closing ceremony led<br />
by quirky speech and ‘take-home’ messages that was<br />
delivered by Dato’ Jegadeesan before the closing aarathi.
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
The Divine Answer<br />
A lady in distress was the call of the day. Fresh from mourning her husband’s death, Susila and her ive children were<br />
featured in a local newspaper seeking help to ix her home and cut the coconut tree that falls over their roof. The youths<br />
of SSBC Bukit Mertajam returned the call on Sept 19 and 20, by contributing new rooing and looring. They performed<br />
narayana seva, Educare classes, presented a new altar, as well as chop the coconut tree that was endangering the lives of<br />
the family.<br />
Prior to the project, which is a gift to Swami in conjunction with his 85th Birthday this year, Northern Region Coordinator<br />
Bro Magadave presented a talk to the youths on Swami’s mission, His work and their duty as His instrument. This<br />
resulted in a total of 45 volunteers (including 15 villagers) for the project.<br />
The ladies of the centre cooked and served the villagers as they assisted with the restoration work. Once completed, the<br />
villagers joined the volunteers for a Bhajan session, seated on the new and clean loor with the family. Although it was<br />
the irst time they heard of Swami, it was truly a blessed occasion to see them so receptive towards Him and the Sai<br />
mission to serve mankind. The house owner even said, “Tears and thanks to Swami for his unlimited and endless divine<br />
grace showered to us.”<br />
Heartfelt thanks to all that made this event a success – Bukit Mertajam Indian Youth Organization, Penang Sai Youths,<br />
Alma Sai Centre and National Grama Seva Members.
SERENDIPITOUS<br />
SURRENDER<br />
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
by R.Zeeneeshri<br />
During the Malaysia Day cum Hari Raya Celebration at the<br />
Pure Life Society Orphanage recently, a memorable cheque<br />
presentation ceremony was held. Bro. Gwee Hock Aun, a<br />
trustee and executor of the estate of late Sis. Tan Chooi<br />
Sim, presented a cheque of RM153, 982 to the Sathya Sai<br />
Baba Central Council of Malaysia. The generous gesture of<br />
late Sis Tan, in bequeathing a portion of her estate to the<br />
Sai Council for its social and welfare work is certainly an<br />
act of great compassion and love. Her act reminded us of<br />
Swami’s teaching – to always give, give and give in life. Bro.<br />
Billy Fong, our Vice-President of SCA, received the cheque<br />
on behalf of the Sai Council. Bro Ooi Cheng Sooi, another<br />
trustee and executor of the estate, presented a speech,<br />
which touched the hearts of many, in memory of Sis Tan.<br />
Below are excerpts from the speech:<br />
“Career-wise the late Tan Chooi Sim @ Girlie, had a humble<br />
start as a police constable after dropping out of school.<br />
After a couple of years in the police force she joined the<br />
University Hospital as a receptionist and worked in that<br />
position until she retired. She was a spinster. She lived in a<br />
rented room for many years and managed to maintain<br />
herself and regularly put aside money as savings even<br />
though the job she held paid a meagre salary as it was a<br />
Division 4 post at that time. She was frugal, led a simple life<br />
yet generous when necessary.<br />
”In March 1982 she was advised to purchase a house. She<br />
used her savings to pay the deposit for a single storey<br />
house in SS2 and took a government housing loan to pay<br />
the balance of the purchase price. The repayment period of<br />
the loan was 25 years. A huge chunk of her monthly salary<br />
went towards the monthly repayment of her loan leaving<br />
her with little money to upkeep herself. She somehow<br />
managed and struggled on. When she retired in 1991,<br />
almost all of her pension went towards her loan repayment.<br />
She had to ind a job to supplement her income and<br />
she got herself employed as a clinic assistant at an eye<br />
clinic. “In mid 2008 she paid up the housing loan and her<br />
full pension was restored. Her full pension was suficient<br />
to see her through each month and so she didn’t have to<br />
depend any more on the income derived from the eye<br />
clinic. Age was catching up. She was 72 years old then.<br />
However, to keep herself occupied she continued to work<br />
part time - two days a week - at the eye clinic. She enjoyed<br />
the relatively slower pace of life for about only six months<br />
as death struck in February 2009. She was healthy and<br />
strong, not aflicted by any old age sickness.<br />
