Sathya Sai Baba -- The Essence Of His Teachings

A few drops of the ocean of Sathya Sai Baba's teachings, an attempt to encapsulate its essence, follows. Sathya Sai Baba urges mankind to:

• Believe in God --for there is only ONE GOD for all mankind, though He may be called by many names.
• Follow sincerely their respective religions and live their daily lives in consonance with the teachings of good behavior and morality.
• Respect all other religions --for no religion advocates the negative and lower qualities of man.
• Perform selfless service to the poor, the sick, and the needy without thought of reward or fame.
• Cultivate in their lives the values of truth, divine love, right conduct, peace, and nonviolence and promote these values among all.
• Be patriotic and respect the laws of the country in which they live.

Prashanti Nilayam Festivals 2010

Festival Calendar 2010

Month	Date	Festival	Importance
JANUARY	1	New Year	Celebration of the first day of the New Year
	11	Annual Sports Meet	Students from the Sri Sathya Sai educational institutions present a grand display of sports and cultural events
	14	Makara Sankranti (Pongal)	The beginning of the auspicious half of the year, based on the Sun’s movement.
FEBRUARY	12	Maha Shivarathri	A night time vigil of devotional singing adoring Lord Shiva.
MARCH	16	Ugadi	New Year’s Day for the people of the state of Andra Pradesh.
	24	Sri Rama Navami	The birthday of Lord Rama.
APRIL	14	Tamil New Year and Vishu	New Year’s Day for the people of the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
MAY	6	Easwaramma Day	Celebration of the life of the Mother of Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba.
	27	Buddha Poornima	Commemoration of the life and teachings of Lord Buddha.
JULY	21	Ashadi Ekadasi	Devotees mainly from the states of Maharashtra and Goa worship Bhagavan Baba as Lord Vitthal (Krishna).
	25	Guru Poornima	Celebration of the Divine Guru embodied as Sathya Sai.
AUGUST	23	Onam	Commemoration of Emperor Bali’s surrender to Lord Vamana, the Avatar of Lord Vishnu.
SEPTEMBER	02	Sri Krishna Janmashtami	The birthday of Lord Krishna.
	11	Ganesha Chaturthi	A day dedicated to the worship of Lord Ganesha
OCTOBER	17	Dasara	Celebration and worship of the Divine Mother for ten consecutive days.
	20	Avatar Declaration Day	Commemoration of Bhagavan Baba’s declaration of Avatarhood in 1940.
NOVEMBER	05	Deepavali	Festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness over evil.
NOVEMBER	13 -14	Global Akhanda Bhajan	Uninterrupted bhajans for 24 hours in the Mandir as a prelude to Baba’s Birthday celebrations.
	18	Rathotsavam - Chariot Festival	Procession of the idols of Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Mother Sita in the Puttaparthi village.
	19	Ladies Day	Celebration of the greatness of women and the ideal of motherhood.
	22	Convocation	Sri Sathya Sai University Convocation.
	23	Bhagavan Baba’s  Birthday	Millions throng to pay homage to the Avatar of the Age.
DECEMBER	25	Christmas	Celebration of the birthday of Lord Jesus.