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A. 2 Stress management – Public Meditation Sessions SAI-CARE An Offering for Humanity and Nation Building Project Reference : SPIRITUAL Project Name : STRESS MANAGEMENT-PUBLIC MEDITATION SESSIONS Programme (Wing) Leader : Bro. Muthu Project Leader : Members : 1 Bro. James Kon : 2 Bro. Ho Tick Choong : 3. Sis.Zeenisree 1. INTRODUCTION a) Daily meditation and prayer is the first of the Nine Point Code of Conduct given by Swami to his devotees. b) There are three stages in meditation, which is concentration, contemplation and meditation. c) Due to time constraints, the Light Meditation as currently practiced in Centres /Bhajan Units allows just enough time for concentration and contemplation only. There is insufficient time for stage three, which is meditation. d) Awareness on what is meditation and the three stages of meditation must be created so that devotees can practise this first code of conduct with understanding. e) Devotees should also be given an avenue to ask questions, clear doubts and experience practical meditation sessions. 2. OBJECTIVE 1. To create awareness on the practice and benefits of meditation and thereby encourage devotees and public to practise daily meditation. 2. Experiencing peace of mind as part of natural phenomenon, while facing the challenges of day to day life at all levels. 3. IMPLEMENTATION a) Conduct nine Public Meditation Workshops nationwide, one in each state, for the public and devotees. b) Centres and Bhajan Units in each state are to jointly organize these Public Meditation Workshops in their respective states and publicise the workshops to the general public through distributions of fliers, personal or formal invitations, through newspaper columns, etc. c) This programme will be for a duration of five and a half hours inclusive of tea break. d) States are to identify a suitable venue, preferably with air-conditioning to keep out unnecessary noise and with multimedia support facilities. e) A standard flier containing the main details with provision to change details like venue, date and time has been prepared. f) To organize a ‘Meditation Retreat’ towards the end of year 2009. g) Probable locations identified are:- a. Buddhist temple complex near Rawang where the SCA event was held. b. Chinese temple complex at OUG, K.L. h) Centres and Bhajan Units are to promote and foster meditation among devotees by encouraging weekly group meditation sessions on a separate day in a week.
SAI-CARE An Offering for Humanity and Nation Building i) Group meditation can be done on the same day as the chanting of the Gayatri Mantra. j) For these purpose copies of the meditation CD prepared by the Council distributed to all Centres and Bhajan Units. k) This CD starts with Swami chanting the Gayatri Mantra three times followed by Guided Light Meditation for 10 mins and ending with silent meditation with soft music for 20mins. l) All State Coordinators to meet with their Centre and Bhajan Unit Spiritual Coordinators once in four months commencing from May 2009 to obtain feedback, share experiences and to give support and encouragement. 4. EXPECTED OUTCOME A. Devotees and participants will have a better understanding of the practice of meditation. B. More will practise daily meditation. 5. PROJECT OUTCOME As at the end of the SaiCare Programme period, the total number of Stress Management Sessions carried out under the SaiCare Programme is 22. Stress Management through Meditation - A gift to Bhagawan Baba for His 85 th Birthday. This activity was undertaken as it was found that many devotees were not clear as to what meditation is and how to undertake meditation as a spiritual sadhana. Activities for promotion • Meditation workshops lasting about 6 hours each time, were organised throughout the nation with explanations on what meditation is and practical sessions on the three stages of meditation which is concentration, contemplation and meditation. • Question and answer sessions with devotees after each practical session on each of the three stages of meditation were covered. Further questions and answer sessions towards the end of the workshop to clear any doubts or for participants to ask anything at all regarding meditation. Achievement • The national target is to have 20 workshops by 31/8/10. • To date a total of 13 workshops have been held throughout the nation. • A total of 616 persons have attended these workshops. • The importance of all Centres and Bhajan Units conducting guided light Meditation as part of the weekly Bhajan procedure was emphasised. • Copies of the Guided Light Mediation CD by the Sathya Sai Central Council of Malaysia were distributed free to all Centres and Bhajan Units for this purpose. Conclusion • These workshops have given devotees the opportunity to understand the three stages of meditation so that they will be able to undertake daily meditation with understanding. • Most of those that attended these workshops were enthusiastic and felt motivated. • A number of them have taken up daily meditation as part of their daily personal sadhana.
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