On 6th February 2009 at midday she was happily chatting<br />
with the neighbour over the fence. At 2.00pm I was<br />
informed she had collapsed and was unconscious. She<br />
was rushed to the University Hospital. She didn’t come<br />
out of the coma and passed away the next morning. She<br />
died of aneurysm – haemorrhage of an artery in the<br />
head. She had a humble career and yet she was able to<br />
leave something behind to beneit others less fortunate.<br />
“Only the people who are close to the late Tan Chooi<br />
Sim knew the sort of person she was. She got along well<br />
with friends and strangers alike being always good<br />
natured, god fearing, kind, humble, accommodative,<br />
generous and meek. As she lived by herself, life can be<br />
very lonely. She was very close to my wife, her cousin,<br />
whom she turned to for advice and looked upon her as<br />
her conidante. She celebrated all the festivities with us<br />
– Chinese New Year, Reunion dinner, Mooncake Festival,<br />
Ancestral worship, Wesak, and so on. She went<br />
shopping and marketing with us, celebrated her birthday<br />
and our birthdays with us. We had dinner out regularly.<br />
She turned to us when sick or in any emergency<br />
situation. She followed us when we went visiting or<br />
outing or on short vacation. In short we were indeed<br />
her family. We attended to her when she collapsed. We<br />
rushed her to hospital and were at her side when she<br />
passed away. We made the arrangements for the<br />
funeral and the post funeral religious ceremonies.”<br />
We miss her. Memories of her will endure in our hearts.<br />
May the merits of her good deeds plant the seed of a<br />
better and higher rebirth for her. Bro Billy Fong in his<br />
address at the event, thanked the family of late Tan<br />
Chooi Sim for her generous act of love.
Lunar<br />
Get-Together<br />
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
by R.Zeeneeshri<br />
With a candle pressed into place, she unfolded the lantern<br />
into a beautiful twist of colours. The silhouettes of light<br />
sparkled in the night, as children walked around carrying<br />
their lanterns, playing as the full moon glowed up ahead. It<br />
was the Mid-Autumn Festival, widely known as Mooncake<br />
Festival. Chinese devotees and children gathered together<br />
for celebration at the SSBC of Bangsar last Tuesday to commemorate<br />
the moon worship. Traditionally on this day,<br />
Chinese family members and friends will gather to admire<br />
the bright mid-autumn harvest moon, and eat moon cakes<br />
and under the moon together. This year, under the invitation<br />
of the SSBC of Bangsar, devotees from SS2 and<br />
Seputeh Bhajan Units spend loving family time with their<br />
brothers and sisters of Bangsar.<br />
The evening experienced melodious Chinese bhajans<br />
amongst the normal Sai bhajans. Vibrations were cool and<br />
calming as the congregation sang along, for their dear Sai.<br />
Children from the SS2 EHV classes then presented an exciting<br />
drama on the signiicances of the festival. Celebration<br />
of the festival is strongly associated with the legend of<br />
Houyi and Chang'e, the moon Goddess of Immortality. The<br />
version depicted by the EHV children states that Houyi<br />
was an immortal and Chang'e was a beautiful young girl,<br />
working in the palace of the Jade Emperor as an attendant<br />
to the Queen Mother of the West (the Jade Emperor's<br />
wife). Houyi aroused the jealousy of the other immortals,<br />
who then slandered him before the Jade Emperor. Houyi<br />
and his wife, Chang'e, were subsequently banished from<br />
heaven. They were forced to live on Earth. Houyi had to<br />
hunt to survive and became a skilled and famous archer.<br />
At that time, there were ten suns, in the form of threelegged<br />
birds, residing in a mulberry tree in the eastern sea.<br />
Each day one of the sun birds would have to travel around<br />
the world on a carriage, driven by Xihe, the 'mother' of the<br />
suns. One day, all ten of the suns circled together, causing<br />
the Earth to burn. Emperor Yao, the Emperor of China,<br />
commanded Houyi to use his archery skill to shoot down<br />
all but one of the suns. Upon completion of his task, the<br />
Emperor rewarded Houyi with a pill that granted eternal<br />
life. Emperor Yao advised Houyi not to swallow the pill<br />
immediately but instead to prepare himself by praying and<br />
fasting for a year before taking it. Houyi took the pill home<br />
and hid it under a rafter. One day, Houyi was summoned<br />
away again by Emperor Yao. During her husband's<br />
