Shri sathya sai Leeladhaari, Hey Avatari Om Sri Sai Ram Our Guru, Everyone’s Guru Once Seva workers of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization reached the outskirts of a remote battered village with packets of food, medicine, clothes and blankets. When they arrived at the village, it was past noon and the entire area was submerged. It was still drizzling. The volunteers stood at the gate hoping someone would come forward to show them where the survivors were most in need of their services and goods. Finally, some villagers saw them and came running. The volunteers thought that help had come and they would be directed to where they could be of the most use, but the villagers began snatching and grabbing the rescue items. The volunteers stood there dumbstruck not knowing whom to pacify and whom to control. They were themselves drenched and exhausted. Then a Girl appeared and pacified the villagers. She told sweetly the necessity of being patient and disciplined and to allow the helping team to carry out their mission. She enabled the volunteers to reach those with the most urgent needs first, such as first aid, medicine and food, and helped organize the entire rescue mission. When the villagers became impatient, she spoke a few kind words and also lent a helping hand in the distribution of food packets and medicine. Throughout the day, she led the team through the muddy and flooded roads to every nook and corner where people were who required help. She never looked tired and her face was always radiating with gratitude and loving-kindness. The Seva Dal team finished their work and sat down for some rest. Suddenly one of the Seva Dal team members recollected that while the girl had taken them to all the needy people and helped them distribute food and medicine she had not taken any food for herself. They asked her why she had not taken any food packet. Hesitatingly, the girl said that her GURU had told her that duty towards others should be the prime concern and when that duty is fulfilled He himself will take care of their needs. Such a small girl, staying in a poor condition and imparting the knowledge of the highest teachings reflecting implicit faith in her Guru held the team in awe and admiration. They inquired about the Guru and also wanted to know how she had met her guru. The girl said, “I have not met or even seen my guru personally but I have his photo given to me by my teacher who stays in the nearby town.” The team members got more curious and asked her the name of her guru. “Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba,” came the prompt reply. “I am a Bal Vikas student,” she said further with a voice soaked in reverence and pride. Everyone of the Seva Dal members were in Tears. Swami always and every time reminds all of us, “There is no other quality nobler than Love in this world. The highest spiritual practice is to transform this love into service, Serve and help the Needy, Swami will be closest to you when you do Service and help the Needy”. Om Sai Ram. SWAMI LEAVES HIS BODY AND COMES BACK TEN MINUTES LATERNarrated by a Dear Sai Brother: (A Trayee experience, happened when one of our sirs Devsen was a student) We, students, have great experiences at Prashanthi and Vrindavan. But the most memorable experiences have been at TRAYEE BRINDAVAN, the official residence of SAI BABA, where we spent the closest moments with HIM… SAI BABA during the sessions in Trayee is most informal, asking students individually about their personal problems, their families and other things. It was during such a session that the following incident, which shocked the students beyond measure, giving them an indication of the kind of phenomenon SAI BABA is, took place. The students had assembled in TRAYEE and Baba was on HIS way from HIS room to take HIS seat. Before that session Baba had given a discourse on the purpose of life — the need for an individual to experience his divine SELF, only after such an experience does a person reach the end of the cycle of birth and death. As a part of the discourse Baba also asked the assembly to keep reminding themselves of they (all of them) being a part of the divine from which everything emerged and everything will one day merge into. As soon as Baba came into the room, He looked around at everyone and stood silently for sometime. Then HE started asking each one those present there, “who are you… who are you”. Surprised at such a question, many replied ” Swami, raja … Swami Shyamkumar” etc, many others said remembering the discourse of Swami, telling all to remind themselves of they being a part of the divine, said “Swami, I am Sai Baba”. “Swami, Any drop taken out of the ocean has the same quality as that of the ocean. Since we all have emerged form you Swami, we are all same as you.” so saying they justified their answer. Baba then said, “All right if you really are Sai Baba, then leave your body and show me.”. Taken aback at such a command from Baba, the students did not reply back. Obviously none present there could ever think of doing what SAI BABA had asked tem to do. “Come on, Come on”, He commanded them back. Finding the silence still pervading in the hall, He said ” As you experience your divine self, you will have all powers given to you to perform do acts that are above the laws of nature.”…So saying He got up all of a sudden and said ” SEE I AM GOING TO LEAVE MY BODY”, a moment later He collapse into the chair, leaving everyone in the room shell-shocked. Commotion, pandemonium, confusion… Hell seems to have broken loose. Almost all the people assembled there stood