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Jagadeesan Speech at Dharmakshetra, Mumbai

21st December 2001

Nine Point Code of Conduct

1. Daily meditation and prayer.

2. Group devotional singing or prayer with family members once a week.

3. Participation in Sai Spiritual Education by children of the family.

4. Participation in community service work and other programs of the organization.

5. Regular attendance at the Center's devotional meetings.

6. Regular study of Sathya Sai Baba literature.

7. Not The use of soft loving speech with everyone.

8. speaking ill of others, especially in their absence.

9. Practice placing a ceiling on desires - consciously and continuously striving to eliminate the tendency to waste time, money, food, and energy - and utilizing the savings for service to mankind.

Introductory Address by K B Santhanam, Member of Council of Management, Sri Sathya Sai Trust, Maharashtra

Dassera day, that is, when we complete the nine days of the Navaratri Festival, one of the devotees walked out and said “The year 2001 is a very memorable year.” I did agree with him, and I was wondering why the year 2001 should be a memorable year. Let me recall some of the events, which has taken place in the year 2001.

As part of the divine mother Easwaramma celebrations in Mumbai, the Sathya Sai Trust Maharashtra has established “Easwaramma Foundation” to help girls who are in need of higher education and the needy widows on this ocassion, with the help of Bhagavan. We had the pleasure of welcoming our sister Dr. Geeta Reddy, then came the celebrations of Dharmakshetra Day in Dharmakshetra. We had with us the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Vilasrao Deshmukh along with his cabinet colleagues. They specifically mentioned that they have to come to Dharmakshetra not as Ministers but as sai sevaks. One of the ministers even said that “ We would like to do some seva at Dharmakshetra , if you can please tell us”.

Then came the movement for which all Sai devotees pray...