absence, Chang'e, noticed a white beam of light beckoning<br />
from the rafters, and discovered the pill. Chang'e swallowed<br />
it and immediately found that she could ly. Houyi<br />
returned home, realizing what had happened he began to<br />
reprimand his wife. Chang'e escaped by lying out the<br />
window into the sky.<br />
Houyi pursued her halfway across the heavens but was<br />
forced to return to Earth because of strong winds.<br />
Chang'e reached the moon, where she coughed up part<br />
of the pill. Chang'e commanded the hare that lived on<br />
the moon to make another pill. Chang'e would then be<br />
able to return to Earth and her husband. The legend<br />
states that the hare is still pounding herbs, trying to<br />
make the pill. Houyi built himself a palace in the sun,<br />
representing "Yang" (the male principle), in contrast to<br />
Chang'e's home on the moon which represents "Yin"<br />
(the female principle). Once a year, on the ifteenth day<br />
of the full moon, Houyi visits his wife. That is the<br />
reason why the moon is very full and beautiful on that<br />
night. The drama also told many other versions of the<br />
celebration.<br />
The evening ended with a scrumptious meal being<br />
served by the Chinese devotees after bhajans. Among<br />
the items on the menu were porridge, mooncake,<br />
bullshorn, and yam. The celebration was an enchanting<br />
and loving affair illed with merriment and sharing of<br />
traditions and culture.
Educare convocation 2010<br />
by R.S. Kamini<br />
transformation e-zine | vol 2 (2010)<br />
The ideal preached by the Sathya Sai Education in Human<br />
Values (SSEHV) is to raise a generation of boys and girls<br />
who have a clean and clear conscience. Bhagawan Sri<br />
Sathya Sai Baba says ‘The actual syllabus is not as important<br />
as the creation of an atmosphere where noble habits<br />
and ideals can grow and fructify.’ The Bal Vikas pupils<br />
follow Bal Vikas discipline and curriculum only for one day<br />
in the week and attend their usual schools on the other<br />
days. Unless knowledge is transformed into wisdom, and<br />
wisdom is expressed in character, education is a wasteful<br />
process.<br />
These ideals, as raised by Sai Baba, have always been<br />
among the objectives upheld by the Sathya Sai Education<br />
Wing, which has grown into a holistic education system<br />
that covers a wide range of formal, non-formal and informal<br />
education programs in all parts of the world. Here, the<br />
Sathya Sai Education Wing under the auspices of Sathya<br />
Sai Baba Central Council of Malaysia mainly organises<br />
educational programmes that caters for multi-racial and<br />
multi-religious children of Sai devotees. These programs<br />
enables the children and youth aged between 6 and 17 to<br />
understand their own religion, the religion of others and<br />
the Human Values of all religions, which helps mould them<br />
to be useful to themselves, their families and to society.<br />
The Sathya Sai Education in Human Values (SSEHV)<br />
programme is aimed at fostering the knowledge of religion<br />
and spirituality, the love for the Divine, the Human Values<br />
of mankind and all the great ideals fostered within Sai<br />
Centres into societies' mainstream especially to children.<br />
The great values common to all religions need to be<br />
stressed, rather that the form and name of Sai Baba, so that<br />
all children can imbibe these values and become<br />
examples to their families and society.<br />
The wing also organises training for Bal Vikas (SSE)<br />
Gurus jointly or independently, maintains a reference<br />
library and reading room containing Sai Publications<br />
and journals and operates as a base for Teen Youths<br />
and Youths to evolve to become future leaders of Sai<br />
Centres and society.<br />
Today we celebrate the 63 graduating students for<br />
their endurance in completing the SSE syllabus and<br />
embarking on a greater journey of imbibing and<br />
spreading the Values of Sathya Sai through their<br />
thoughts, words and deeds, as well as the Sathya Sai<br />
National Educare Academy for shaping the young<br />
minds.<br />
Our heartiest congratulations to all graduates of Sathya<br />
Sai Educare Academy!<br />
“Students should aspire to promote the<br />
nation’s wellbeing, its security and happiness.<br />
Sellessness, absence of egoism, unostentatiousness<br />
and true love should be the<br />
hallmarks of a true student.”<br />
~Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba~<br />
List of Graduating Students available on the next page.
Sathya Sai Educare<br />
Academy Convocation<br />
Graduating Students<br />
Class of 2010 - Boys<br />
Arulkantharoban<br />
Arumugam<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Arunprakash<br />
Mativanan<br />
Seremban Selatan<br />
Baik Kai Jie<br />
SS2<br />
Chandrashegkar<br />
Samasundaram<br />
Seberang Prai<br />
Daneish Selvakumar<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Foo Yee Cheng<br />
SS2<br />
Jagdeeish Rao<br />
Subramaniam<br />
Kulim<br />
Jotheaswara Rao<br />
SS3<br />
Jivavelan Mogan<br />
Seberang Prai<br />
Kaveesh Vijendran<br />
SS3<br />
Lishaanth Nair<br />
Bandar Klang<br />
Prabhaharan Perumal<br />
Bandar Klang
Sudarshan Saiee<br />
Sugumaran<br />
SS3<br />
Thiban Raj Arumugam<br />
Bandar Klang<br />
Vasanth Elangovan<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Vighnarraj Jyoti<br />
Tamil Mani<br />
Sungai Petani<br />
Vijay Nair Devadass<br />
Bandar Klang<br />
Viknesherram<br />
Kalaiselvan<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Vischaal Rubern<br />
Yogaratnam<br />
SS3<br />
Yumesh Suthakaran<br />
Seberang Prai<br />
Dakshan<br />
Seberang Prai<br />
Hariharan Raja<br />
Taman Yarl<br />
Yudhisthira<br />
Ramanaidu<br />
Taman Yarl<br />
Arun Arumugam<br />
Taman Yarl<br />
Kharthikpathy<br />
Regopathy<br />
Taman Yarl<br />
Khor Wai Ching<br />
Kepong<br />
"Good education is that which teaches the<br />
method of achieving world peace; that which<br />
destroys narrow-mindedness and promotes<br />
unity, equality and peaceful co-existence<br />
among human beings.”<br />
- Sri Sathya Sai Baba
Class of 2010 - Girls<br />
Abilaasini<br />
Athinarayanan Rao<br />
Rawang<br />
Anujha Athinarayanan<br />
Kulim<br />
Charumathy Nair<br />
Seremban<br />
Dhaniyah Surendranath<br />
SS3<br />
Gnanadharsini<br />
Sunderesvaran<br />
Cheras<br />
Ghayastri Subbaraoo<br />
Rawang<br />
Gayethri Devadass<br />
Alor Star<br />
Hema Gunasegaran<br />
Bangsar<br />
Jwalitha Ramachandra<br />
Ampang<br />
Kavithrra Ganesan<br />
Kulim<br />
Keeirtiniy Ravi<br />
Seremban Selatan<br />
Kubashsini<br />
Balakrishnan<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Laavanya Muniandy<br />
Bandar Klang<br />
Manimala Manivanan<br />
Seremban Selatan<br />
Nareisha Suresh Kumar<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Nishallini Ravichandar<br />
SS3
Om Yasveni<br />
Mahendran<br />
Bangsar<br />
Pakiavathy Sivasamy<br />
Alor Star<br />
Prishanthini<br />
Manoharan<br />
SS3<br />
Purnima Sundaresan<br />
Brickields<br />
Reenisha Devi<br />
Ramachandran<br />
SS3<br />
Revathi Gunasaihal<br />
Melaka<br />
Revathi Naidu<br />
Ipoh Garden<br />
Sai Dharinee<br />
Sathiyasenan<br />
Seremban 2<br />
Sai Lavanya<br />
Thangamany<br />
Seremban Selatan<br />
Sangita Sai<br />
Sivanesan<br />
SS3<br />
Shalini Raman<br />
SS3<br />
Shilpa Suresh<br />
Kumar<br />
SS3<br />
Nendheni<br />
Ramachandran<br />
Sri Muda<br />
Subabhalini<br />
Rangasamy<br />
Alor Star<br />
Tharunnia<br />
Ganesan<br />
Alor Star<br />
Tamilarasi<br />
Subramaniam<br />
Seremban Selatan<br />
Vishallini Gunabalan<br />
Alor Star<br />
Danusha<br />
Peralan<br />
Alor Star